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Hobson Moor Quarry

Greater Manchester, ENGLAND

Climbs 91 – Rocktype Grit (quarried) – Altitude 280m a.s.l – Faces SW

Crag features
A pleasant (for a quarry!) climbing ground with easy access and good 'crack' with the locals. Mostly good rock on the right side of vertical! Routes mainly VS and above approx 15 - 20m long. Some of the harder routes are equipped with pegs as sport routes. Best climbs are Crew's Route (VS 4c), Parker's Eliminate (HVS 5a), Tighe's Arete (E1 5a), Great Expectations (E3 6a), Fingertip Control and Hobson's Choice (both E5 6b).

The low level traverse is a classic.

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Guidebooks
Over the Moors (2012), Peak District: Bouldering (2011), Western Grit (2009), On Peak Rock (2003),
Out of print: Western Grit (2003), Peak Bouldering - Fax09 (1998), Bouldering in the Peak District Vol 2 (1994)

Climbs at this crag

Sort climbs
 Climb nameGradex
1Apres MidiE2 5c *3
2Wanna Buy a Bolt Kit?E4 6b *3
3HeatwaveE2 5c 2
4Hanging SlabE1 5b *58
5Crock's ClimbE1 5b 17
6The Heat is OnE4 6b * 
7Fingertip ControlE5 6b *** 
8Gable EndE4 6a **6
9Hobson's ChoiceE5 6b **7
10Great ExpectationsE3 5c **22
11MonsoonHVS 5b 7
12WotawallE2 5b  
13RaindropE4 6a *11
14The ScytheE2 5b 28
15Sunshine Super GlueE3 6a **13
16Bring me SunshineE2 5c 72
17Epitaph CornerVS 4b **374
18Sunshine SupermanE2 5b 80
19Parker's EliminateHVS 5a ***462
20Fade AwayE2 5c 2
21GideonVS 5a *255
22Basic TrainingE5 6c *2
23GideoniteHVS 5a *98
24Crew's RouteVS 4c ***542
25Peak AreteHVS 5a 73
26Steve's DilemmaE2 6a 11
27RSHVS 5c 2
28Evening RidgeVD 97
29Midnight VariationS 4a 86
30Dragon's RouteE3 5c *91
31Scale the DragonE5 6b **32
32The HobsonianE6 6c 1
33DrizzleE3 6a **65
34DroughtE4 6a *26
35Foghorn GrooveVS 4c *273
36Wind InstrumentHVS 5a 38
37The HarpHS 4b *465
38Bird Poo CornerHS 4b 19
39Pocket WallVD *372
40Tighe's AreteE1 5a **286
41Ledge WayHS 4b 110
42Grain of SandVS 5a 70
43Amphitheatre ClimbVD 135
44Heather CornerVD 121
 BOULDER PROBLEMS  
46The Back Wall TraverseV4 6a ***85
 Climb nameGradex
47Sunshine TraverseV3 9
48SunshineV2 5c *12
49Basic Thumb TraverseV3 *19
50Slot to SlotV1 *33
51Block AreteV0 5a 21
52Right Wall TraverseV2 *42
53Percy's Left HandV0+ 29
54Percy 97V3 6a 55
55Percy's Right HandV1 40
56Dirty CornerV0- 24
57Blank Wall and RibV4 6a **26
58Cracked AreteV0- 42
59Slippery GrooveV0- 42
60SlabV0- 56
61Slab AreteV0- 41
62Green Wall Left HandV0- 17
63Green RampV0+ 24
64Vague RibV1 23
65Green SeamV0+ 26
66Green FlakesV0+ 24
67Pocket GrooveVD 8
68What To Do On A Wet Sunday AfternoonE1 5b *2
69Blind TigerHVS 5a *3
70Dark KnightS 8
71Eastern TouchE4 6a 4
72Right Arete *VS 5b 2
73Right hand wall *VS 4c *6
74End Wall *HVS 5c 5
75Percy 97 eliminate *V10  
76Percy's Dyno *V6 6
77Low-level Traverse *V5 6a ***1
78Steve Phone Home Start *f6B 9
79Pillar Face *f7A 7
80House on the hill left hand *f7A 2
81Triangle *f6B 11
82Peak district Bouldering (Problem 8) *f6A+ 6
83House on the Hill *f7B 2
84Tighs Arrete *E1 *6
85Percy's Right Hand Sit Start *f6B 1
86High Arete *font 5+ 5
87Triangle eliminate *f7A 1
88Dragon's Slab *font 5 4
89Pillar Arete *font 5 4
90Green slab *font 5 4
91Gardener's world *E4 6b *1
92Peak District Bouldering 2011 Problem 19 *f6B 1

* Climbs listed in red are waiting to be checked by a crag moderator, and may not be accurate.

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Access notes
From the A6018 Mottram to Stalybridge road, take the minor road (at SJ 985967) opposite a set of new build flats for 500m keeping left at any junction. Park next to the quarry.
Read more... Regional Access notes are available from the BMC.

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Saw some guys shooting air guns here, some ledges covered in smashed glass bottles. Lots of fly tipped rubbish, crag is in dire need of a cleanup.
James Oakes ? - 21/May/13

Clean up? I was very disappointed to see smashed glass EVERYWHERE!!! Also seems to be frequented by campers bent on leaving a friggin mess - a real shame cos the bouldering is quite good.
jules699 ? - 15/Sep/12

Now looking better after the recent cleanup!
Paul Evans ? - 07/May/12

adding to craigh comment - every time ive been here ive got into a routine of going to top of routes after seeing the chavs and 9 out of 10 times the krabs are unscrewed and knots loosened, pity tasers arnt legal for climbers lol. Always check gear if you see chavs hope no1 has accidents due to insensitive idiots
philip1984 ? - 26/Oct/11

Having been here only 3 times over 5 years the climbing remains nice, but the atmosphere has worsened due to the amount of litter and especially broken glass covering most of the ground. The worst is that bottles are obviusly thrown at the walls, so beware glass lodged in or on holds.
steveshaking ? - 08/Sep/10

nice place, but very busy with outdoor groups top roping and abseiling on the few climbs around VS
adam06 ? - 30/Oct/09

Cosy little crag with some great routes. Has a tendency to seep after rain, especially the wall above the main bouldering traverse.
SecretSquirrel - 25/Aug/08

Great venue for the HS to Extreme climber. Not much for beginners. Well sheltered most of the time and a real sun trap. Good stake belays and very rarely crowded.
JULIAN.LANE@ORACLE.COM - 03/Apr/07

It is not uncommon for gear to go walk about here. This has happened to a few people I know especially when they have taken groups and set up top ropes. Local kids have taken rigging ropes, crabs and even rucksacks being used as rope protectors. Leave nothing valuble at the top especially if kids are lurking and check rigging frequently.
craig h - 30/Apr/04

The low level traverse is great, and dam hard as well. Some other first rate bouldering here as well. Quite a few bats during the summer evenings devouring the midges as well, viva-la-bat ! Nice quarry, nice setting.
Rory - 18/May/03

The petrol station has now closed, there is a pub opposite as well, think it's the wagon and horses but can check this iain johnson
Iain Johnson - 09/May/03