The huge protruding buttress on the right-hand side of the track when walking down the dale from Topley Pike gives a number of classic traditional and sport pitches.
At the left-hand side of the buttress is a short wall with two sport routes:
- Cupid Sails (6c) a bulge and wall is the left-hand line
- Piccalilli Circus (6b) the fingery right-hand line
1. Less of Your Lip (7b+) the left-hand line moving left from the grassy ledge and with hard moves round the bulge.
2. Liposuction (7b+) branches left from the start of A Bit Lippy to climb roof. Pre-clip 3rd BR.
3. A Bit Lippy (7b+) Easier wall to boulder overhang Pre-clip 3rd BR.
4. A Bit on the Side (6c) ★ branches left from the start to a pleasant open wall. A new direct start has been added.
5. My Secret Life (7a) ★ juggy bulges and a hard move from the top break.
6. The Wilderness Years (7b+) ★ long line up the left-hand side of the rounded arete with very definite crux.
7. Scratch Race (7a) ★ directly up the arete with short hard section and technical interest above.
8. The Massive (6b+) ★ takes the right-hand side of the arete with tricky moves and good rest.
9. Stalk VS 4c ★★ the large corner gained via its right-hand wall.
10. Sparta in His Eyes (E1 5b)
11. Giants (6c) ★★ big long route with superb varied climbing: technical lower bulge and juggy upper overhangs. A little friable on overlaps but cleaning up. (photo)
12. Gigantic (6c+) ★★ an exciting righthand extension to Giants.
13. Mrs Brown (7c) ★ long sports route with defined difficulties through the roofs
14. Raisin Roof (E4 6a)
15. Big Plum E6 6c ★★ central line with mean moves through large overhang.
Damson in Distress (7c) ★★ takes Mrs Brown to the roof then swings up and R into Big Plum and climbs it’s crux. Move up and then traverse right into The Spider. Finish up this. Very exposed.
16. The Spider (8a) ★★★ **the central roofs. Impressive.
A Chip off the Old Block (7c+) ★ take Sloe Gin until over the first roof then make hard moves up and left to join The Spider. Finish up this.
18. Sloe Gin (7c) ★★ now climbed in one pitch to a lower off on Sirplum. 17** The original LH finish is seldom climbed.
19. Sirplum HVS 4c, 5b ★★★ the original classic wandering up the face with the hardest moves from the mid-height belay.