Fly Wall and Woodcroft Quarry: the current owners have not given permission to climb on this section of crag. If you do climb on this part of the crag, please be careful not to damage any fences in the area.
GO Wall: topping out now allowed year round for all routes from Feline/Jackal leftwards. King Kong ab. bolts removed. No topping out any time for right hand end – ab. stations in place where required. A large rockfall has recently (Jan 2013) been reported at the righthand side of the Pedestal on Go Wall - care should be taken with any remaining loose rock that may still be in place in this area.
North Wall: following a change of ownership of the house above this section of crag, the previous arrangement to exit through it’s garden is not longer possible. Please do not top out on any North Wall routes - only abseil descent from below the top of the crag is allowed. For those who don't wan't to climb above the Great Ledge, an abseil descent can be made from one of the two bolted abseil stations above The Tap or Joe’s Route. Two further abseil stations have been established just below the top of North Wall (using rope slings and rings around trees) allowing the last pitch of the more popular routes to be climbed and an abseil descent to the Great Ledge be made.
All rock north of the North Buttress and south of Fly Wall is privately owned and all climbing is prohibited.
Dates: 1 March to 15 June
Reason: Nesting Birds
Ravens nesting on Wurlitzer. The restriction applies to all routes on Fly Wall between Flypast and Gendarmerie.
Peregrins nesting on North Wall. Avoid top pithes of left hand route (from the great ledge)
Rockfax Description
An intimidating wall topped by some big overhangs. Walk down the path to a position under a large iron spike in a niche at 3m.
1) 5a, 36m. Pull directly up to the iron spike (or come in from the left). Exit the niche on the left and move up to a slim corner and follow this to a break at an overlap. Move right and pull over and rightwards past a peg to a ledge under an overhang. Gain a sticking-out flat block on the left and pull past the overhang (peg) on its left and climb the crack above to a small overhang. Move left and up past the overhang to gain the midway ledge.
2) 5a, 13m. The corner past a peg to a good ledge and belays.
3) 5a, 10m. Go left along the ledge to under a wall just right of a corner. Finish rightward up the wall on good small holds. © Rockfax
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Tim Bevan | 16 Aug, 2021 |
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βeta: Only two pegs left in the belay above the second pitch, top peg snapped when I pulled on it. Other two look solid enough but are concreted in so hard to tell. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Only two pegs left in the belay above the second pitch, top peg snapped when I pulled on it. Other two look solid enough but are concreted in so hard to tell. |
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ClimbingNut | 15 Jul, 2021 |
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βeta: hexes might be useful to protect the top crack of p1, it's not entirely attached so cams might push it outwards... | βeta? | |
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βeta: hexes might be useful to protect the top crack of p1, it's not entirely attached so cams might push it outwards... |
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mikedunk | 22 May, 2019 |
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βeta: The first peg is loose but seems secure enough, the bolts further up are generally off route - would recommend extenders or long draws as there\'s not much other gear. | βeta? | |
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βeta: The first peg is loose but seems secure enough, the bolts further up are generally off route - would recommend extenders or long draws as there's not much other gear. |
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Grade: E1 5b ***
(Wintour's Leap)