Walltown

Approach

Waltown Crags lie about 1.5km north east of Greenhead. The main crag is about 300m from the car park on the RH skyline, two minutes from the road. Leave Greenhead along the B6318 and take the first left. then after 300m turn right. The parking is between the cattle grid and the farmhouse.

Routes

1  Comeuppance. VS 5a 
Follow the cleaned corner/slab after a difficult start up a flake crack.
2  Physique, not Physics. HVS 5b 
Towards the LH end of the crag a grassy rake cuts up from R to L. Climb the wall below this via 2 pegs and a hollow jug
3  Happy Horror. MVS 4b 
The stacked blocks and corner starting 20m up the rake
4  Rags to Riches. HVS 5a 
Start in the corner to the left of Slaughter and after 7m traverse R over broken ground to join that route.
5  Slaughter of the Innocents. E3 5c 
An obvious steep finger crack splits the wall.
6  Batty BAt E2 5b 
The stepped corner to the left of Against the Odds
7  BSE. E1 5b 
Follow the corner of Batty Bat until the roof on the L. Traverse 4m L and go up the corner above.To the right the crag becomes more comapct and is darker.
8  Against the Odds. E3 6a 
The arete is take direct until jugs lead up to a finish on the L of the final tower. Wires and 2 bolts.
9  Waiting for the End of the World. HVS 5a 
Climb blocks to an overhang. Layback up corner to finish.
10  Not Waving But Drowning E3 5c ***
Brilliant and technically sustained. Climb up and R from the pedestal to gain a vertical depression. Then up and slightly L to a lower off. Low in the grade.
11  Expecting to Fly E5 6a 
Crank frantically on tinies to a hands off rest above the overlap. Crank some more and maybe gain the top. Has been equipped with 3 bolts by an unknown benefactor and so presumably led.
12  Russian Roulette (no adj grade) 6a **
The obvious layback and crack line past two overhangs. Strenuous.
13  Stern Expression E3 6a 
A climb which looks very severe. It isn't. Particularly since the starting pedestal has fallen down
14  Cricket. E3 6a 
The arete more or less direct. Difficult moves past the fourth bolt lead to an awkward mantel onto a jug. From here mantel onto a second jug and finish amusingly on the R side of the arete. It is possible to avoid some of the difficulty by stepping L, but ...
15  E 2, Brute? E2 5c 
The obvious groove. Technical. Clipping the third bolt is a little intimidating.
16  Neat, Neat, Neat. HVS 5b 
Easier than it looks. The top crack offers extra runners if required.
17  Cave Route Left Hand. E1 5b 
Less taxing than its namesake. Gain the cave from the L and finish up the L of two grooves.
18  Conscript Route. E2 5c 
The shallow chimney direct (crux), then airily up the crest to finish.
19  The Knowledge. E3 6a 
The route of the crag. Superb wall climbing leads to an enigmatic crux at the top. (the grade may seem ungenerous to the short).
20  Ocean of Ordure, VS 4c 
The corner via four bolts. Better than the name suggests.
21  Sea of Sinks E1 5c 
The fault and faint prow to the R of Ocean of Ordure. Shares pro.
22  Song for Slim E2 5b 
Climb the L facing groove/corner.
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