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Goblin Combe access 2017?

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 OG 01 Sep 2017
Does anyone know if the climbing is currently (September 2017) accessible at Goblin Combe? The most recent info I can find is from 2014 so not very up to date but suggests there may be access issues.

Anyone got experience of climbing here recently and being kicked out / not?

Asking for a friend...

Cheers
 Rob Morgan 01 Sep 2017
In reply to OG:

No new access issues as far as I know. I climbed there about a month ago. As the advice suggests, leave if asked. I've never heard of a problem there though.
OP OG 01 Sep 2017
In reply to Rob Morgan:

Cheers. Noob question but are the routes generally abseil off or top out and walk round?
 beardy mike 01 Sep 2017
In reply to OG:

It depends on the route - both options and you just have to decide when you're there. At the far end, mostly it's ab off, usually off pre-made points, whilst at the main area (Gollum, Gundabad etc) you can usually do either.
James Jackson 01 Sep 2017
In reply to beardy mike:

> whilst at the main area (Gollum, Gundabad etc) you can usually do either.

Although they are often horrendous bramble-filled slippy gullies of death. Also beware of ticks - well worth having a check after you've been. It's a great venue with some cracking climbing.
 Rob Morgan 01 Sep 2017
In reply to James Jackson:

Yep the descents are not really that nice to do, mostly just easier to ab off.
 John1458 01 Sep 2017
In reply to OG:

Just climbed there today, no access issues at all, found abseil stations at the top of all the routes we did, had a great afternoon!
 Rob Morgan 02 Sep 2017
In reply to John1458:

Saw you there I think! Lots of people on the path below, including a guided group, looking up and commenting on the 'forbidden climbing'!
 Euan Todd 02 Sep 2017
In reply to OG:

As others have said, not had any issues there recently. I've climbed there a few times this summer and it's been fine. Would definitely recommend abbing off the stuff at Owl Rock, the walk around/down is pretty unpleasant, and it's pretty easy to knock rocks off the crag by accident. In-situ gear for abs at the top of Elrond/Nazgul and another at the top of Necromancer/Gundabad. Enjoy, it's a great wee crag!
 Donotello 03 Sep 2017
In reply to OG:

A huge majority of climbing venues in most guidebooks have No Climbing signs visible or not so visible it's purely a land owner liability thing. About 3/5 place I climb have signs up.
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