A fine, tall, west-facing buttress that rises above the attractive wooded valley of Cressbrook Dale and has a good set of mid-grade climbs. The main face is Raven\'s Buttress, which sits high above the cottages. This has several fine climbs and a fair smattering of loose rock and ivy. For something less intimidating there is a good cluster of shorter climbs surrounding the impressive natural arch of the Flying Buttress area. Most of the worthwhile routes are reasonably clean and solid at present, although there may still be some loose rock, and some of the holds are very polished. Encroaching vegetation is an increasing problem.
Order | Climb | Buttress | Stars | Grade |
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1 |
Bifurous Chimney | Bifurous Corner | VD | |
2 |
Bifurous Corner | Bifurous Corner | VD | |
3 |
I Want Cookie | Bifurous Corner | 1 | E2 5b |
4 |
The Bigot Direct | Bifurous Corner | 1 | E3 6a |
1 |
Pedestal Branch | Flying Buttress | VD | |
2 |
Beachcomber | Flying Buttress | 1 | HVS 5a |
3 |
Gruesome Groove | Flying Buttress | VS 4c | |
4 |
Scorpion | Flying Buttress | 1 | E2 5c |
5 |
The Gymnic | Flying Buttress | 2 | HVS 5a |
6 |
Freedom Slaves | Flying Buttress | E4 6c | |
7 |
Cold Shoulder | Flying Buttress | E1 5b | |
8 |
Amain | Flying Buttress | 2 | HVS 5a |
9 |
Russian Roulette | Flying Buttress | HVS 5b | |
10 |
Looking at Blue | Flying Buttress | HVS 5b | |
11 |
Impendant | Flying Buttress | 2 | VS 4c |
12 |
Shattered Crack | Flying Buttress | VD | |
1 |
Amnesiacs | Ash Crack Bay | E1 5b | |
2 |
Cave Corner | Ash Crack Bay | S 4a | |
3 |
Ash Crack | Ash Crack Bay | 2 | VS 4c |
4 |
Hydrolysis | Ash Crack Bay | 1 | E1 5b |
5 |
Tria | Ash Crack Bay | 2 | HS 4b |
6 |
Cut Loose or Fly | Ash Crack Bay | 1 | E3 5c |
7 |
Wilt | Ash Crack Bay | 3 | E5 6b |
8 |
Pagan Man | Ash Crack Bay | 1 | E5 6b |
9 |
The Wilt Alternative | Ash Crack Bay | 1 | E5 6c |
1 |
Malpossessed | Malpossessed | HVS 5b | |
2 |
Sneck | Malpossessed | HVS 5b | |
3 |
The Wick | Malpossessed | VS 4b | |
4 |
Troops of Tomorrow | Malpossessed | E1 5c | |
5 |
Rock Biter | Malpossessed | HVS 5a | |
1 |
Myopia | Raven's Buttress | HVS 5b | |
2 |
Solitaire | Raven's Buttress | 1 | HS 4b |
3 |
Conclusor | Raven's Buttress | 3 | HVS 5a |
4 |
Delusor | Raven's Buttress | 1 | HVS 5a |
5 |
Medusa | Raven's Buttress | 3 | VS 4b |
6 |
Via Vita | Raven's Buttress | 2 | E1 5c |
7 |
The Sinister Finish | Raven's Buttress | 1 | E1 5b |
8 |
Via Vita Direct | Raven's Buttress | 2 | E2 6a |
9 |
Mealy Bugs | Raven's Buttress | 1 | VS 4c |
10 |
Mealystopheles | Raven's Buttress | 1 | VS 5a |
11 |
Bullets | Raven's Buttress | 1 | HVS 5b |
12 |
Mephistopheles | Raven's Buttress | 2 | E1 5b |
13 |
Purple Haze | Raven's Buttress | 2 | E1 5b |
14 |
Ploy | Raven's Buttress | 1 | VS 4c |
15 |
Frore | Raven's Buttress | 1 | VS 5a |
16 |
Enigma | Raven's Buttress | HVS 5a | |
17 |
Vintage Two | Raven's Buttress | E2 5b |
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