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1 The Nose climb 37 16th April 2026 13th November 2025
2 Alice Cross climber 35 2nd May 2026 28th April 2026
3 Royal Robbins's ascent of Wall of Early Morning Light ascent 33 9th October 2025 8th October 2025
4 Freerider climb 31 5th December 2025 13th November 2025
5 Frank Sacherer climber 31 16th April 2026 9th October 2025
6 The Direct Line climb 28 1st January 2026 10th November 2025
7 Muir Wall climb 27 10th November 2025 9th October 2025
8 El Corazón climb 26 14th November 2025 13th November 2025
9 Scott Cosgrove climber 25 9th December 2025 10th November 2025
10 Mabel Barker climber 25 28th April 2026 28th April 2026

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6421 3rd October 2025 14:22:58 UTC duncancritchley ascent Martin Boysen's ascent of Black Spring ascent_dt_start
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6422 3rd October 2025 14:22:58 UTC duncancritchley ascent Martin Boysen's ascent of Black Spring ascent_type_id
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6424 3rd October 2025 14:22:58 UTC duncancritchley ascent Martin Boysen's ascent of Black Spring climb_id
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6426 3rd October 2025 14:19:44 UTC duncancritchley climb Lot's Groove notes_pretty
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<blockquote> <p>The climb is so named because there must be no looking back! Exceedingly severe and exposed; leader requires rubbers and 100 feet of rope, or preferably line, also strength and confidence.</p> </blockquote> <p>The climb lies on the West side of the great wall which bounds the middle part of the Direct Route, and it overlooks the Chasm, from near the foot of which it starts; it consists of a very steep right-angled groove with an overhanging crack at the top, and a short narrow chimney.</p> <p>(i) 90 feet. The first fifty feet are climbed, facing right, with much more than ordinary "very" severity, then the vertical wall of the Chasm is taken to and climbed with extreme difficulty until it is possible to step back into the groove and follow it to an uncomfortable resting-place below the overhang. The last twenty feet are extremely severe. After the struggle with the initial overhang, the human limit is almost reached in the desperate bridging above, where the climber is exposed above a 200-feet drop. Above there is a good stance and a fine belay.</p> <p>(ii) 20 feet. A fairly difficult crack or chimney on the right leads to easy rocks below the terrace from which starts the final crack on the Direct Route; this crack may be taken as a suitable finish if the climber has any energy left!</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Climbers' Club 1929 Journal (1929)</p>
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<blockquote> <p>The climb is so named because there must be no looking back! Exceedingly severe and exposed; leader requires rubbers and 100 feet of rope, or preferably line, also strength and confidence.</p> <p>The climb lies on the West side of the great wall which bounds the middle part of the Direct Route, and it overlooks the Chasm, from near the foot of which it starts; it consists of a very steep right-angled groove with an overhanging crack at the top, and a short narrow chimney.</p> <p>(i) 90 feet. The first fifty feet are climbed, facing right, with much more than ordinary "very" severity, then the vertical wall of the Chasm is taken to and climbed with extreme difficulty until it is possible to step back into the groove and follow it to an uncomfortable resting-place below the overhang. The last twenty feet are extremely severe. After the struggle with the initial overhang, the human limit is almost reached in the desperate bridging above, where the climber is exposed above a 200-feet drop. Above there is a good stance and a fine belay.</p> <p>(ii) 20 feet. A fairly difficult crack or chimney on the right leads to easy rocks below the terrace from which starts the final crack on the Direct Route; this crack may be taken as a suitable finish if the climber has any energy left!</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Climbers' Club 1929 Journal (1929)</p>
6427 3rd October 2025 14:19:44 UTC duncancritchley climb Lot's Groove notes
