There are frequently problems with car crime in the Stanage area. DO NOT LEAVE ANY VALUABLES ON DISPLAY IN CARS OR MINIBUSES.
Camper vans are becoming an issue with local residents and farmers as their concerns over human waste (and contamination of water supplies) increase with the number of vans overnighting in the various parking areas and laybys there. Please respect this incredible area and the people living wihin it by not overnighting in campervans at Stanage - a number of formal campsites are available locally including North Lees campsite.
Access restrictions under CRoW sometimes apply to areas north of the causeway, these vary each year - see signing at access points, or check the PDNP website for closure dates.
2023 published closure dates are: - August 29th - 31st; September 1st, 4th-8th, 11th - 15th, 18th - 22nd and 25th - 29th; October 2nd - 5th
These closures do not affect any public rights of way or concessionary paths which remain open.
Dates: 1 May to 30 July
Reason: Nesting Birds
Ring ouzels are nesting on Stanage, Burbage and Bamford this year. The nest sites change quickly and frequently as ring ouzels often have several broods each year with different nest sites for each brood. On site signage will be up around any of the nest sites where climbing may impact on the birds and this is always up to date and accurate.
Stanage from High Neb westwards (and Bamford Edge, Moscar, Derwent & Hallam Moors) has a permenant dog restriction and in addition can be for land management reasons, as allowed under the CRoW Act (which allows the landowner to restrict access for up to 28 days per year). Full details of any restrictions and the areas affected can be found by searching for 'Stanage' on the Natural England open access maps website and scrolling to the restrictions section at the bottom of the page.
These closures do not affect public rights of way (which remain open) or the concessionary paths to Stanage.
Rockfax Description
A traditional grovel. Sprint up the right-slanting layback, then swing right to the base of a wider section. Alternatively, take the jamming crack in the centre of the face - better. Improvise a way up the wide bit then step left for the easiest finish or go direct. © Rockfax
FA. Frank Elliot 1930.
ROCKFAX Eastern Grit (2006): Top 500 , Stanage Routes BMC Graded List , Wide Cracks , Stanage 100 VD - VS , Stanage VS Challenge (1989 Guide) , Jake's Freshers meet ticklist , Peak Gritstone S-HVS **+ , Stanage for Crack Apprentices , 'Soft' Peak HVSs. , UK road to wide crack mastery , Severe Stanage , Stanage Routes - Epic Crackathon , Ultimate List of Peak District Crack Climbs , I’ve climbed a thousand VDiffs but I wanna be a HVS climber , 2022 Rockfax Eastern Grit Graded List , Stanage 1956
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Charles Reade-Jahn | 27 Aug, 2022 |
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βeta: No friend 4 on this ascent.. Grovelled on up the wide crack with gear well below feet.. Felt hard, one of the top 5 on the VS challenge list.. | ||
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βeta: No friend 4 on this ascent.. Grovelled on up the wide crack with gear well below feet.. Felt hard, one of the top 5 on the VS challenge list.. |
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Rebecca Ting - UKC and Rockfax | 24 Apr, 2021 |
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βeta: Ring Ouzel sign in place - no climbing | βeta? | |
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βeta: Ring Ouzel sign in place - no climbing |
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Richard 261 | 13 Jun, 2007 |
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βeta: Not a particularly nice route and a bit of a grovel as the description states. Don't try to do this if it's rained the night before like I did. There'll be a small waterfall running down the crux moves. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Not a particularly nice route and a bit of a grovel as the description states. Don't try to do this if it's rained the night before like I did. There'll be a small waterfall running down the crux moves. |
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el_tonto | 11 Aug, 2005 |
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βeta: Managed to get a dubious looking hex in the crack to protect the crux, fell on it 2 or 3 times, seemed to hold. Felt like HVS to me. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Managed to get a dubious looking hex in the crack to protect the crux, fell on it 2 or 3 times, seemed to hold. Felt like HVS to me. |
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Antony Mariani | 13 Oct, 2003 |
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βeta: Left hand variant can be protected without big gear, but very strenuous and sustained, seemed HVS, 5a to me. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Left hand variant can be protected without big gear, but very strenuous and sustained, seemed HVS, 5a to me. |
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Simon Caldwell | 29 Jun, 2003 |
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βeta: I wish I'd read these comments before trying the route, so I could have done something else instead! | βeta? | |
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βeta: I wish I'd read these comments before trying the route, so I could have done something else instead! |
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antcarney | 6 Jun, 2003 |
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βeta: found it hard for the grade and very strenny. | βeta? | |
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βeta: found it hard for the grade and very strenny. |
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Stefan Kruger | 17 Oct, 2002 |
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βeta: I sincerely doubt that many 'VS leaders' will get up this one. Dicey jams, not overly protectable with anything less than specialist big-crack gear and pretty butch and sustained (right-hand variation). Nice, if you like that sort of thing. | βeta? | |
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βeta: I sincerely doubt that many 'VS leaders' will get up this one. Dicey jams, not overly protectable with anything less than specialist big-crack gear and pretty butch and sustained (right-hand variation). Nice, if you like that sort of thing. |
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Grade: HVS 5b ***
(Stanage Popular)