Climbers using the Left Wall area should avoid belaying on the fence posts at the side of the road. Abseiling over the Golden Tower and Left Wall is also discouraged as it is starting to cause erosion. The quarry is owned by United Utilities who take a positive view of rock climbing. Trees have been cleared from the quarry by UU in previous years making a great improvement to the climbing environment.
Dates: 24 June to 20 August
Reason: Nesting Birds
5 August 2022: the nest previously reported in the route Samarkand is now empty. Please always exercise caution around bird nests, spring-early summer is the key season.
Tawny owls were previously noted as nesting on Falkland Walls but this seems to be an older note. Tawny owls have been known to attack people climbing near their nest. Background note: owls typically lay mid-late March with an incubation of around 30 days and 5 weeks to fledge.
Rockfax Description
A direct on Zarke is bold and reachy. Memorable moves throughout but a possible ground-fall should you muff it unless your belayer is on his toes! © Rockfax
FA. Dave Knighton 1978.
ROCKFAX Western Grit Grade List , Ultimate E4 ticklist
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Shaun climbs 92 | 28 Nov, 2023 |
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βeta: Pretty difficult wen ure only 5.7 holds are quite a reach away. There are ways around it but would be difficult and very commiting to lead | βeta? | |
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βeta: Pretty difficult wen ure only 5.7 holds are quite a reach away. There are ways around it but would be difficult and very commiting to lead |
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Jon Read | 27 Apr, 2023 |
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βeta: Didn't think it particularly reachy for the grade (at 5'3"); bold certainly. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Didn't think it particularly reachy for the grade (at 5'3"); bold certainly. |
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C Witter | 26 Apr, 2023 |
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βeta: His or her toes... Yes! Gulp! | βeta? | |
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βeta: His or her toes... Yes! Gulp! |
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Mark Collins | 8 Sep, 2004 |
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βeta: The belayer was my dad. | βeta? | |
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βeta: The belayer was my dad. |
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Mark Collins | 10 Oct, 2002 |
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βeta: Hit the ground, falling off the crux. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Hit the ground, falling off the crux. |
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Grade: E4 6b ***
(Trowbarrow)