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> The climb is so named because there must be no looking back! Exceedingly severe and exposed; leader requires rubbers and 100 feet of rope, or preferably line, also strength and confidence. The climb lies on the West side of the great wall which bounds the middle part of the Direct Route, and it overlooks the Chasm, from near the foot of which it starts; it consists of a very steep right-angled groove with an overhanging crack at the top, and a short narrow chimney. (i) 90 feet. The first fifty feet are climbed, facing right, with much more than ordinary "very" severity, then the vertical wall of the Chasm is taken to and climbed with extreme difficulty until it is possible to step back into the groove and follow it to an uncomfortable resting-place below the overhang. The last twenty feet are extremely severe. After the struggle with the initial overhang, the human limit is almost reached in the desperate bridging above, where the climber is exposed above a 200-feet drop. Above there is a good stance and a fine belay. (ii) 20 feet. A fairly difficult crack or chimney on the right leads to easy rocks below the terrace from which starts the final crack on the Direct Route; this crack may be taken as a suitable finish if the climber has any energy left! ### References [1] Climbers' Club 1929 Journal (1929)
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> The climb is so named because there must be no looking back! Exceedingly severe and exposed; leader requires rubbers and 100 feet of rope, or preferably line, also strength and confidence. > The climb lies on the West side of the great wall which bounds the middle part of the Direct Route, and it overlooks the Chasm, from near the foot of which it starts; it consists of a very steep right-angled groove with an overhanging crack at the top, and a short narrow chimney. > (i) 90 feet. The first fifty feet are climbed, facing right, with much more than ordinary "very" severity, then the vertical wall of the Chasm is taken to and climbed with extreme difficulty until it is possible to step back into the groove and follow it to an uncomfortable resting-place below the overhang. The last twenty feet are extremely severe. After the struggle with the initial overhang, the human limit is almost reached in the desperate bridging above, where the climber is exposed above a 200-feet drop. Above there is a good stance and a fine belay. > (ii) 20 feet. A fairly difficult crack or chimney on the right leads to easy rocks below the terrace from which starts the final crack on the Direct Route; this crack may be taken as a suitable finish if the climber has any energy left! ### References [1] Climbers' Club 1929 Journal (1929)
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> The climb is so named because there must be no looking back!
Exceedingly severe and exposed; leader requires rubbers and 100 feet of rope, or preferably line, also strength and confidence.

-The climb lies on the West side of the great wall which
+> The climb lies on the West side of the great wall which
bounds the middle part of the Direct Route, and it overlooks
the Chasm, from near the foot of which it starts; it consists
of a very steep right-angled groove with an overhanging crack at the top, and a short narrow chimney.

-(i) 90 feet. The first fifty feet are climbed, facing right, with much more than ordinary "very" severity, then the vertical wall of the Chasm is taken to and climbed with extreme difficulty until it is possible to step back into the groove and follow it to an uncomfortable resting-place below
+> (i) 90 feet. The first fifty feet are climbed, facing right, with much more than ordinary "very" severity, then the vertical wall of the Chasm is taken to and climbed with extreme difficulty until it is possible to step back into the groove and follow it to an uncomfortable resting-place below
the overhang. The last twenty feet are extremely severe. After the struggle with the initial overhang, the human limit is almost reached in the desperate bridging above, where the climber is exposed above a 200-feet drop.
Above there is a good stance and a fine belay.

-(ii) 20 feet. A fairly difficult crack or chimney on the
+> (ii) 20 feet. A fairly difficult crack or chimney on the
right leads to easy rocks below the terrace from which starts the final crack on the Direct Route; this crack may be taken as a suitable finish if the climber has any energy left!
