Sun 7th Jun, 2009

Froggatt Edge


Froggatt is one of the most popular crags in the Peak. It is low-lying enough to escape the worst of the weather and is west-facing to catch the afternoon sun.

The main edge is a virtually continuous face of exceptionally clean and quick-drying gritstone of the highest quality up to 17m high. Both natural and quarried buttress exist, giving a variety of climbing styles. Froggatt is home to some of the best slab climbing in the country but also has a great collection of generally well-protected crack climbs. Here is a selection to get the palms sweating and the adrenaline flowing:

Allen's Slab (Sev) - A delight; Green Gut (HS) - Much, much better than it sounds; Sunset Slab (HVS 4b) - Easy, but bold; Hawks Nest Crack (VS 4c) - Exciting jamming; Chequer's Buttress (HVS 5a) - A long arm-span helps get you to a spectacular position; Valkyrie (HVS 5a) - One of the Peak's classic routes over two contrasting pitches; Tody's Wall (HVS 5a) - Squirm onto the block then somehow levitate over the lip onto the slab above; Three Pebble Slab (E1 5a) - Another classic requiring friction and bottle; Strapiombante (E1 5b) - Well protected, but strenuous. A good candidate for a first E1 lead? Brown's Eliminate (E2 5b) - A 2-move wonder route and Great Slab (E3 5b) - Bolder still.

For more details, see: ukclimbing http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=22.

Meet at 10:30 at the Downhill Racer area of the crag (SK 2495 7615).



Ann Waters



Ann on Crux Roof Pitch (Dave Dillon)
Jo on Sickle Butress, Totally In The Rain (Dave Dillon)
Mark and Jo on Congestion Crack (Dave Dillon)
Mark and Jo on Jankers Groove (Dave Dillon)
Mark on Sickle Butress Direct In The Rain (Dave Dillon)
Meet Leader Chillin Out (Dave Dillon)
Steve on Broken Crack In The Rain (Dave Dillon)
Steve on Green Gut (Dave Dillon)
Trish and Al on Heather Wall (Dave Dillon)
Trish and Al on Heather Wall (Dave Dillon)
Wendy on Broken Crack (Dave Dillon)
Which Cafe? (Dave Dillon)








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