Pool Wall

Pool Wall is on the lower tier of the dark side crags to the left of Long Wall.

Railway Pinnacle

1 Can’t Pin it On Me (6a)
This goes up the left-hand arête of pinnacle.

2. The LaRK’s SPUR (6b)
The right-hand arête of the pinnacle is good.

Left of the wall are three routes. From left to right: In Isolation (6a) the slim face to rock scar. Strange Concept (4) takes the easy but pleasant black face.

Pool Wall topo

A. Finn Macpool (6a)

1. Grow Fins E2 5b
The left-hand arête of the wall. Good moves, limited protection.

2. Mirrios (6a+)
Thin crackline with one or two technical moves.

3. Cats 23 HVS 5a
The straight crackline

4. Tricycle Man Direct (6b+)
faint crackline with to a technical finale.

4. Get Peddling (7a)
Technical start on rib then direct via enjoyable face.

6. Face Value (6b+) ★★
The sentry box and thin crack above. Excellent.

7. A Dip in Turquoise Nonsense (6c)
Climb direct up the face right of Face Value with a tricky start.

8. Faces in the Mirror (6c)
A fine direct line left of the prominent crack.

9. College Crack E1 5b
The obvious crack

10. More Permutations (6b)
A direct version of the original with a tricky finale.

11. Balance of Probabilities (6c)
The arête taking the overlap on the left. The headwall is easier.

12. Upthrutch HVS 5b
The corner crack and leftwards ramp.

13. Pinch the Pane (6b+)
Short tricky wall, difficult overlap and easy finale.

14. Diamond Geiser (6a)
Thin crack through overlap onto cleaned headwall.

15. Diamond Wall E1 5b
The diagonal crackline.

16. Pool Hand Fluke (6a+)
Steep pull onto face with short technicalities.

17. More Pool You (6b+)
Steep pull onto wall then face above.

18. Pool Arête (6b)