The Gap Upper North
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Description
This area lays just north of the actual cap and holds more bouldering that you'd think at first glance. Below shows a picture of the area to assist with locating the different areas. These different are listed on this page, to jump straight to a specific area one can either click on the list below or click on the relevent area on the picture.
Square Wall
Problems
- 5b SS under the smaller buttress to the left, pulling over onto the slab TOF
- 5a SS climb the left arete of the square buttress TOF
- 6b/V3 SS and climb the middle of the buttress TOF. V3 .
- 5c+ An easier variation can be done by starting with the hands in the break climb the middle of the buttress TOF
- 5c Start at obvious pocket, climb arete with interest
- 6a Climb the face
- Start around the left arete and traverse along the break finished up problem 5
- 6b/c Start as for problem 2 and traverse right half way between the break and the top, continue with difficulty only using the sloper on the arete finishing up problem 5 TOF
- Dyno from A to B
- F6a / V2 Sitting start as for problem 2, climb to the break, then move right to finish as for problem 3. (V2 / Font 6a) Kevin Hughes
Prow 1
Left of the Square Wall and slightly up is an obvious prow/arete.
Problem
- 5b SS. Directly up prow. Excellent. Chas Ryder 4.6.02
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Double Block
Higher up the hillside to the left is a double block.
Problems
- 5a SS over arete on right
- 5a SS in middle using hidden undercut.
- 5a SS on left
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EPW - Easy Pleasant Wall
To left of this is a small wall which gives three easy but pleasant problems.
Problems
- Left arete
- Wall to right
- Right arete
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Prow 2
Below this and just above the path that leads to The Gap is Prow 2
Problems
- 5a+ Prow 2. the prow direct. Good Chas Ryder 4.6.02
- 5a The wall to the left Chas Ryder 4.6.02
- 5a+ Wall to left again. Chas Ryder 4.6.02
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