The Darren
Topo
1. Smack (6c) * Small arete in the bay left of The Terminally Overhanging Wall. Strangely bolted The
Terminally Overhanging Wall 2. Arizona Stan (7a+) ** Excellent taster of the wall's climbs. A short and sharp bouldering-style exercise 3.
Capstan (7b) ***
The natural continuation. A superb sustained effort with lots and lots of good
moves. 4. The Basildon
Snapper (7b) ** Another
excellent pumping line to get your fingers going. 5.
Alive and Kicking E5 6a Traditional
line up the wobbling crackline. BR! 6.
Down and Out (7a+) **
Typical of the wall, what isn't? Never hard but always sustained and pumpy. Very
worthwhile. 7. Rise (7a+) ** Now regeared and again very good. 8. Sharpy Unplugged (7b+) *** The route of the wall giving superb, sustained climbing. 9.
Enter the Darren E4 6a *
Traditional crackline on right-hand side of wall. The
Bat Wall 10.
Sorry Lorry Morry (6c) *
Pleasant face climbing via shallow groove. 11.
Juvenile Justice E4 6b *
Bald slap with bad low clip, hence grade. 12.
Shaken but not Stirred (6c+)
Short test-piece on right-hand side of wall. 13. Madame X (7a) The arete to the right. |