Restricted Access

The Beeston Tor caves at the right-hand side of the crag are an important archaeological site and the landowner (The National Trust) do not want any disturbance to the caves themselves. The Trust has requested that if climbers at the crag notice any suspicious activity around the caves (eg digging, metal detecting, carrying equipment or bags to/from the caves etc), that they call 01335 350503 and leave a message with any details.

Seasonal Restrictions

Dates: 1 March to 30 June

Reason: Nesting Birds

The restriction applies from Flying Doctor The Thorn to Central Wall / Cleo's Mood inclusive (depending on which guidebook you are using).

70m, 2 pitches.

Rockfax Description
A cracking eliminate with a lot of fine fingery climbing and just a little unsavoury grass to remind you where you are.
1) 6a, 28m. Follow Patience to the bulge, then make fingery moves through this. Keep slightly right to avoid the vegetation until a diagonal traverse leads to a stance below cleaner rock.
2) 5c, 20m. Climb steeply rightwards (twin threads) to a shallow groove. Climb the groove, then trend slightly left to the break. Step right to a thread then pull onto the headwall and climb this, past another two threads, to easy ground and the holly. © Rockfax

FA. Jeff Morgan Z.Dyszlewicz (8pts of aid) 1970.

Ticklists

Great Wall Climbs of the UK , World Graded List , Peak Rock/10/White Life , Definitive *** Peak Lime , Chris Jackson’s 100 Classic Limestone Climbs , Peak To Do , Lime trad for hobbyists

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Katya 27 Jun, 2006 Show βeta
βeta: Grading seemed correct to me - Both p1 and p2 would be trivial if you have a long reach. There is no "man sized hole" on P2... The plants are greatly reduced in size at present and the route clean, apart from the veg ramble at the end of p1.
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βeta: Grading seemed correct to me - Both p1 and p2 would be trivial if you have a long reach. There is no "man sized hole" on P2... The plants are greatly reduced in size at present and the route clean, apart from the veg ramble at the end of p1.
TonyM 21 Sep, 2005 Show βeta
βeta: I think the grading is correct and unlike many on Beeston not a bit soft. Thought the top pitch gave superb climbing, about same standard as Black Grub. OK, pitch 1 isn't so great - but the crux bulge felt 6a, esp. since vegetation, cobwebs and general grot was covering the best handholds!
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βeta: I think the grading is correct and unlike many on Beeston not a bit soft. Thought the top pitch gave superb climbing, about same standard as Black Grub. OK, pitch 1 isn't so great - but the crux bulge felt 6a, esp. since vegetation, cobwebs and general grot was covering the best handholds!
Alan James - Rockfax 21 Jul, 2005 Show βeta
βeta: The description in the guide is correct for pitch 1 of the Beest. The variation Ian mentions is the old direct start to Patience which goes at E2 5c and may make a suitable variation start for the Beest as well, but isn't where the original route was climbed.
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βeta: The description in the guide is correct for pitch 1 of the Beest. The variation Ian mentions is the old direct start to Patience which goes at E2 5c and may make a suitable variation start for the Beest as well, but isn't where the original route was climbed.

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Route of Interest
Appaloosa Sunset

Grade: E3 5c ***
(The Five Clouds)

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