Limestone Bits & Bats from Gaskins

Written by LakesBloc Thursday, 18 December 2003 00:00

John Gaskins reports a few more new problems...

Warton Upper
This could be mistaken fot a route...
7b/V8ish - Start as for The Original Abomination to stand on the ledge, from there climb the blank looking, yet slightly featured wall to the right of the arete. The crux is at the top!!

Warton Pinnacle
In the jumble of boulders right of Stile Buttress (as approached), and below the path as it cuts through the escarpment, is an obvious clean slightly overhanging wall.
7a+/V7 Climb this wall from a sit start, without either arete. Although it sounds eliminate it is the obvious challenge of the block.
6a/V2 From a sit start climb the right hand arete into the top of the previous problem.

Below the Pinnacle itself is an obvious low roof.
7a+/V7 Start in the roof using a hold on the 'ramp' and one in the roof, reach out to the line of holds on the lip and follow these left then rock onto the lip and up.

Trowbarrow Boulder
The Buccaneer 7c/V9 - The project, problem number 3, on the South Face.
Free Hang SDS 7c+/V10 (maybe, it was a bit damp so...) From a sit start at the left end of the ramp (on the West Face) climb straight up into Free Hang.