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