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Restricted Access

The crag lies within a National Nature Reserve and is an important area of SSSI semi-ancient woodland with Special Protection Area (SPA) status. The Lake District National Park Authority (responsible for managing recreation at Chapel Head) and the BMC have worked closely together to develop the following good practice guidelines which should be followed by all climbers visiting the crag:

  • No access to cliffs north of central gully.
  • Please do not remove ivy or damage trees along crag base.
  • Take all litter home with you.
  • There are no toilets at Chapel Head - please be discreet.

Seasonal Restrictions

Dates: 1 March to 30 June

Reason: Nesting Birds

Signed restriction for nesting peregrine, applies to the whole crag. This pair of birds are well established having nested sucessfully on the crag for a number of years.

As always, the nest site will be monitored and the restriction lifted if the young birds fledge early - this page will be kept udpated as soon as any additional information is received from those monitoring the site which might change the details of the restriction.

15m.

Rockfax Description
A pleasant pitch that starts at a tufa stump and heads left past an overlap, before moving up and back right to a lower-off. © Rockfax

FA. Stuart Wood 1992.

Feedback

User Date Notes
Tim Broughtonshaw 20 Jun, 2006 Show βeta
βeta: Really cool route. Some sustained and sequencey moves, rewards those who can hang on while they work them out. Deserves more than 1 star.
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βeta: Really cool route. Some sustained and sequencey moves, rewards those who can hang on while they work them out. Deserves more than 1 star.

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High 7a+
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Style of Ascent
Lead
Toproped
Followed
Not Set
Redpoint
Onsighted
Repeated
Dogged
Flashed (β)
Not Set
Route of Interest
Romancing the Stone

Grade: 7a ***
(Bursting Stone Quarry)

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