### References

6428 3rd October 2025 14:18:30 UTC duncancritchley climb Lot's Groove notes_pretty
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<blockquote> <p>The climb is so named because there must be no looking back! Exceedingly severe and exposed; leader requires rubbers and 100 feet of rope, or preferably line, also strength and confidence.</p> </blockquote> <p>The climb lies on the West side of the great wall which bounds the middle part of the Direct Route, and it overlooks the Chasm, from near the foot of which it starts; it consists of a very steep right-angled groove with an overhanging crack at the top, and a short narrow chimney. (i) 90 feet. The first fifty feet are climbed, facing right, with much more than ordinary "very" severity, then the vertical wall of the Chasm is taken to and climbed with extreme difficulty until it is possible to step back into the groove and follow it to an uncomfortable resting-place below the overhang. The last twenty feet are extremely severe. After the struggle with the initial overhang, the human limit is almost reached in the desperate bridging above, where the climber is exposed above a 200-feet drop. Above there is a good stance and a fine belay.</p> <p>(ii) 20 feet. A fairly difficult crack or chimney on the right leads to easy rocks below the terrace from which starts the final crack on the Direct Route; this crack may be taken as a suitable finish if the climber has any energy left!</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Climbers' Club 1929 Journal (1929)</p>
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<blockquote> <p>The climb is so named because there must be no looking back! Exceedingly severe and exposed; leader requires rubbers and 100 feet of rope, or preferably line, also strength and confidence.</p> </blockquote> <p>The climb lies on the West side of the great wall which bounds the middle part of the Direct Route, and it overlooks the Chasm, from near the foot of which it starts; it consists of a very steep right-angled groove with an overhanging crack at the top, and a short narrow chimney.</p> <p>(i) 90 feet. The first fifty feet are climbed, facing right, with much more than ordinary "very" severity, then the vertical wall of the Chasm is taken to and climbed with extreme difficulty until it is possible to step back into the groove and follow it to an uncomfortable resting-place below the overhang. The last twenty feet are extremely severe. After the struggle with the initial overhang, the human limit is almost reached in the desperate bridging above, where the climber is exposed above a 200-feet drop. Above there is a good stance and a fine belay.</p> <p>(ii) 20 feet. A fairly difficult crack or chimney on the right leads to easy rocks below the terrace from which starts the final crack on the Direct Route; this crack may be taken as a suitable finish if the climber has any energy left!</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Climbers' Club 1929 Journal (1929)</p>
6429 3rd October 2025 14:18:30 UTC duncancritchley climb Lot's Groove notes
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> The climb is so named because there must be no looking back! Exceedingly severe and exposed; leader requires rubbers and 100 feet of rope, or preferably line, also strength and confidence. The climb lies on the West side of the great wall which bounds the middle part of the Direct Route, and it overlooks the Chasm, from near the foot of which it starts; it consists of a very steep right-angled groove with an overhanging crack at the top, and a short narrow chimney. (i) 90 feet. The first fifty feet are climbed, facing right, with much more than ordinary "very" severity, then the vertical wall of the Chasm is taken to and climbed with extreme difficulty until it is possible to step back into the groove and follow it to an uncomfortable resting-place below the overhang. The last twenty feet are extremely severe. After the struggle with the initial overhang, the human limit is almost reached in the desperate bridging above, where the climber is exposed above a 200-feet drop. Above there is a good stance and a fine belay. (ii) 20 feet. A fairly difficult crack or chimney on the right leads to easy rocks below the terrace from which starts the final crack on the Direct Route; this crack may be taken as a suitable finish if the climber has any energy left! ### References [1] Climbers' Club 1929 Journal (1929)
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> The climb is so named because there must be no looking back! Exceedingly severe and exposed; leader requires rubbers and 100 feet of rope, or preferably line, also strength and confidence. The climb lies on the West side of the great wall which bounds the middle part of the Direct Route, and it overlooks the Chasm, from near the foot of which it starts; it consists of a very steep right-angled groove with an overhanging crack at the top, and a short narrow chimney. (i) 90 feet. The first fifty feet are climbed, facing right, with much more than ordinary "very" severity, then the vertical wall of the Chasm is taken to and climbed with extreme difficulty until it is possible to step back into the groove and follow it to an uncomfortable resting-place below the overhang. The last twenty feet are extremely severe. After the struggle with the initial overhang, the human limit is almost reached in the desperate bridging above, where the climber is exposed above a 200-feet drop. Above there is a good stance and a fine belay. (ii) 20 feet. A fairly difficult crack or chimney on the right leads to easy rocks below the terrace from which starts the final crack on the Direct Route; this crack may be taken as a suitable finish if the climber has any energy left! ### References [1] Climbers' Club 1929 Journal (1929)
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bounds the middle part of the Direct Route, and it overlooks
the Chasm, from near the foot of which it starts; it consists
of a very steep right-angled groove with an overhanging crack at the top, and a short narrow chimney.
