Euphrasia                              45m     18                                            Upper Pooch Gully

A  pleasant route following various short steep cracks on the nose of the buttress immediately south of upper Flange Buttress, approx. 15m R of Circus Wall.

Abseil (50m rope) into the depths of Pooch Gully using the U bolts on the sloping boulder at the top of Flange Buttress (GPS MTW170).

(1)   30m (17)          Climb the corner for a few metres until one can hand traverse L onto a ledge on the arête. Follow the arête past a number of widish cracks using mantel shelves and layaways rather than jams. Finish with an awkward exit, taking care not to touch the block at the top. Belay on a large ledge.

(2)   15m (18)          Climb past two shelves and follow the steep, widening crack system to the top. Keep out of the V chimney by bridging and using a layaway on the R wall.

Phil and Kim Robinson                                11-01-14