Northern Rock
Author YMC, NMC, Red Rose Rock, CMC
Published Wired Guides (2022)
ISBN 978-0-9515267-7-4
Published Wired Guides (2022)
ISBN 978-0-9515267-7-4
Website wired-guides.com
Review
A 608-page select guide for the North of England covering the best trad, sport and bouldering in Yorkshire (grit and limestone), Northumberland, Lancashire, and the North York Moors. A huge selection of 3500 climbs produced by expert local volunteers.
Crags covered by this Guide
| Greater Manchester crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownstones | 208 | Grit (quarried) | S |
| Cow's Mouth Quarry | 127 | Grit (quarried) | W |
| Egerton Quarry | 255 | Grit (quarried) | ? |
| Summit Quarry | 107 | Grit (quarried) | S |
| Wilton 1 | 393 | Grit (quarried) | NE |
| Wilton 2 | 149 | Grit (quarried) | ? |
| Wilton 3 | 158 | Grit (quarried) | ? |
| Lancashire crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| Anglezarke Quarry | 189 | Grit (quarried) | all |
| Cadshaw Rocks | 50 | Gritstone | ? |
| Craig y Longridge | 166 | Grit (quarried) | SE |
| Denham Quarry | 129 | Grit (quarried) | W |
| Trowbarrow | 248 | Limestone | W |
| Troy Quarry | 137 | Grit (quarried) | SW |
| Witches' Quarry | 89 | Limestone | N |
| North Yorkshire crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| Almscliff | 663 | Gritstone | all |
| Attermire Scar | 403 | Limestone | SW |
| Brimham Rocks | 1174 | Gritstone | all |
| Castleberg Crag | 27 | Limestone | W |
| Crook Gill | 2 | Limestone | SE |
| Crookrise | 532 | Gritstone | SW |
| Crummackdale | 70 | Limestone | W |
| Dib Scar | 70 | Limestone | SW |
| Earl Crag | 326 | Gritstone | NW |
| Giggleswick North | 195 | Limestone | SW |
| Giggleswick South | 313 | Limestone | SW |
| Gordale Scar | 250 | Limestone | ? |
| Kilnsey | 301 | Limestone | E |
| Langcliffe Quarry | 125 | Limestone | SW |
| Malham Cove | 352 | Limestone | S |
| Moughton Nab | 91 | Limestone | SE |
| Park Nab | 61 | Sandstone (hard) | W |
| Pot Scar | 71 | Limestone | all |
| Raven's Scar | 117 | Sandstone (hard) | N |
| Robin Proctor's Scar | 43 | Limestone | S |
| Rylstone | 506 | Gritstone | NW |
| Scugdale - Scot Crags | 192 | Sandstone (hard) | SW |
| Slipstones | 285 | Gritstone | SW |
| Stony Bank (Stoney Bank) | 123 | Limestone | W |
| Strans gill | 1 | Limestone | ? |
| Troller's Gill | 124 | Limestone | E |
| Trow Gill | 91 | Limestone | ? |
| Twistleton Scars | 316 | Limestone | SE |
| Wainstones | 213 | Sandstone (hard) | W |
| Whitestone Cliffe | 60 | Limestone | W |
| Yew Cogar | 36 | Limestone | NW |
| Northumberland crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
|---|---|---|---|
| Back Bowden Doors | 245 | Sandstone (hard) | W |
| Bowden Doors | 306 | Sandstone (hard) | W |
| Callerhues | 132 | Sandstone (hard) | SW |
| Corby's Crag | 126 | Sandstone (soft) | W |
| Crag Lough | 105 | Dolerite | N |
| Curtis Crag | 42 | Sandstone (hard) | NW |
| East Woodburn | 36 | Sandstone (hard) | SW |
| Great Wanney | 105 | Sandstone (hard) | NW |
| Howlerhirst Crag | 29 | Sandstone (hard) | W |
| Howlerhirst Quarry | 15 | Sandstone (soft) | all |
| Kyloe Crag (Kyloe Out) | 159 | Sandstone (hard) | SW |
| Kyloe-in-the-woods (Kyloe-In) | 184 | Sandstone (hard) | S |
| Peel crag | 92 | Dolerite | N |
| Ravensheugh Crag | 150 | Sandstone (hard) | N |
| Sandy Crag | 41 | Sandstone (hard) | W |
| Simonside North Face | 110 | Sandstone (hard) | N |
| Simonside Woods | 27 | Sandstone (hard) | NW |
| West Yorkshire crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| Caley Crags | 653 | Gritstone | N |
| Heptonstall Quarry | 178 | Grit (quarried) | SW |
| Ilkley (Cow and Calf) | 363 | Gritstone | NE |
| Ilkley (Rocky Valley) | 179 | Gritstone | N |
| Widdop | 229 | Gritstone | N |
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