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Birchen - Gritstone
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Top 20 problems: (view all problems)
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Thing on a Spring (7A) -
Gritstone Megamix (7A)
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Hornblower (6C+)
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Technical Genius (7A) -
Kiss Me Arsee (7A) -
The Cabin (6B)
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MP3 (7B (hard))
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Dan's Arete (6C) -
Flake (4 (soft))
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Obstructive Pensioner (7A+)
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Traverse into Hornblower (7A)
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Oarsman Arete Sitstart (6C)
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Oarsman Arete (6B+)
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HMS Daring (7B+) -
Oarsman (6B+)
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Oarsman Sitstart (7A)
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Hornblower LH (7A)
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Gritstone Mashupmix (7A+)
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Splendide Audax (7B+) -
Jumpers for Trousers (7C+)
All problems: (view only the best problems)
| Hornblower Wall | |||||
| 7A+ |
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Gritstone Mashupmix | The left-hand finish to Gritstone Megamix traverses the lip of the roof to the arete, then finishes upwards. | ||
| 7A |
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Gritstone Megamix | The imposing roof on the left is a reachy highball. Follow small pockets through the roof to a flake. | ||
| 7B+ |
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HMS Daring | The arete right of Gritstone Megamix, on its left. | ||
| 7B+ |
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Splendide Audax | The arete on its right, with a hard deadpoint to the pocket in the crack. | ||
| 7A |
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Thing on a Spring | The wall left of the chock-filled offwidth. Sitstart from undercut pockets to reach a rail. Spring to the top thing. | ||
| 6B+ |
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Oarsman Arete | Climb the arete and crack. | ||
| 6C |
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Oarsman Arete Sitstart | Crouch under the roof and work up the arete and crack. | ||
| 6B+ |
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Oarsman | Climb the crack right of the arete. No arete, and no footblock left of the crack. | ||
| 7A |
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Oarsman Sitstart | Climb the crack right of the arete. No arete, and no footblock left of the crack. | ||
| 7A |
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Hornblower LH | The wall between Hornblower and Oarsman, starting with right hand in the finger jam. | ||
| 7A |
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Traverse into Hornblower | From the left arete, traverse low holds into Hornblower. | ||
| 6C+ |
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Hornblower | Climb the tricky wall just left of the arete. | ||
| 7A+ |
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Obstructive Pensioner | Starting at the break, climb the bulge above a slightly worrying landing. Good use of the left hand gaston aids progress. | ||
| 7C+ |
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Jumpers for Trousers | The wall right of Obstructive Pensioner. | ||
| 4 (soft) |
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Flake | The flake on the right of the buttress makes a good warm up. | ||
| Technical Genius | |||||
| 6C |
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Dan's Arete | Square arete left of Scrim Net, from sitting (no footblocks). Pull on using a heel and slap to the arete jug, then go for the top. | ||
| 7A |
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Kiss Me Arsee | Sitstart the arete of the block left of Technical Genius. Can be done without the large foothold low on the right, but this only adds half a grade. | ||
| 6B |
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Kiss Me Softly | Sitstart the right arete of the block. Slightly easier if you grab the top boulder to top out. Watch out for the pointy landing. | ||
| 6C |
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Roger the Cabin Boy | Use a variety of techniques to climb the left arete of the Technical Genius Wall, from sitting, using any holds you can reach. | ||
| 7A |
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Technical Genius | Match the bulbous flake, then power up to slopers and a precarious finish. | ||
| The Cabin | |||||
| 6A |
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Left Arete | The left arete of the quarried wall. | ||
| 7A |
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Cabin Boy | On the quarried wall, dyno from very thin crimps in the break to the top. | ||
| 6B |
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The Cabin | Climb just right of Cabin boy, using a sidepull. | ||
| 5 |
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Right Arete | |||
| 6C |
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Scraping the Barrel | Down from the Cabin, and just up from Dan's Arete, is a very small wall. Crimp up the left hand side from a sitstart matched on the large edge. | ||
| 6B |
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Wringing the Barrel | Right of Wringing the Barrel, sitstart from matched on the low ledge, with feet down in the gully. Climb the wall on its right. | ||
| Chasing the Dragon | |||||
| Copenhagen Wall | |||||
| 4 |
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Copenhagen Corner | Start the sidewall on its right and climb via flakes. | ||
| 6A |
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Scandiarete | The left arete on its right. | ||
