Year of publication 1960 - Fell and Rock Climbing Club

Peter Moffat 61LANGDALEGIMMER CRAGKIPLING GROOVE 195 feet. Very severe. First ascent 19thDIRECT START August, 1959. H. I. Barre, J. P. O'Neill,L.J.G. Starts up a fault from the bottom to thetop of the North-west face.(1) 55 feet. Pitches 1 and 2 of the Crack.(2) 70 feet. Up the groove straight above the belay and itscontinuation crack to a stance and large belay on the left.(3) 70 feet. Climb the monolith; then move right, under the roof,and then up the chimney to a stance and belay at the top ofpitch 1 of Kipling Groove.INERTIA200 feet. Very severe. First ascent 26th August,1959. L. Brown, R. G. Wilson, C. E. M. Yates.Starts at the top of the grass rake leading up to pitch 6 of Hiatus,taking the steep corner groove between Hiatus and the Crack.(1) 90 feet. Climb to the top of a pedestal and into a groove onthe right which is climbed for 20 feet until it is possible tostep right, onto a wall. Climb the wall past a small sentryboxto a grass ledge and belay high on the right.(2) 60 feet. Descend to the left, traverse beneath the overhangalmost to the edge overlooking Hiatus. Gain a small spikeon the edge using a sling as a foothold. Move up andslightly left to enter a mossy groove which is climbed to abelay below Grooves Superdirect.(3) 50 feet. Grooves Superdirect to top.THE RIB 90 feet. Very severe. First ascent 12th September,1959. G.O., M. Connell. Starts frompitch 8 of the Crack.From the Bower, climb 15 feet up the Crack, then traverse right,across the wall, to the edge of the rib above the chimney of KiplingGroove. Continue straight up the crack above.PAVEYARKTROLL'S CORNER210 feet. Very severe. First ascent 29th June,1958. J. A. Austin, J. M. Ruffe. Starts a fewfeet left of Gwynne's Chimney.(1) 50 feet. Climb past a small tree to a large grass ledge.(2) 30 feet. The slabby corner to a belay.(3) 30 feet. Climb the groove above the belay until it is possibleto traverse left to a grass ledge which leads to a corner onthe left. Flake belay.(4) 50 feet. Climb the corner which is strenuous to a ledge andbelay.(5) 50 feet. The wall above is climbed past a grass ledge to easvslabs.