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.
Rockfax Description
A fine and direct line taking in some alluring but sharp tufas. Move up left and then head to steep shallow tufas directly above. Technical moves up the tufas are immediately followed by a pumpy sequence leading to a horizontal break. Step right and then up and back left to the lower-off. © Rockfax
FA. Paul Cornforth 1989.
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| carl dawson | 24 Aug, 2005 |
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βeta: Spanked? No more than usual. Disappointed, more like... I'd been looking forward to it for years. Incidently has the up-left finish been done? ... the rock's solid and the moves are feasible | βeta? | |
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βeta: Spanked? No more than usual. Disappointed, more like... I'd been looking forward to it for years. Incidently has the up-left finish been done? ... the rock's solid and the moves are feasible |
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| Kevin Avery | 24 Aug, 2005 |
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βeta: oh dear!did it spank you? | βeta? | |
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βeta: oh dear!did it spank you? |
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| carl dawson | 23 Aug, 2005 |
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βeta: Half the route's on a (very) dead tree, the 15 interesting moves have a foot on each of the neighbouring routes at times, and hold your breath on large hollow blocks leading to the lower off... scarcely a 3-star route. The route would be improved by a lower off at the horizontal jugs or, better, work out a (harder)left-hand finish. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Half the route's on a (very) dead tree, the 15 interesting moves have a foot on each of the neighbouring routes at times, and hold your breath on large hollow blocks leading to the lower off... scarcely a 3-star route. The route would be improved by a lower off at the horizontal jugs or, better, work out a (harder)left-hand finish. |
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| Andy Farnell | 27 Jun, 2005 |
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βeta: Another excellent route with continually interesting climbing on perfect rock. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Another excellent route with continually interesting climbing on perfect rock. |
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Logged Ascents
Guidebooks for Chapel Head Scar
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Eraser Head/The True Path
Grade: 7b+ ***
(Chapel Head Scar)