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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)

38m. Start just to the left of Whatever the Weatherley on top of a huge pile of ivy in the big cave.

Pitch descriptions:
Climb the dusty red rib for a couple of metres until a short traverse left gains an old peg and thread (belonging to some long forgotten route, I don’t know which). Now climb up the rib above on interesting holds avoiding the poorer rock to the right. Next move up with good gear to a horizontal slot. Taking care with the rock, pull up under the roof and bridge right, 2 pegs. Now pull up to the right over the lip, peg, and make a short traverse right along the break to join up with Whatever the Weatherley. Finish as for Whatever the Weatherley.

Additional info:
Route was cleaned on abseil then lead climbed. All gear was placed on the lead apart from the three pegs on the overhang. The starting peg and thread were already there and belong to some old route, they were buried under ivy,soil, earth and brambles.

Gavin Cytlau and Paul Southgate 23/Aug/2014.

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Wye Valley Starred E1-E3

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Firefly

Grade: E3 5c ***
(Wintour's Leap)

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