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(i) 90 feet. The first fifty feet are climbed, facing right, with much more than ordinary "very" severity, then the vertical wall of the Chasm is taken to and climbed with extreme difficulty until it is possible to step back into the groove and follow it to an uncomfortable resting-place below
the overhang. The last twenty feet are extremely severe. After the struggle with the initial overhang, the human limit is almost reached in the desperate bridging above, where the climber is exposed above a 200-feet drop.
Above there is a good stance and a fine belay.
6430 3rd October 2025 14:18:06 UTC duncancritchley climb Lot's Groove notes_pretty
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<blockquote> <p>The climb is so named because there must be no looking back! Exceedingly severe and exposed; leader requires rubbers and 100 feet of rope, or preferably line, also strength and confidence. The climb lies on the West side of the great wall which bounds the middle part of the Direct Route, and it overlooks the Chasm, from near the foot of which it starts; it consists of a very steep right-angled groove with an overhanging crack at the top, and a short narrow chimney. (i) 90 feet. The first fifty feet are climbed, facing right, with much more than ordinary "very" severity, then the vertical wall of the Chasm is taken to and climbed with extreme difficulty until it is possible to. step back into the groove and follow it to. an uncomfortable resting-place below the overhang. The last twenty feet are extremely severe. After the struggle with the initial overhang, the human limit is almost reached in the desperate bridging above, where the climber is exposed above a 200-feet drop. Above there is a good stance and a fine belay. (ii) 20 feet. A fairly difficult crack or chimney on the right leads to. easy rocks below the terrace from which starts the final crack on the Direct Route; this crack may be taken as a suitable finish if the climber has any energy left!</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Climbers' Club 1929 Journal (1929)</p>
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<blockquote> <p>The climb is so named because there must be no looking back! Exceedingly severe and exposed; leader requires rubbers and 100 feet of rope, or preferably line, also strength and confidence.</p> </blockquote> <p>The climb lies on the West side of the great wall which bounds the middle part of the Direct Route, and it overlooks the Chasm, from near the foot of which it starts; it consists of a very steep right-angled groove with an overhanging crack at the top, and a short narrow chimney. (i) 90 feet. The first fifty feet are climbed, facing right, with much more than ordinary "very" severity, then the vertical wall of the Chasm is taken to and climbed with extreme difficulty until it is possible to step back into the groove and follow it to an uncomfortable resting-place below the overhang. The last twenty feet are extremely severe. After the struggle with the initial overhang, the human limit is almost reached in the desperate bridging above, where the climber is exposed above a 200-feet drop. Above there is a good stance and a fine belay.</p> <p>(ii) 20 feet. A fairly difficult crack or chimney on the right leads to easy rocks below the terrace from which starts the final crack on the Direct Route; this crack may be taken as a suitable finish if the climber has any energy left!</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Climbers' Club 1929 Journal (1929)</p>
6431 3rd October 2025 14:18:06 UTC duncancritchley climb Lot's Groove notes
