Restricted Access

The BMC Access Fund and Patagonia equipment funded footpath stabilisation work at the crag in early 2000.

16 October 2020 - The parking for Shepherds Crag at Lodore Farm is closed. Please look to park elsewhere: Kettlewell or Bowderstone car parks , bus from Keswick or cycle. We need to respectful of the owner’s decision. The Lakes area access reps are hoping to meet with the owner soon.

03 January 2023 - Rockfall reported "I was walking below shepherds crag on Jan 1st, and found what appears to be a very recent rockfall.

I don't know the crag, so can't tell you what route it was near, but walking from the south of the crag it was just before the path starts to drop steeply near the north end.

It was dusk, so I couldn't see where the rock had fallen from (low down, or higher up), but it seemed to have a smashed tree associated with the debris.  Main block was probably 2m x 1.5m x 1.5m approx.  No idea if routes are affected at all, but I suspect that the area needs to be inspected by someone competent in the area of safety/stability of rock.

Update to follow once area has been investigated. 

30m. It's great to see people are enjoying this climb but somehow they have got the description wrong in the 2016 guide, which is odd as it was fine in the 2000 edition; here is the correct route.
Step off the large boulder on the right of the buttress onto the blunt arete and follow parallel cracks in the rib to gain an easing and the almost horizontal juggy break that cuts across the crag. Traverse along this leftwards with difficulty and step down into the top of the scoop of Creeping Jesus. Pull out of this leftwards onto Fisher's Folly. Move up to the roof and traverse under it to its left end. Keep moving diagonally leftwards to finish at the top of MGC.

Stephen Reid, Walter Phipps 03/Apr/1996.

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