Ban-y-Gor Merthyr Buttress

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Ban Y Gor - Merthyr Buttress

The crag now degenerates into a gully with a set of ladders in the back. Keeping at this level and 50m to the left brings you to a small buttress with a handful of routes. Worthwhile for a stop off to and from the main crag with two good routes. Trees are used for the descent points.

1. No Big Cigar VS 4c crack

2. Old Smokie (7a) very thin and technical wall

3. Merthyr Bob E3 6a technical and excellent, 2PRs

4. The Gates E1 5b pleasant crack

5. The Corner VS 4b not a classic

Who do you Think I Am (6a+) * first line left of corner

Who do you Think You Are? (6c) * tricky wall to left

6. Left Wall E2 5b climbs into a crack via a tight groove.

Memory Lane VS 4c cleaned crackline throughout

Will the Real Gary Gibson Please Stand Up (6a) overlapped arete started direct

Unnamed (3) cleaned slab with wide crack start

ID Proof (4) short wall to left