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=== The Man Cave ===
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First Cave after walking from parking.
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=== Harry Potter  ===
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This crag is right of the Real Man Cave. Routes run from LEFT to RIGHT.
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|Drako
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|24/7a
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|14 Bolts
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|RBB. Rory Lowther.
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|Pitch 1 is 21/6b+. Pitch 2 is 21/6b+. Use 2 ropes to abseil all the way or go from chains to chains.
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|Bolts from the Blue
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|15/5b
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|FA. Stephen Malloryn '''OR''' Cara Wessel. <Unless you were simul-climbing or suffer from schitzophrenia pick one>.
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|Harry Pothead
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|19/6a+
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|6 Bolts
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|FA. Rory Lowther.
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|Hogwarts Warted Hog
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|9 Bolts
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|FA. Rory Lowther.
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|Chamber of Secrets
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|25/7a+
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|8 Bolts
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|BB. Rory Lowther. FA. Steve Dunnet.
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|Dobby
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|23,24/6c+,7a
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|8 Bolts
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|BB. Debbie Mulder. FA. Rory Lowther.
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|Dodgey Glue
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|19/6a+
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|Man Thang
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|24/7a
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|Moaning Murtle
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|7 Bolts
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|Spongify
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|22/6c
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|8 Bolts
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|Voltamor
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|19/6a+
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|8 Bolts
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|Diffindo
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|20/6b
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|Harry Catastrophe Left Hand
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|13/5a
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|15/5b
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|14/5b
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|10 Bolts
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|17/5c
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|9 Bolts
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|Griffindore
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|17/5c
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|10 Bolts
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|Huff 'n Puff
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|18/6a
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|9 Bolts
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|20/6b
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=== The Lord of the Rings ===
  
 
This crag is past the Harry Potter section following the scree path all the way too the top large cave.
 
This crag is past the Harry Potter section following the scree path all the way too the top large cave.
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|Ground extension.
 
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|FA. Brian Weaver. 2012.
 
|Leftward extension of Don't Deck. Take long slings.
 
|Leftward extension of Don't Deck. Take long slings.
 
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|Don't Deck <extension right, add name>
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|Don't Deck Extension
 
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|Anduril Flame of the West
 
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=== The Wall of Aglarond ===
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This wall is past Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings, through the gulley and past some scree slope.
 
This wall is past Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings, through the gulley and past some scree slope.

Revision as of 12:15, 28 January 2013

Directions

Access

Chosspile Route List

The Man Cave

First Cave after walking from parking.

# ROUTE NAME / AREA GRADE # BOLTS RATING BOLTING/OPENED INFO DESCRIPTION
<The Real Man Open Project>
Violent Streak 32/8b BB. Andrew Pedley. FA. Andrew Pedley. 2012.

Harry Potter

This crag is right of the Real Man Cave. Routes run from LEFT to RIGHT.

# ROUTE NAME / AREA GRADE # BOLTS RATING BOLTING/OPENED INFO DESCRIPTION
Drako 24/7a 14 Bolts RBB. Rory Lowther. Pitch 1 is 21/6b+. Pitch 2 is 21/6b+. Use 2 ropes to abseil all the way or go from chains to chains.
Bolts from the Blue 15/5b Natural Gear FA. Stephen Malloryn OR Cara Wessel. <Unless you were simul-climbing or suffer from schitzophrenia pick one>.
Harry Pothead 19/6a+ 6 Bolts FA. Rory Lowther.
Hogwarts Warted Hog 23 9 Bolts FA. Rory Lowther.
Chamber of Secrets 25/7a+ 8 Bolts BB. Rory Lowther. FA. Steve Dunnet.
Dobby 23,24/6c+,7a 8 Bolts BB. Debbie Mulder. FA. Rory Lowther.
Dodgey Glue 19/6a+
Man Thang 24/7a
The Philosophers Stone 20
Harry Goes Trading 13 Natural Gear
Moaning Murtle 23/6c+ 7 Bolts FA. Roland Magg.
Spongify 22/6c 8 Bolts FA. Rory Lowther.
Voltamor 19/6a+ 8 Bolts FA. Rory Lowther.
Diffindo 20/6b 7 Bolts FA. Rory Lowther.
Harry Catastrophe Left Hand 13/5a 7 Bolts FA. Dylan Morgan. 2004.
Harry Catastrophe Right Hand 15/5b 6 Bolts FA. Mike Grant. 2004.
Slitheren 14/5b 10 Bolts FA. Rory Lowther.
Ravens Claw 17/5c 9 Bolts FA. Ronald Magg.
Griffindore 17/5c 10 Bolts FA. Rory Lowther.
Huff 'n Puff 18/6a 9 Bolts FA. Rory Lowther.
Cramcakes and Scumbags 20/6b 6 Bolts FA. Louis Smit OR Wiliam Graham. 2004. <Do you have an alias?>

The Lord of the Rings

This crag is past the Harry Potter section following the scree path all the way too the top large cave.