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> The climb is so named because there must be no looking back! Exceedingly severe and exposed; leader requires rubbers and 100 feet of rope, or preferably line, also strength and confidence. The climb lies on the West side of the great wall which bounds the middle part of the Direct Route, and it overlooks the Chasm, from near the foot of which it starts; it consists of a very steep right-angled groove with an overhanging crack at the top, and a short narrow chimney. (i) 90 feet. The first fifty feet are climbed, facing right, with much more than ordinary "very" severity, then the vertical wall of the Chasm is taken to and climbed with extreme difficulty until it is possible to. step back into the groove and follow it to. an uncomfortable resting-place below the overhang. The last twenty feet are extremely severe. After the struggle with the initial overhang, the human limit is almost reached in the desperate bridging above, where the climber is exposed above a 200-feet drop. Above there is a good stance and a fine belay. (ii) 20 feet. A fairly difficult crack or chimney on the right leads to. easy rocks below the terrace from which starts the final crack on the Direct Route; this crack may be taken as a suitable finish if the climber has any energy left! ### References [1] Climbers' Club 1929 Journal (1929)
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> The climb is so named because there must be no looking back! Exceedingly severe and exposed; leader requires rubbers and 100 feet of rope, or preferably line, also strength and confidence. The climb lies on the West side of the great wall which bounds the middle part of the Direct Route, and it overlooks the Chasm, from near the foot of which it starts; it consists of a very steep right-angled groove with an overhanging crack at the top, and a short narrow chimney. (i) 90 feet. The first fifty feet are climbed, facing right, with much more than ordinary "very" severity, then the vertical wall of the Chasm is taken to and climbed with extreme difficulty until it is possible to step back into the groove and follow it to an uncomfortable resting-place below the overhang. The last twenty feet are extremely severe. After the struggle with the initial overhang, the human limit is almost reached in the desperate bridging above, where the climber is exposed above a 200-feet drop. Above there is a good stance and a fine belay. (ii) 20 feet. A fairly difficult crack or chimney on the right leads to easy rocks below the terrace from which starts the final crack on the Direct Route; this crack may be taken as a suitable finish if the climber has any energy left! ### References [1] Climbers' Club 1929 Journal (1929)
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> The climb is so named because there must be no looking back!
Exceedingly severe and exposed; leader requires rubbers and 100 feet of rope, or preferably line, also strength and confidence.
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The climb lies on the West side of the great wall which
bounds the middle part of the Direct Route, and it overlooks
the Chasm, from near the foot of which it starts; it consists
of a very steep right-angled groove with an overhanging crack at the top, and a short narrow chimney.
-(i) 90 feet. The first fifty feet are climbed, facing right, with much more than ordinary "very" severity, then the vertical wall of the Chasm is taken to and climbed with extreme difficulty until it is possible to. step back into the groove and follow it to. an uncomfortable resting-place below
+(i) 90 feet. The first fifty feet are climbed, facing right, with much more than ordinary "very" severity, then the vertical wall of the Chasm is taken to and climbed with extreme difficulty until it is possible to step back into the groove and follow it to an uncomfortable resting-place below
the overhang. The last twenty feet are extremely severe. After the struggle with the initial overhang, the human limit is almost reached in the desperate bridging above, where the climber is exposed above a 200-feet drop.
Above there is a good stance and a fine belay.
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(ii) 20 feet. A fairly difficult crack or chimney on the
-right leads to. easy rocks below the terrace from which starts the final crack on the Direct Route; this crack may be taken as a suitable finish if the climber has any energy left!
+right leads to easy rocks below the terrace from which starts the final crack on the Direct Route; this crack may be taken as a suitable finish if the climber has any energy left!
