Langcliffe is regularly patrolled by YDNPA wardens and conservation volunteers. The quarry area is also designated as a Scheduled Monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 and English Heritage consider that any further drilling to place bolts may constitute a criminal offence unless consent is gained via them from the Secretary of State.
Skyline Buttress is in private ownership and no formal access agreement is in place. Negotiations have failed to resolve the issue with the landowner of this buttress, who has occasionally asked climbers to leave.
Dates: 1 March to 31 July
Reason: Nesting Birds
2023 Update - Bird restriction lifted early. No restriction from 19th July onward.
Rockfax Description
A fine line tackling the triangular niche after a start up Diagonal Direct. © Rockfax
UKC Logbook Description
The bolted line into the niche above the roof and starting up Diagonal Direct gives a brilliant climb. Above the niche a testing wall leads to the bolt lower-off by a fallen tree. The starting groove of the next route provides an alternative start. Probably 7a+
FA. C.Sowden 1993.
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Grade: 7a ***
(Thorny Bank Hill Quarry)