Charas Wall

Staden Charas Wall topo

1. The Stig E2 5c
Pleasant face climbing via a thin crack from the left-hand side of the alcove.

2. Stig of the Dump E1 5a
The thin crack from the right-hand side of the alcove and a short bold wall. Easier above the ledge.

Emblem Embargo HVS 5a
The left-hand of two thin cracks in the sidewall to the headwall above obvious niche.

Somebody’s Trademark (HVS 5a)
The right-hand thin crack to a ledge. Finish by moving right and up via cleaner rock above.

3. Silent Manoeuvres E4 5c
The right-hand side of the left arête of the wall gives superb technical moves with no gear but, unfortunately, the possibility for escape.

4. Telescopic Demand E3 6a
Excellent technical climbing via the faint thin crackline 5m right of the arête uses a side runner off right and a very long reach. Finish more easily above.

5. Swan Song E1 5b
The vague right-trending rampline and a faint crack above leads to the TD finish.

6. Bicycle Repair Man E1 5b ★★
The classic of the slab. Tackle the obvious thin crack, difficult, to gain the face proper and a small ledge. Trend slightly leftwards and up to finish via an obvious short wide crack.

7. Top Gear E5 6b
A devious eliminate with some good and very bold climbing: particularly bold at the start and hard from leaving BRM.

8. Charas HVS 5b
The thin central crackline of the slab. The battle with the tree is awkward and the central section of the crack difficult.

9. Mozaic Piece E4 5c
Move right out of Charas above the tree to climb the unprotected face. Even more unprotected is the direct start at E4 5c.

10. Wipe Out E2 5b ★★
A faint crack above a ledge leads to holds trending leftwards into a tiny groove and bold moves soon easing. The direct start makes it E4 5c.

11. Paraplege E3 5c
From the start of Wipe Out continue straight up the slab via a thin crackline to a hollow finish on the headwall.

12. Amaratarusa VS 4c
The slim corner line bounding the right-hand side of the wall with the small overlap providing the difficulties.

13. Titanic Reaction HVS 5a
The cracks in the obvious tower give a good route when clean.

14. Insidious Iceberg VS 4c
The wide crack and corner above.

15. Down She Goes E3 5c
The right arête, bold, and easier cracks above.