Restricted Access
High Tor is managed by Derbyshire Dales District Council (DDDC) and there is a regular wardening service in operation. There are no major access problems at High Tor, but climbers should take careful note of the following agreed guidelines:
- With the exception of the tree at the top of Castellan, do not abseil from trees at the top.
- Please walk down using the well established paths and don't cut corners.
- When belaying above Darius/Robert Brown please use natural belays, stakes or in-situ pegs rather than the safety sign or the fence - the area is a popular look-out spot with the general public and ropes can cause a trip hazard.
- Do not cut or prune crag top shrubs or trees as these are relied on as a natural barrier to keep visitors back from the edge
Seasonal Restrictions
Reason: Nesting Birds
High Tor is a SSSI of extremely high botanical value with some very rare grasses and plants located around the crag. Climbers are requested to be especially careful not to trample grass at the base of the crag and to stick to the established paths so as not to damage plants on the wooded approaches.
Rockfax Description
Unrepeated and originally graded E6 6c but the first bolt was chopped in July 2024 and it was potentially originally under-graded. Climb Bastille and clip its first and possibly second bolt then reverse back to the ledge. Climb delicately leftward to the edge of the wall before moving desperately upward, passing a further two bolts, to gain Decadence's first belay. © Rockfax
UKC Logbook Description
Unrepeated and originally graded E6 6c but the first bolt was chopped in July 2024 and was potentially originally under-graded. Climb Bastille and clip its first and possibly second bolt then reverse back to the ledge. Climb delicately leftward to the edge of the wall before moving desperately upward, passing a further two bolts, to gain Decadence's first belay.
Malcolm Taylor, Alison Taylor 1994.
Feedback
| User | Date | Notes | ||
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| Tony-S | 4 Nov, 2024 |
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βeta: It’d be pretty pointless clipping only the first Bastille bolt. You’d definitely want to clip the second bolt as well. Grade-wise, clipping the second Bastille bolt makes this a safer prospect than previously but it’s still E7, and not easy at that. | βeta? | |
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βeta: It’d be pretty pointless clipping only the first Bastille bolt. You’d definitely want to clip the second bolt as well. Grade-wise, clipping the second Bastille bolt makes this a safer prospect than previously but it’s still E7, and not easy at that. |
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Highball That You Bastards!
Grade: E7 6b ***
(Kinder Northern Edges)