One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest

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1977
FFA:
J Colenso, A. Vercueil
Approach & Descent»
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Approach

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Start: Past the lily pond is abuilt up cave, underneath a large roof. Just to the right of the cave: start below the undercut crack with a pocketin it

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Descent

Crag Descent:
Africa Ledge
Sector Descent:
Africa Ledge Proper

Route Description

1.    23m '29': Climb the crack to a narrow rest ledge. Climb the corner and face to gain a

pocket in the ceiling. Climb out on a few more pockets to gain the roof crack. Bat like moves enable one to reach the lip. Belay a few moves above.

2.    30m '17': Move to the right and climb up a vertical face with a slight fault in it.

Cross Upper Africa Ledge to the Cuckoo's Nest Prow. The next pitch is a more direct line than the original. The pitch starts in a shallow scoop 5m to the right of the left hand arete. (as for Out to Lunch)

3.    12m '22': Step up into a shallow corner, pull hard up to a rail and ledge. Go straight up

a short crack for a few moves until able to move left to another crack, follow this to stance at a large block. (It is best to stance to the right of the block.)

4.   14m '24': Climb the hairline crack to the Africa Wall 'Flakes Traverse'. Traverse 8m left to a point where this widens to a ledge.

5.    12m '26': Pull up onto the face, using the layback crack, below an orange rock scar. Continue past a peg to the overhang. Rail left to a vertical crack. Pull up past a peg to stance at the next rail.

6.    30m '23': Step slightly left and layback up the flared crack to a clump of grass. Pass

this on the left, at the rail go left and onto the arete. Climb this for a move before going back right under the overhang. Rail right to easier climbing. Climb the recess above to a large ledge.

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