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NEWS: Dry Stone Wall Collapse at Bowden Doors

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UKC News 16 Feb 2015

Masonry wall collapse at Bowden Doors #3, 4 kb

Local Climber and UKC User Odox reports on a dry stone wall collapse at the popular sandstone crag of Bowden Doors, Northumberland:

What remains of the masonry wall is not very stable and it would not be a good idea to loiter on the path or at the base of these routes!"

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=69507

full stottie 16 Feb 2015

In reply to UKC News:

It looks from the photos like Castle Wall that's affected, not Castle Crack. Either way, its a popular area and those wall blocks are big!

Dave

Steve Crowe Global Crag Moderator 17 Feb 2015

In reply to UKC News:

Looks like a job for Dave Birkett?

Andy Moles 17 Feb 2015

In reply to UKC News:

An analogue for the condition of the crag in general?

odox 17 Feb 2015

In reply to Andy Moles:

> An analogue for the condition of the crag in general?

Some problems are suffering from traffic... but it's hardly like the whole crag is falling down?

NottsRich 17 Feb 2015

Why has the wall fallen down? Is it climbed over by a lot of people or was it of natural causes?

Andy Moles 17 Feb 2015

In reply to odox:

Poetic licence innit.

odox 17 Feb 2015

In reply to Andy Moles:

Ok...

odox 17 Feb 2015

In reply to NottsRich:

Good question. Probably a combination of factors, weather has played a part as have climbers/walkers crossing the wall. The point over that section of the wall has been deteriorating for a while, walking higher up the hill offered a better section of wall to cross. We may look into the possibility of installing a proper stile crossing point if the BMC can help out.

NottsRich 17 Feb 2015

In reply to odox:

That would be great, thanks. I would hate that it was climbers that knocked the wall down or contributed significantly to it falling down, and then not doing anything about repairing it.