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I stumbled on this Ottergear quarry today. It was apparently quarried to provide stone for the adjacent extravagant aquaduct - Ottergear bridge which was built to carry water pipe over the stream below.

It's a bit chossy at the top but there seem to be a handful of decent routes. I can't find any details of any ascents but there are two belay stakes, evidence of climbing, dry tooling and a (very old) red painted arrow pointing out the most obvious route.

Anyone have any details on this quarry? Route list? What if a route list has never been created and the routes never been claimed? I soloed a D graded arête, do I get to bag it as a first ascent?

In reply to radddogg:

I don't even know what prompted me to click on your link, but I've climbed there back when I was in school in the 80s! I seem to remember a feisty steep wall about 5c? We did a bit on the bridge too. Some bits and pieces of bouldering up the hill at Baines Crag off the Littledale Rd and Windy Clough.

In reply to SteveRi:
Yeah that's the main route on the slightly overhanging wall. At a glance I put it about HVS or E1.

So what is the route called? First ascencionist? How do you even go about officially registering a first ascent and with whom?

In reply to radddogg:

This is the place http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1024179

I'm pretty sure someone asked about this on UKC a few years ago but I can't find the thread. I can't recall anything being recorded but stuff has been climbed before. Perhaps you ought to garden it up and record the details - a new Lancashire guide will appear one day.

In reply to Lankyman:

It's mentioned in the threads
http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?t=243325
http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?t=210991

In reply to radddogg:

I think it is safe to say you would be doing first *recorded* ascents here, with previous ascensionists not deeming it worthy of note. Have you checked out Millhead Quarry in Carnforth? This might be right up your street....

In reply to radddogg:

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1024179

Ahh Lancashire.....enjoy!

In reply to Bulls Crack:

Yesterday the sun was out and the rock was in very good condition, not much in the way of vegetation at all really