Restricted Access

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.

Seasonal Restrictions

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
One for fans of jamming, this has good protection but takes scalps. Start on a very narrow path above a drop.
1) 5a, 13m. The corner-crack to the midway ledge and belay.
2) 5c, 15m. Some slightly bold moves gain a break under the overhang. Make a steep move past a pocket to enter the crack and fight up it to a thread at the upper horizontal break. Climb up left to a final crack (thread) and finish up this. © Rockfax

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Mattress 4 May, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: Threads have been replaced.
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βeta: Threads have been replaced.
Larry Sobieraj 5 Mar, 2022 Show βeta
βeta: Broke off the left hand jug at the 1st crux of pitch 2 - never trust limestone!! This section is now slightly harder as cupped hand jams are the only option (at least for my hand size) where before there was a comfy jug. I reckon still 5c though.
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βeta: Broke off the left hand jug at the 1st crux of pitch 2 - never trust limestone!! This section is now slightly harder as cupped hand jams are the only option (at least for my hand size) where before there was a comfy jug. I reckon still 5c though.
Graeme Hammond 9 Nov, 2021 Show βeta
βeta: this is high E2 as the votes reflect, but excellent gear and good rests mean it is miles from E3 unless you can't do a couple of HVS style jamming moves.
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βeta: this is high E2 as the votes reflect, but excellent gear and good rests mean it is miles from E3 unless you can't do a couple of HVS style jamming moves.
chris687 13 Jul, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: The in-situ slings could do with being replaced
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βeta: The in-situ slings could do with being replaced
plant_based_tommo 9 Jul, 2019 Show βeta
βeta: poor rock quality on p1. hard for the grade unless you specialise in strenuous dusty cracks
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βeta: poor rock quality on p1. hard for the grade unless you specialise in strenuous dusty cracks

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High E4
Mid E4
Low E4
High E3
Mid E3
Low E3
High E2
Mid E2
Low E2
Votes cast 33
High 6a
Mid 6a
Low 6a
High 5c
Mid 5c
Low 5c
High 5b
Mid 5b
Low 5b
Votes cast 30
Votes cast 31
Style of Ascent
Lead
Followed
Alt Leads
Toproped
Not Set
Onsighted
Dogged
DNF
Repeated
Flashed (β)
Ground Up
Redpoint
Not Set
Route of Interest
Firefly

Grade: E3 5c ***
(Wintour's Leap)

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