Cathedral / Whitehorse top ropes?
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Do either Cathedral or Whitehorse have top rope friendly (accessible) locations offering 5.6 - 5.10? Party of three looking to avoid multi-pitch preferring to have a leisurely day craggin. |
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If you can lead those grades there are a few routes at the said locations. Echo Roof at White Horse offers 5.6 to 5.9 TR however you have to lead atleast the 5.6 (Echo) to set up the TR's. At Cathedral there is the North End which offers a few routes to TR however you will need to lead and carry a large amount of webbing to set the TR's as the tree's are set back. I would personally recommend Humphrey's Ledge up the road. The Geriatrics wall offers great routes that can be lead (Mostly sport) and TR'ed. Check here for route info. Hope this helps. Enjoy. |
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Jay- the problem will be overcrowding . |
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Hay Jay Devils Den New durham, you can top rope everything |
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Most things on Barber Wall at Cathedral can easily be top-roped, and have convenient trees for anchors, which can be walked to rather than requiring climbing. The trick is finding the correct path to Barber Wall without climbing to it. If you decide you DO want to do a bit of multipitch, there are a few really nice choices of climbs that go there easily. |
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I was at Lost Horizon along the Kanc a while ago and it seemed like an ideal leisurely cragging spot, plus you can swim in the river afterwards. I'm not sure it's TR friendly, but I recall a mossy gully around the left giving access to the top of some rock. Might be worth asking at IME. |
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Cathedral Ledge- |