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+ | == Chosspile Route List == | ||
− | == The Lord of the Rings | + | === The Man Cave === |
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+ | First Cave after walking from parking. | ||
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+ | |GRADE | ||
+ | |# BOLTS | ||
+ | |RATING | ||
+ | |BOLTING/OPENED INFO | ||
+ | |DESCRIPTION | ||
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+ | | <The Real Man Open Project> | ||
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+ | |Violent Streak | ||
+ | |32/8b | ||
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+ | |BB. Andrew Pedley. FA. Andrew Pedley. 2012. | ||
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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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+ | |ROUTE NAME / AREA | ||
+ | |GRADE | ||
+ | |# BOLTS | ||
+ | |RATING | ||
+ | |BOLTING/OPENED INFO | ||
+ | |DESCRIPTION | ||
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+ | |Drako | ||
+ | |24/7a | ||
+ | |14 Bolts | ||
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+ | |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. | ||
+ | |- | ||
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+ | |Bolts from the Blue | ||
+ | |15/5b | ||
+ | |Natural Gear | ||
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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 | ||
+ | |19/6a+ | ||
+ | |6 Bolts | ||
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+ | |FA. Rory Lowther. | ||
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+ | |Hogwarts Warted Hog | ||
+ | |23 | ||
+ | |9 Bolts | ||
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+ | |FA. Rory Lowther. | ||
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+ | |- | ||
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+ | |Chamber of Secrets | ||
+ | |25/7a+ | ||
+ | |8 Bolts | ||
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+ | |BB. Rory Lowther. FA. Steve Dunnet. | ||
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+ | |- | ||
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+ | |Dobby | ||
+ | |23,24/6c+,7a | ||
+ | |8 Bolts | ||
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+ | |BB. Debbie Mulder. FA. Rory Lowther. | ||
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+ | |Dodgey Glue | ||
+ | |19/6a+ | ||
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+ | |Man Thang | ||
+ | |24/7a | ||
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+ | |The Philosophers Stone | ||
+ | |20 | ||
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+ | |Harry Goes Trading | ||
+ | |13 | ||
+ | |Natural Gear | ||
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+ | |Moaning Murtle | ||
+ | |23/6c+ | ||
+ | |7 Bolts | ||
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+ | |FA. Roland Magg. | ||
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+ | |- | ||
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+ | |Spongify | ||
+ | |22/6c | ||
+ | |8 Bolts | ||
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+ | |FA. Rory Lowther. | ||
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+ | |Voltamor | ||
+ | |19/6a+ | ||
+ | |8 Bolts | ||
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+ | |FA. Rory Lowther. | ||
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+ | |Diffindo | ||
+ | |20/6b | ||
+ | |7 Bolts | ||
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+ | |FA. Rory Lowther. | ||
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+ | |Harry Catastrophe Left Hand | ||
+ | |13/5a | ||
+ | |7 Bolts | ||
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+ | |FA. Dylan Morgan. 2004. | ||
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+ | |Harry Catastrophe Right Hand | ||
+ | |15/5b | ||
+ | |6 Bolts | ||
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+ | |FA. Mike Grant. 2004. | ||
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+ | |Slitheren | ||
+ | |14/5b | ||
+ | |10 Bolts | ||
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+ | |FA. Rory Lowther. | ||
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+ | |Ravens Claw | ||
+ | |17/5c | ||
+ | |9 Bolts | ||
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+ | |FA. Ronald Magg. | ||
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+ | |Griffindore | ||
+ | |17/5c | ||
+ | |10 Bolts | ||
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+ | |FA. Rory Lowther. | ||
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+ | |Huff 'n Puff | ||
+ | |18/6a | ||
+ | |9 Bolts | ||
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+ | |FA. Rory Lowther. | ||
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+ | |Cramcakes and Scumbags | ||
+ | |20/6b | ||
+ | |6 Bolts | ||
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+ | |FA. Louis Smit '''OR''' Wiliam Graham. 2004. <Do you have an alias?> | ||
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+ | |} | ||
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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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− | |BB. Wesley Black. FA. Dario | + | |BB. Wesley Black. FA. Dario Zanon. 2012. |
|Ground extension. | |Ground extension. | ||
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|RBB. Andrew Pedley & Colin Crabtree. | |RBB. Andrew Pedley & Colin Crabtree. | ||
− | | | + | |Pieter Martin had the vision. |
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|FA. Andrew Pedley. 2012. | |FA. Andrew Pedley. 2012. | ||
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− | |Don't Deck | + | |Don't Deck |
|23/6c+ | |23/6c+ | ||
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− | |Don't Let Go | + | |Don't Let Go ( a.k.a mount doom on a stick ) |
|28/7c | |28/7c | ||
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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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|18. | |18. | ||
− | |Don't Deck | + | |Don't Deck Extension |
|27/7b+ | |27/7b+ | ||
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|Anduril Flame of the West | |Anduril Flame of the West | ||
|30,31/8a,8a+ | |30,31/8a,8a+ | ||
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− | + | === The Wall of Aglarond === | |
− | == The Wall of | + | |
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
Contents
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 |
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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. |