Crag X - Topo
1. Bag of 'X' (6c+) better than it looks with a short crux 2.
X Marks the Spot (5+)
easiest on the crag. Short crux over a bulge 3.
eXit Stage Left (6a)
pleasant shallow groove. 4.
The X Files (6b+) tricky
lower bulge. 5. eXtra Time
(6b+) poor relation
to Red X. 6. Red X (6c) * best route off platform. Fine intricate climbing. 7. Great eXpectations (6c) ** varied. Mid-height difficulties. Unusual finish. 8.
Certificate X (7b) ** unusual
. Technical delicate face with an on/off finish. 9. Malcolm X (7a+) * variation on a theme. Some hollow holds add spice. 10.
Top MarX (7a) *
excellent face with a long reach at the crux. 11.
XXXX (7b) ** best
on the crag. Superb sustained face climbing and fingery. 12.
Little Blue Lies (7b) *
more open fingery climbing, almost 7b+ for midgets. 13.
Y Should I? (7b+) * a
tough little cookie, powerful, blind with a naughty finish. 14.
Xcursion (7c+) desperate
crux through bulge 15. X.T.C.
(7a+) short, hard
and innocuous crux. Zed's Dead Baby (7a) Although not marked, this unusual route traverses across the upper parts of the X Files, Red X and into great expectations The final difficult section lies ahead in gaining Certificate X before moving up into the break to reach the belay of MalcolmX. |