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A Great place for warming up try the classics 'Corner block V2 & 'Chopping Block' V3' Also the slabs have nice warm up problems

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Approach

When you walk down from the road head left past the high main wall. 'Odyssey' block is the big block at the end. The slabs and Chopping block are on it's back side.

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Climb out left from the small cave and over. Some good holds above make for an easy top out

Start: Sit start on the left of the small cave

FA: Daniel da Silva, 2000

Sit start at left hand end of cave and do not use lip holds and keep your feet above the bottom ledge as you traverse right to top out, like "Version".

On the right of the little cave take the hard line out right up and over.

Start: Sit start on r/h side of small cave

FA: Daniel da Silva

Fun for the kids Climb the slabby arete. Worth doing

Start: Standing

FA: Daniel da Silva, 2000

Sit start at the centre of the long rail. Press up and grab an edge in the middle of the steep face then straight up to the top of the prow & over. Avoids using the 'Arete' like 'Corner block V2'

Start: Sit start

FA: Daniel Rowlins, 2008

Sit start near the R/H 'Arete' on the low ledge. Climb the arete to finish at the top of the prow as for 'Chopping block'

Start: Sit start near Right 'Arete'

FA: Daniel, 2008

Climb up veering slightly right. The arete is off

Start: Standing 1m right of arete.

FA: Daniel da Silva, 2006

Climb directly up the blankish section

Start: Standing about middle of block

FA: daniel da Silva, 2000

Take the easy line straight up

Start: Standing 2m left of arete

FA: Daniel da Silva, 2000

Climb straight up just left of arete.

Start: Standing just left of arete

FA: Daniel da Silva, 2000

Start: Sit start as for 'Escape' Move straight up to the slopey lip and traverse the slopers all the way right to top out as for 'Version'. Pumpy

FA: Daniel da Silva, 2000

Sit start low using bad holds on the arete. 'Snatch' the little break on the right hand face then up.

Start: This problem climbs the little sharp arete on the block just to the right.

FA: Dan, 2009

Start: Sit start as for escape, gain the lip and traverse right on slopers to a pressy top out just before 'Version'

FA: Daniel, 2000

Sit start at left end of boulder opposite chopping block heading up and left across roof edge to mantle

As for BC but straight up on mostly jugs

Start on two sidepull jugs in middle of small cave. Big move to the two slopers above. now go directly up and over. All the pockets on the top are out, especially the two on the left and the juggy rail to the right. The low rail left of escape is also out.

No cheat holds

FA: Mackenzie, 21 Jul 2019

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