| 5 |
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Dane's Delight | Pull between the breaks. | ||
| 5 |
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Dane's Disgust | Right of Dane's Delight, use the flake. | ||
| 6B+ |
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Carlsberg Export | Climb the wall right of Dane's Disgust, eliminating juggy flakes and pockets. | ||
| 7C |
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The Mermaid | Sitstart the roof from an obvious jug. Span to worn sloper at the lip. From here, pull up and left to a large polished hold, then move left to a poor gastony pinch (thumb on gaston), tough slap to poor slopers and continue left to finish up the route "danes delight". | ||
| 7B (hard) |
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MP3 | Start as for Mermaid, then make a big move with feet low (left in pocket under roof and right on starting jug) up left to a crack/pod thing with right hand. This leads you nicely into the starting position for the route 'copenhagen wall'. | ||
| 7C+ (soft) |
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Chasing the Dragon | On the undercut slabby boulder somewhere beneath Copenhagen Wall (and facing Baslow). Sitstart undercutting the left end of a long pod below the lip. Traverse right to the end of the pod and dyno rightwards for a flake. Finish up the right arete. | ||
| The Brigand | |||||
| 6C+ |
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Lowside | Sitstart the arete to the left, first gaining crimps on te lip, then the flake to the left. | ||
| 7A |
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The Buccaneer | Climb the block on the right and lean across the corner 3m up, to gain a slopey pocket (and a crack if you can). From here, pull up the wall to good holds. Highball with a dodgy landing. | ||
| 7C+ |
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The Brigand | The direct start to The Buccaneer, with woeful holds. The crux is low, passing the overlap to gain the poor pocket and bottomless crack of the standup. A cheat stone may be needed for shorties. | ||
| 6C |
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Sodomy | On the slabby wall to the right, traverse the undercut lip leftwards via pockets. Finish upwards before the crack. | ||
| 6A |
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Men United | There is a pinnacle down and right of The Brigand. Climb the arete on its right. | ||
| Far Left | |||||
| 6C |
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Howships Lacunae | Sitstart to Saltheart Foamfollower, from a pocket. | ||
| 7A |
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The Pirate | Climb the highball bulge right of Poop Deck Crack. | ||
| Three Ships | |||||
- Yoof sent Sling Your Hammock, The Cabin, Birchen, date: Tuesday 24 Apr 2012, details
- Yoof sent Men United, The Brigand, Birchen, date: Tuesday 24 Apr 2012, details
- Yoof sent Seasick Arete, The Brigand, Birchen, date: Tuesday 24 Apr 2012, details
- Yoof sent Hornblower, Hornblower Wall, Birchen, date: Mar 2012, details
- nai sent Technical Genius, Technical Genius, Birchen, date: Thursday 19 Jan 2012, details
- nai sent MP3, Copenhagen Wall, Birchen, date: Thursday 19 Jan 2012, details
- r-man sent Oarsman Sitstart, Hornblower Wall, Birchen, date: Tuesday 10 Jan 2012, details
- nai sent Hornblower, Hornblower Wall, Birchen, date: Friday 04 Mar 2011, details
- nai sent Kiss Me Arsee, Technical Genius, Birchen, date: Friday 04 Mar 2011, details
- nai sent The Cabin, The Cabin, Birchen, date: Friday 04 Mar 2011, details
- highrepute sent MP3, Copenhagen Wall, Birchen, date: Wednesday 16 Feb 2011, details
- Gareth sent Thing on a Spring, Hornblower Wall, Birchen, date: Sunday 06 Feb 2011, details
- Gareth sent Gritstone Megamix, Hornblower Wall, Birchen, date: Sunday 06 Feb 2011, details
- Gareth sent MP3, Copenhagen Wall, Birchen, date: Sunday 06 Feb 2011, details
- richdraisey sent Dan's Arete, Technical Genius, Birchen, date: Saturday 31 Jan 2009, details
- r-man sent Dan's Arete, Technical Genius, Birchen, date: Saturday 31 Jan 2009, details
- r-man sent Flake, Hornblower Wall, Birchen, date: Monday 19 Jan 2009, details
- r-man sent Hornblower, Hornblower Wall, Birchen, date: Sunday 18 Jan 2009, details
- r-man sent Oarsman Arete Sitstart, Hornblower Wall, Birchen, date: Sunday 18 Jan 2009, details
- r-man sent Oarsman Arete, Hornblower Wall, Birchen, date: Sunday 18 Jan 2009, details
Latest Problem Updates:
- The Brigand, The Brigand, Birchen updated on 05/09/2011 at 05:20PM
- Sodomy, The Brigand, Birchen updated on 05/09/2011 at 05:20PM
- The Buccaneer, The Brigand, Birchen updated on 05/09/2011 at 05:18PM
- Lowside, The Brigand, Birchen updated on 05/09/2011 at 05:18PM
- Men United, The Brigand, Birchen updated on 05/09/2011 at 05:15PM
- Scandiarete, Copenhagen Wall, Birchen updated on 05/09/2011 at 05:05PM
- Copenhagen Corner, Copenhagen Wall, Birchen updated on 05/09/2011 at 05:05PM
- Dane's Delight, Copenhagen Wall, Birchen updated on 05/09/2011 at 05:04PM
- Dane's Disgust, Copenhagen Wall, Birchen updated on 05/09/2011 at 05:03PM
- Carlsberg Export, Copenhagen Wall, Birchen updated on 05/09/2011 at 05:03PM
- The Mermaid, Copenhagen Wall, Birchen updated on 05/09/2011 at 05:02PM
- Hornblower, Hornblower Wall, Birchen updated on 04/03/2011 at 09:26PM
- The Cabin, The Cabin, Birchen updated on 04/03/2011 at 09:24PM
- Kiss Me Arsee, Technical Genius, Birchen updated on 04/03/2011 at 09:22PM
- MP3, Copenhagen Wall, Birchen updated on 16/02/2011 at 08:31PM
- Thing on a Spring, Hornblower Wall, Birchen updated on 07/02/2011 at 07:36PM
- Gritstone Megamix, Hornblower Wall, Birchen updated on 07/02/2011 at 07:34PM
- Cabin Boy, The Cabin, Birchen updated on 16/09/2010 at 05:13PM
- Chasing the Dragon, Copenhagen Wall, Birchen updated on 16/09/2010 at 05:09PM
- Dan's Arete, Technical Genius, Birchen updated on 16/09/2010 at 05:06PM