Restricted Access

Ramshaw is home to some of the hardest routes in Britain and most of them are graded HVS - a Yosemite style tape job is the only access requirement! There are no access problems at the main crag. However, do not try and climb at Lady Rock (the buttresses on the far right above the farm house), these are not on access land, the owner lives very close and has been confrontational.

16m.

Rockfax Description
16m. The elegant slanting groove is a classic with a steep start then a fine flake forming a mild uphill hand-traverse. The initial wide section is awkward (thread runner), after that get shimmying. The perfect place to start your comeback maybe. © Rockfax

Ticklists

ROCKFAX Western Grit: Top 50 , Advanced beginner Hen Cloud and Ramshaw , The Roaches - Routes Graded List , Steve Ashton's 100 Classic Gritstone Climbs , Western Peak Grit 100 VD - VS , ROCKFAX Western Grit Grade List , 100 Western Grit Stars , Northern (Yorkshire !?) Climbs for a Southerner , 3 Star Graded , The best the UK has to offer for mere mortals (apart from the lakes cos its always wet) , The Roaches 3 Star Extravaganza , Definitive *** Peak Grit , Peak diff and vdiff starred routes and top 50 , Ramshaw crack day out , Wired Peak District Grit Graded List , Wired Peak District Grit (2020) *** List , Level 1 Peak Trad Routes , ROCKFAX TOP 50s upto e3 , Diffage Comp , Morgan's List

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mark s 27 Jun, 2021 Show βeta
βeta: Nesting birds in the crack so best to avoid
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βeta: Nesting birds in the crack so best to avoid
Iain Thow 19 Mar, 2007 Show βeta
βeta: Good, but not THAT good
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βeta: Good, but not THAT good
Adrian Bates 24 May, 2004 Show βeta
βeta: A great route. Loved the slabby finish. A real 'run up the rock' job.
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βeta: A great route. Loved the slabby finish. A real 'run up the rock' job.

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Grade: VD ***
(Roaches Upper Tier)

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