Prodigal Sons. . Combe Ghyll 5.11R  5.11a/b

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 85 feet Consensus:  5.11a/b [details] FA:  Paul Ross Denis Peare October 1988 Submitted By:  USBRIT on Dec 17, 2009 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Paul Ross on the first Ascent

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Description 

A climb on excellent clean rock. A scary and poorly protected lead .Starts at the foot of the West Buttress. Reach a finger crack in a corner and climb this to a small ledge (in situ piton). Swing right from the ledge around the rib into an open scoop, then the wall directly above and move onto a slab. Move into a small groove then up to a horizontal crack. From this climb directly to the top .5.11a/b 85'(E3 6a)

Location 

Glaciated Slabs,Combe Ghyll. Borrowdale Valley.

Protection 

Two or three small cams