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Beginnings

5.10, Trad, 115 ft (35 m),  Avg: 2 from 1 vote
FA: Martin Crocker 1981
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Description

British grade: E2 5c
A nice enough line on the Suspension Bridge Buttress to attack once you've finished the HVS and E1 lines, to work up to tackling the E3s.

Climb pockets to ledge, go up left on the calcite vein.  Instead of continuing on this vein (as it becomes Baby Duck), head right onto the wall with a short diagonal crack and go straight up this wall. Finish by going left and finishing like all routes on this section at the abseil off the metal stanchion

Location

Start on the rightmost pocket line on the dirt platform shared with the starts of the Suspension Bridge Arete and Baby Duck.

Sandwiched between the better defined lines of Baby Duck and Limbo.

Protection

Nuts, small cams, threads, maybe tricams, a hangerless bolt as I recall

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Suspension Buttress Main Face
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1 Suspension Bridge Arete (HVS 5a)
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2 Suspense (HVS 5a)
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3 Baby Duck (E1 5b)
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4 Beginnings (E2 5c)
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5 Limbo (E1 5b)
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6 GT Special ('E4' 5c)
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7 Earl of Perth (E1 5b)
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8 Oblivion ('E3' 5c)
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9 Howhard (E1 5b)
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10 Hell Gates (HV
[Hide Photo] Suspension Buttress Main Face 1 Suspension Bridge Arete (HVS 5a) 2 Suspense (HVS 5a) 3 Baby Duck (E1 5b) 4 Beginnings (E2 5c) 5 Limbo (E1 5b) 6 GT Special ('E4' 5c) 7 Earl of Perth (E1 5b)…