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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)

40m. Start at the tree and bushes 5m left of the foot of 'clutching at straws'.
Boldly climb the arete on delicate flow stone, tree runner, past a hidden borehole (M/L cam) to the right, to a stepped ledge system.
Step up to the foot of the continuing arete carefully, to reach blocks and various protection options.
Continue up the arete above, steeply on suspect rock, turning it to its left, past good gear, to reach a perched blocky flake. Surmount this, thus finishing the arete and trend leftwards to an exit. Pass through bushes, past a substantial tree and 2 rock tiers to reach the left most extreme of the central rib exits. Tree belay at top, fence is becoming delapedated.

Tom Rogers, Paul Wood. 13/Nov/2020.

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Wye Valley Starred E1-E3

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Kaiser Wall

Grade: E3 6a ***
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