These notes relate to the Betsy Crag Slabs Free Crag Guide Download that is available on this site.
The numbering of the climbs on the topo and the text labels is inconsistent with the main text descriptions for routes 4 and 5. The topo numbering is most logical as left to right so the following text descriptions need to be swapped over. i.e. 4 should be Lateral Flow and 5 Central Groove.
Rock is compact with nice holds and reasonably solid for a new crag. However, protection is very difficult to find. Central Groove (VD) and has nice climbing but gear is very hard to find – any VD leader would be having kittens! – and sometimes not that great giving significant ground fall potential. Routes 7 and 8 were very pleasant climbing and of a similar standard, around 4a. However, protection is very sparse and the placements not that inspiring, particularly on route 8. Hard to see how sensible adjectival grades can be decided in these circumstances!