Routes from the LEFT of the crag towards the RIGHT. This crag is in the shade most of the day with some areas being in the sun late afternoon. This crag is mostly overhanging.

# ROUTE NAME / AREA GRADE # BOLTS RATING BOLTING/OPENED INFO DESCRIPTION
1. Pipeweed 22/6c 8 Bolts FA. Dewald Kloppers.
2. Frodo / Exit Planet Dust 18/6a 9 Bolts BB. Rob Brinkworth & Mark Olver. FA. Rob Brinkworth OR Sarah Houghton. <Please pick one, as I'm sure you both didn't clip the chains at the same time>
3. A Shortcut to Mushrooms 21/6b+
4. Voices of Saruman 23/6c+
5. Gandalf 24/7a
6. Mourn not overmuch 25/7a+
7. Halfling 27/7b+
8. Gollum 25/7a+
9. Gollum extension <add name>
10. Big Bully 29/7c+ BB. Wesley Black. FA. Dario Zanon. 2012. Ground extension.
11. Bully for Brontosaurus 28/7C 10 Bolts FA. Peter Lazarus. Starts in cave.
12. Tyrannosaurus Rex 27/7b+ Starts in cave.
13. <Richard Lords bolt line running through cave open project.> This will go after Shadowfax has been crushed. Needs new bolts.
14. <Shadowfax open project> RBB. Andrew Pedley & Colin Crabtree. Pieter Martin had the vision.
15. The Chossfather 28/7c


FA. Andrew Pedley. 2012.
16. Don't Deck 23/6c+ There was a tree, but the muggers came and chopped it down.
17. Don't Let Go ( a.k.a mount doom on a stick ) 28/7c FA. Brian Weaver. 2012. Leftward extension of Don't Deck. Take long slings.
18. Don't Deck Extension 27/7b+ Rightward extension of Don't Deck ending on Fossil Fuel.
19. Shelob 24/7a BB. Wesley Black. FA. Wesley Black. 2011.
20. Anduril Flame of the West 30,31/8a,8a+ BB. Wesley Black. FA. Joey Kinder. 2011.
21. Fossil Fuel 30/8a BB. Peter Lazarus. FA. Ralph Brucher. Just before going for the big pinch there was a drilled pocket which was never used in any of the ascents and is now filled up to avoid cheating.
22. <Ralph's Open Project> BB. Ralph Brucher.
22. <Pieter Martin's Open Project> BB. Pieter Martin.
22. <Colin Crabtree's Open Project> BB. Colin Crabtree. 2002.
23. Grimslade 27/7b+ 6 Bolts
24. Unfinished Business 23/6c+ 7 Bolts
25. Hobbitry in Arms 20/6b 6 Bolts
26. Ramble On 18/6a

The Wall of Aglarond

This wall is past Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings, through the gulley and past some scree slope.

Routes from the LEFT of the crag towards the RIGHT.

# ROUTE NAME / AREA GRADE # BOLTS RATING BOLTING/OPENED INFO DESCRIPTION
1. Seventeen 17/5c
2. The King of the Golden Hall 17/5c 8 Bolts FA. Andries Smit OR Derek Pienaar. 2003.
3. Mr Gamgee 20/6b 9 Bolts FA. Andries Smit OR Derek Pienaar. 2003.
4. Tarrawankie 19/6a+ 9 Bolts FA. Andries Smit OR Derek Pienaar. 2002.
5. Legolas 22/6c 14 Bolts FA. Andries Smit OR Derek Pienaar. 2002.
6. Lady of Lorien 22/6c 11 Bolts
7. Aragorn 21 14 Bolts
8. <unknow name> 22,23/6c,6c+ <Add FA>
9. Sauron 18/6a
10. Blue Flowers 15/5b 6 Bolts FA. Rob Brinkworth.
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