Access to Malham is a privilege and subject to the following climbers access agreement. Please ensure you read, understand and follow these points to ensure continued good relations with the Parish Council, other landowners, farmers and local residents
By following these guidelines, you'll be making sure the currently good relations with the village and Parish Council are maintained for the future.
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Dates: 1 March to 30 September
Reason: Nesting Birds
Update: The Peregrine restriction for 2023 has been lifted (as of 23rd May) due to nest failure.
Peregrine restriction: Malham is an important and very visible site for nesting peregrines. The restriction when in force applies to all the routes on the Terrace Wall and the Carnage Area of the Right Wing from 1st March-31st July. However, the routes to the right of Scorpio (which starts as for Carnage Left Hand) are unrestricted.
The bolted sport routes on the right side of Upper Central Wall are unaffected except for those that breach the main overhang. On-site notices will also be in place and RSPB volunteers will monitor the birds throughout the nesting period.
House martins also frequently nest between May-September, often on the popular hard sport routes (frequently affecting Raindogs, Seventh Aardvark, Bat Route and others). Please avoid any routes with nests on or near to avoid damaging the nests, until the young have fledged. It will be obvious which nests are being used due to parents flying in and out. Whilst routes can be climbed once the young have fledged, they can return to the nest site to roost, so be careful not to damage the nests.
Rockfax Description
The first section of Totally Free has become established as one of the best and most popular routes of its grade in the country. Start up Something Stupid and keep going up the huge groove and its right wall passing a good shake-out midway. Moving rightwards from the midway shake-out to finish up Dudley Do Good is Groovey Baby, 8a. © Rockfax
FA. John Dunne 1988. On-sight flashed by Simon Nadin in 1990..
Yorkshire Big Three , Yorkshire Limestone Graded List , UK 8a and up , The best the UK has to offer for beasts (apart from the lakes cos its always wet) , Yorkshire Limestone top 50 , Pyramid to 8a+ , Another lifelist? , Power of Climbing , Sport life
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Owen Diba | 5 Sep, 2022 |
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βeta: Big chunk came off the undercuts above the half way lower off 04/09/22. Doesn't effect their use as a handhold but I was using it as a really good knee bar rest for right leg. Still works as a left knee bar but nowhere near as good. | ||
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βeta: Big chunk came off the undercuts above the half way lower off 04/09/22. Doesn't effect their use as a handhold but I was using it as a really good knee bar rest for right leg. Still works as a left knee bar but nowhere near as good. |
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Owen Diba | 5 Sep, 2022 |
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βeta: Big chunk came off the undercuts above the half way lower off 04/09/22. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Big chunk came off the undercuts above the half way lower off 04/09/22. |
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Grade: 8a+ ***
(Malham Cove)