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Banana Bread

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First ascensionists' grade:

E2 5c A1

Max estimated grade:

6c+

Length:

477

Pitches:

First Ascent:

12

Richard Sonnerdale, Richard Pike

Year of FA:

2004

# of bolts en route:

trad

Approach

Route description

1) 5a. 55m Start by tree and corner ramp line to groove and ledge. 2) 5b. 55m Corner chimney to step right to long flakes to dykes belay. 3) 5c. 50m flakes groove to corner follow right to ledge. 4) 5a. 50m Of width corner to chimney over blocks to ledge on left. 5) 4c. 55m Gully and face crack to ledge. 6) 4c 45m. Left on ledge to crack/corner up to ledge. 7) 5a. 38m right across ledges to corner and up to obvious slab crack. 8) 5b. 40m Slab crack to obvious ledge. 9) 5c. 15m. Up vertical wall to traverse right. 10) A1. 5m. Short aid crack to ledge (Possible 6b/c free) Walk right 50m to ledge belay bellow a left trending groove. 11) 5a. 57m Hard start up groove to broken climbing up large gully. Belay on bushy ledges. 13 12) 5a. 30m Easiest line up corner then left and scramble up.

Descent

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