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Chee Dale
Sirplum
Grade: Extremely Severe (E1 5b) Location: Chee Dale
Another "˜Hard Rock' classic, "˜Sirplum' takes perhaps one of the steepest lines in the Peak District at a relatively amenable grade. Starting up an easy, vertical, warm up pitch the second section soon reveals itself as ridiculously steep! Good holds, and excellent protection tempt you onwards until you are in a position that the RockFax guide aptly describes as "brain jellying exposure"?. This last section and the steep grass above is usually climbed in an adrenalin induced haze..
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
Grade: Extremely Severe (E3 5c) Location: Chee Dale
A sustained route at 5c, with tricky moves separated by good rests, in many ways the ideal route. Follow the wandering line of pegs, taking in a crack line, steep slab, powerful bulge, delicate traverse and urgent finish: it really has got it all.
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