THE GOON (UPPER CLIFF) (PART 2)
*Mrs. Fitzsimmons 20m 16
"Saturday 29th September, didst sport with Mrs. Fitzsimmons". One of Bangla's better efforts. The jagged crack on the steep wall 10m around L of There Must Be A Cure. Peter Watling, Ceri Law, Neil Barr, Bill Andrews 29.9.79
The Flea 14m 8
The chimney a few metres L of Mrs. Fitzsimmons, on the ledge. Ceri Law, Peter Watling, Bill Andrews 3.11.79
Herne 13m 11
The thin line next to The Flea. Peter Watling, Bill Andrews 5.11.79
Lurgi 11m 12
Climb the corner/crack just L of Herne. Simon Todman, Bill Andrews, Anna Niticiuk 23.4.89
Little Jim 23m 15
"He's fallen in da water". From next to the descent gully scramble up to the first belay of Insurance: ... Up the corner to the roof and follow the line to the top. Peter Watling, Ceri Law, Bill Andrews 3.11.79
Insurance: The White Mans Burden 35m 17
Approximately 30m L of the descent gully, below the only obvious line in the upper level of this section of the cliff. 1. 10m Climb the short crack, then R across the wall below the small orange headwall. Belay on the commodious ledge. 2. 25m Climb the arete and corner to the small roof. Hand traverse L and swing up. Continue in the line. Neil Barr, Bill Andrews 29.9.79
*John Snagg 31m 16
Starts as for Insurance: The White Mans Burden. 1. 21m Up the corner then to the roof via the R arete or the crack on the L. Continue up the corner to the next roof, traverse L underneath this and up to the next overhang. Step R and gain the wall. Belay at the base of the chimney. 2. 10m The chimney. Peter Watling, Bill Andrews - Alt. Leads - Ceri Law & Peter Treby 3.11.79
Thyne 39m 14
Starts approximately 90m L of John Snagg, past the overhangs, on a wall with a series of stepped roofs, at a series of flakes just L of centre. 1. 27m Up the flakes tending L to gain a ledge with a conifer. Step up, R, and continue around the bulge to gain the main wall. Move R to gain a thin groove, up this until level with a conifer in the gully, step R to this and belay. 2. 12m Rejoin the groove and follow it to the top. Bill Andrews, Peter Watling, Ceri Law 27.1.80 Could be done in one run-out if ropes are organised properly. |