The Darren
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The Darren

Topo

1. Smack (6c) * Small arete in the bay left of The Terminally Overhanging Wall. Strangely bolted

The Terminally Overhanging Wall
The wall has quite a mixture of pitches and to help identification even the traditional routes are included.

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
Only a few bolted routes but worth including for completeness.

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.