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Fly Wall and Woodcroft Quarry: the current owners have not given permission to climb on this section of crag. If you do climb on this part of the crag, please be careful not to damage any fences in the area.

GO Wall: topping out now allowed year round for all routes from Feline/Jackal leftwards. King Kong ab. bolts removed. No topping out any time for right hand end – ab. stations in place where required. A large rockfall has recently (Jan 2013) been reported at the righthand side of the Pedestal on Go Wall - care should be taken with any remaining loose rock that may still be in place in this area.

North Wall: following a change of ownership of the house above this section of crag, the previous arrangement to exit through it’s garden is not longer possible. Please do not top out on any North Wall routes - only abseil descent from below the top of the crag is allowed. For those who don't wan't to climb above the Great Ledge, an abseil descent can be made from one of the two bolted abseil stations above The Tap or Joe’s Route. Two further abseil stations have been established just below the top of North Wall (using rope slings and rings around trees) allowing the last pitch of the more popular routes to be climbed and an abseil descent to the Great Ledge be made. 

All rock north of the North Buttress and south of Fly Wall is privately owned and all climbing is prohibited.

Seasonal Restrictions

Dates: 1 March to 15 June

Reason: Nesting Birds

Ravens nesting on Wurlitzer. The restriction applies to all routes on Fly Wall between Flypast and Gendarmerie.

Peregrins nesting on North Wall. Avoid top pithes of left hand route (from the great ledge)

30m.

Rockfax Description
A classic and no pushover. Start at the front of the pillar.
1) 4b, 13m. Climb up past a pocket and then head up a slight groove to the midway ledge and belay.
2) 4c, 14m. The clean corner-crack leads to a capping overhang, from where a short but strenuous hand-traverse right gains the finishing corner of Swallow's Nest. Finish up the corner. © Rockfax

Ticklists

Orange Spot Lower Wye , But what have you done on South-East Wales Sandstone/Limestone? , Wye's it a trad classic (up to HVS)? , UK Sandbags , CC Wye Valley and Forest of Dean trad stars, blue list (VS and HVS) , Bristol Area Easy Trad Ticklist , Desperate for Crack (near Bristol) , Road to lundy , First trad routes , Wintour's leap

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strawberry girl 24 Sep, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: A chunk moved on the thread on P1 when I removed a sling, and there is a loose block just below the first belay that looks like it is used as a handhold - be very careful!
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βeta: A chunk moved on the thread on P1 when I removed a sling, and there is a loose block just below the first belay that looks like it is used as a handhold - be very careful!
paul wood 8 Apr, 2021 Show βeta
βeta: Take care with the rock immediately before the big ledge (or belay if doing it in 2 pitches) A good amount of it now vibrates and might collapse at some point.
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βeta: Take care with the rock immediately before the big ledge (or belay if doing it in 2 pitches) A good amount of it now vibrates and might collapse at some point.
Tom courtiour 22 Aug, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: I surmounted the block traverse to avoid the polish. It was well awkward ????
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βeta: I surmounted the block traverse to avoid the polish. It was well awkward ????

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Route of Interest
The Angel's Girdle

Grade: VS 5a ***
(Wintour's Leap)

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