Rayman
Area | Sector | Pitches | FAGrade | Grade | Length | Bolts | Top | Setters | year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St Catherine | Naja West Face | 11 | E2 5c | 6c+ | 540 | trad | J. Bentley, A. Jacubowski, P. Sheperd | 2013 |
2-star, Scrambleupcentrallyandthenuprightontoaledgesystemrunningbelowtherightside oftheface.Startjustleftofacracksystemgoingupthelowerhalfofthecliff,splitting2 domelikefeatures.Apileofstonesmarksthespot.Generallyspaciousbelays.60m ropes,Stronglineinthelowerhalf,morebrokenabovebutgenerallygoodclimbing. 1.60m5bSlabbyclimbingrightwardsreachesthecrackwhichisascendedeasilytoa steeperchimney.Avoidthisbyclimbingupontoaledgeontherightandpassingbehind aperchedboulder.Climbashortlaybackcracktomoreledgeswhereashortjamming crackleadstoaledgeonablockontheleft.Traversethisbacklefttobelayinthe chimney.Pitchcanbesplitifropedragisaproblem. 2.50m5bAstupendouspitch.Backandfootthechimneyusingthecrackontheleftwall - nicerthanitlooks- toeasierground.Beforethecracksystemsteepensoncemoreuse holdsonthelefttosteproundontoaledgebelowaslab.Moveleftuntilafewdelicate movesuptheslaballowacrackonthelefttobereached.Moveeasilybackrightto followthemaincracktobelayonacommodiousledge.Belaycracksoverontheright. 3.60m5aAdelightfulpitch.Followtheobviouscontinuationcracksystematthebackof theledge.Thisleadsuptoasqueezechimney.Bagsonthebackmayneedtobe removed!Squeezeoutbehindthechockstonetoatree.Possiblebelay.Continueeasily toasteepeningandclimbcarefullyonsuspectblockstobelayjustabove. 64 4.30m5cContinueupthegrooveuntiljustbeforethetopwherethecrackcloses.Place goodgearashighaspossible.Downclimb6muntilitispossibletobridgeoutandreach aroundedflakeontheright.Pushoffandscamperupthistoaneasingthenfollowthe cornercracktothetop- alargeledgesystemwithmanypotentialoptions.Itispossible toavoidthe5cmovebyloweringfurtherdowntotherightandwiththeuseofthetree enteraneasywidecracktoclimbtothetop. 5.100mMod.Scrambleeasilyleftwardsalongalowerramplineforapitchandahalf. Thisleadstothebaseofawidecrackcontinueingupleft. 6.45m5bApleasentpitch.Avoidthewidecrackbystartingupthegrooveontheright, thenclimbingashallowgroovesystemandwallbetweenthetwo.Spacedgutgenerally reasonablewires.Movebacklefttothemaincrackatabushandcontinueuptoa closingwidecrackthatcanbebridged.Belayjustabove. 7.40mModFollowthelineupleftalittlewayuntilaneasytraverseleftwardsgoes roundandupintoagully. 8.30m5bClimbthegrooveontheleftpassingasteepeningintoashortv-groove.Belay justabove,belowashortsteepjammingcrackusinglargecams. 9.40m5a/bClimbthejammingcrackandfollowtheline,takingadetouroutrightonto aledgetoclimbaneasyslabonlargebutfriableholdsoncoarserock.continuetoa chimneyandabelayaboveamongblocks. 10.50m5aClimbashortcorner,justupandrightthencontinueupandrightoneasier ledges. 11.30m5aClimbonelastpitcheasilyupleftthenbackrighttoafinalsteepening.Belay justaboveonblocks.Thisisatthebottomrightofaverylargesummitblockwitheasy finishingslabstotheright.Scrambletothetop.