Albert Digby 40m F6c ☆☆
Posted by: Pete Whillance, 11.09.202414.08.2024, P. Whillance, K. Phizacklea Takes the slab right of the main corner of Dan Dare.
Start at a clean arete 3m left of the initial overgrown corner of Dan Dare.
Step up on it’s left side to gain a short groove in the arete itself. Continue past an overlap and delicate slab to the big ledge on Dan Dare. Climb the centre of the steep slab passing 4 ancient drill holes that provide (convenient?) monos to reach easier angled rock. Continue up then follow a prominent flake crack to a good hold before traversing right, past a bolt, to a clean shallow groove that leads to the top.
Did this on 15 May 2025
Something seems to have fallen off below bolt #4, which is the first one above the big ledge on Dan Dare. This ledge was covered in debris, and clipping bolt #4 involves either a long stretch to a good handhold, with smears for feet, while looking at a big fall (possibly to the ground?) or feet on a pile of collapsing rubble to reach the handhold and then the bolt.
I used a clip stick for this bolt, and tried to clear some of the debris while abseiling, but an extra bolt, and some more cleaning, would make things more reasonable.
Enjoyable route nevertheless!
Did this on 15 May 2025
Something seems to have fallen off below bolt #4, which is the first one above the big ledge on Dan Dare. This ledge was covered in debris, and clipping bolt #4 involves either a long stretch to a good handhold, with smears for feet, while looking at a big fall (possibly to the ground?) or feet on a pile of collapsing rubble to reach the handhold and then the bolt.
I used a clip stick for this bolt, and tried to clear some of the debris while abseiling, but an extra bolt, and some more cleaning, would make things more reasonable.
Enjoyable route though!
Andy March reports:
Did this on 15 May 2025 Something seems to have fallen off below bolt #4, which is the first one above the big ledge on Dan Dare. This ledge was covered in debris, and clipping bolt #4 involves either a long stretch to a good handhold, with smears for feet, while looking at a big fall (possibly to the ground?) or feet on a pile of collapsing rubble to reach the handhold and then the bolt. I used a clip stick for this bolt, and tried to clear some of the debris while abseiling, but an extra bolt, and some more cleaning, would make things more reasonable. Enjoyable route nevertheless!