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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)

86m.

Rockfax Description
One of the longest routes in The Wye Valley. It takes its time to get going, but the two upper pitches are excellent. Begin just right of Nibelheim.
1) 3c, 18m. Head up short corners and ledges rightwards and then back left between trees and then straight up to a ledge and belay at a tall but wobbly tree. The tree belay can be backed up.
2) 4b, 20m. Move straight up behind the belay through trees and then on up past a groove to a left-leaning thin crack that leads to a ledge with a tree belay.
3) 4b, 17m. Climb up vegetated ground to reach two clean corner/grooves. Take the left-hand corner/groove past a peg and then a short but fine slab past another peg to The Great Ledge.
4) 4a, 30m. A fine pitch with good protection on the harder moves. Starting just left of where pitch three gains the The Great Ledge, take the line of clean rock to a break in the overhangs. Make a tricky sequence up a corner and then head up the wall above to ledges. The wide crack at the back of the ledge leads to a tree belay and abseil point. Do not climb higher than this point. © Rockfax

UKC Logbook Description
The North Wall

Ticklists

Wintours Sub 4c Half km challenge

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User Date Notes
whenry 14 Apr Show βeta
βeta: The wobbly tree for the first pitch belay is more wobbly and very dead. An alternative belay is possible halfway up the second pitch.
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βeta: The wobbly tree for the first pitch belay is more wobbly and very dead. An alternative belay is possible halfway up the second pitch.
PaulJepson 19 Aug, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: Left an offset and quickdraw to backrope to the belay of p2 after an accident on Angel's Girdle (just left of tree belay). If anyone retrieves these we would be grateful for their return.
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βeta: Left an offset and quickdraw to backrope to the belay of p2 after an accident on Angel's Girdle (just left of tree belay). If anyone retrieves these we would be grateful for their return.
Hewston09 17 Sep, 2022 Show βeta
βeta: Large loose block halfway up second pitch, would do serious damage to your belayer below.
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βeta: Large loose block halfway up second pitch, would do serious damage to your belayer below.
jon59 29 Jul, 2022 Show βeta
βeta: Lovely new abseil SWR loop at the top of pitch four, thanks BMC.
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βeta: Lovely new abseil SWR loop at the top of pitch four, thanks BMC.
Webster 27 May, 2021 Show βeta
βeta: you can take the obvious overhang on pitch 1 on the left (most people do) instead of going right as per the guidebook. it ups the tech grade but not the overall grade assuming you have small (but not micro) cams
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βeta: you can take the obvious overhang on pitch 1 on the left (most people do) instead of going right as per the guidebook. it ups the tech grade but not the overall grade assuming you have small (but not micro) cams

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Grade: HS 4b ***
(Wintour's Leap)

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