### References

[1] Climbers' Club 1929 Journal (1929)
6432 3rd October 2025 14:16:17 UTC duncancritchley climb Lot's Groove notes_pretty
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<blockquote> <p>The climb is so named because there must be no looking back!</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Climbers' Club 1929 Journal (1929)</p>
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<blockquote> <p>The climb is so named because there must be no looking back! Exceedingly severe and exposed; leader requires rubbers and 100 feet of rope, or preferably line, also strength and confidence. The climb lies on the West side of the great wall which bounds the middle part of the Direct Route, and it overlooks the Chasm, from near the foot of which it starts; it consists of a very steep right-angled groove with an overhanging crack at the top, and a short narrow chimney. (i) 90 feet. The first fifty feet are climbed, facing right, with much more than ordinary "very" severity, then the vertical wall of the Chasm is taken to and climbed with extreme difficulty until it is possible to. step back into the groove and follow it to. an uncomfortable resting-place below the overhang. The last twenty feet are extremely severe. After the struggle with the initial overhang, the human limit is almost reached in the desperate bridging above, where the climber is exposed above a 200-feet drop. Above there is a good stance and a fine belay. (ii) 20 feet. A fairly difficult crack or chimney on the right leads to. easy rocks below the terrace from which starts the final crack on the Direct Route; this crack may be taken as a suitable finish if the climber has any energy left!</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Climbers' Club 1929 Journal (1929)</p>
6433 3rd October 2025 14:16:17 UTC duncancritchley climb Lot's Groove notes
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> The climb is so named because there must be no looking back! ### References [1] Climbers' Club 1929 Journal (1929)
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> The climb is so named because there must be no looking back! Exceedingly severe and exposed; leader requires rubbers and 100 feet of rope, or preferably line, also strength and confidence. The climb lies on the West side of the great wall which bounds the middle part of the Direct Route, and it overlooks the Chasm, from near the foot of which it starts; it consists of a very steep right-angled groove with an overhanging crack at the top, and a short narrow chimney. (i) 90 feet. The first fifty feet are climbed, facing right, with much more than ordinary "very" severity, then the vertical wall of the Chasm is taken to and climbed with extreme difficulty until it is possible to. step back into the groove and follow it to. an uncomfortable resting-place below the overhang. The last twenty feet are extremely severe. After the struggle with the initial overhang, the human limit is almost reached in the desperate bridging above, where the climber is exposed above a 200-feet drop. Above there is a good stance and a fine belay. (ii) 20 feet. A fairly difficult crack or chimney on the right leads to. easy rocks below the terrace from which starts the final crack on the Direct Route; this crack may be taken as a suitable finish if the climber has any energy left! ### References [1] Climbers' Club 1929 Journal (1929)
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> The climb is so named because there must be no looking back!
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+Exceedingly severe and exposed; leader requires rubbers and 100 feet of rope, or preferably line, also strength and confidence.
+The climb lies on the West side of the great wall which
+bounds the middle part of the Direct Route, and it overlooks
+the Chasm, from near the foot of which it starts; it consists
+of a very steep right-angled groove with an overhanging crack at the top, and a short narrow chimney.
+(i) 90 feet. The first fifty feet are climbed, facing right, with much more than ordinary "very" severity, then the vertical wall of the Chasm is taken to and climbed with extreme difficulty until it is possible to. step back into the groove and follow it to. an uncomfortable resting-place below
+the overhang. The last twenty feet are extremely severe. After the struggle with the initial overhang, the human limit is almost reached in the desperate bridging above, where the climber is exposed above a 200-feet drop.
+Above there is a good stance and a fine belay.
+(ii) 20 feet. A fairly difficult crack or chimney on the
+right leads to. easy rocks below the terrace from which starts the final crack on the Direct Route; this crack may be taken as a suitable finish if the climber has any energy left!
### References

[1] Climbers' Club 1929 Journal (1929)
6434 3rd October 2025 14:04:48 UTC duncancritchley climb M P P notes_pretty
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<p>M P P stands for Micro Precision Product, a camera belonging to <a href="/climber/1012/ken-wilson">Ken Wilson</a> or John Cleare.</p>
6435 3rd October 2025 14:04:48 UTC duncancritchley climb M P P notes
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M P P stands for Micro Precision Product, a camera belonging to [Ken Wilson](/climber/1012/ken-wilson) or John Cleare.
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+M P P stands for Micro Precision Product, a camera belonging to [Ken Wilson](/climber/1012/ken-wilson) or John Cleare.
6436 3rd October 2025 14:01:16 UTC duncancritchley ascent Paul Nunn's ascent of Nexus ascent_type_id
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6437 3rd October 2025 14:00:59 UTC duncancritchley ascent Martin Boysen's ascent of Nexus ascent_type_id
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6438 3rd October 2025 14:00:44 UTC duncancritchley ascent Paul Nunn's ascent of Nexus Ascent #
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6439 3rd October 2025 14:00:43 UTC duncancritchley ascent Paul Nunn's ascent of Nexus ascent_dt_end
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6440 3rd October 2025 14:00:43 UTC duncancritchley ascent Paul Nunn's ascent of Nexus ascent_dt_start
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