Restricted Access

The crag lies within a National Nature Reserve and is an important area of SSSI semi-ancient woodland with Special Protection Area (SPA) status. The Lake District National Park Authority (responsible for managing recreation at Chapel Head) and the BMC have worked closely together to develop the following good practice guidelines which should be followed by all climbers visiting the crag:

  • No access to cliffs north of central gully.
  • Please do not remove ivy or damage trees along crag base.
  • Take all litter home with you.
  • There are no toilets at Chapel Head - please be discreet.

Seasonal Restrictions

Dates: 1 March to 30 June

Reason: Nesting Birds

Signed restriction for nesting peregrine, applies to the whole crag. This pair of birds are well established having nested sucessfully on the crag for a number of years.

As always, the nest site will be monitored and the restriction lifted if the young birds fledge early - this page will be kept udpated as soon as any additional information is received from those monitoring the site which might change the details of the restriction.

Rockfax Description
Start at a small tree stump right of the corner below the yew tree. Make hard moves to an easing level with the yew tree, and then head up and rightwards via sustained climbing to a lower-off in a depression. © Rockfax

UKC Logbook Description
Start three metres right of Up Town on a tree stump. move past initial undercuts with difficulty, always trending steadily rightwards to a double ring belay

Dan Short/Alan Towse/Pete Short Aug/2006.

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Agamemnon

Grade: 6c ***
(High Fell Quarry)

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