Restricted Access
High Tor is managed by Derbyshire Dales Distict 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 Castelan, 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.
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
High quality climbing up a tenuous line on the blank wall left of Flaky Wall, with spaced protection and a lonely feel. Move cunningly rightwards from the old tree (peg) to join the overlap of Flaky Wall. Cross this to the rest then climb boldly up discontinuous flakes, bearing left to the thread on Talwes... Keep going up pockets staying just left of Supersonic. © Rockfax
FA. Simon Nadin, Richard Davies 1985. Straightened out a route called Musical Women which was a weird hybrid on Decadence..
Ticklists
Peak Rock/15/The Dawn of Sport:A Bolt From the Blue , Definitive *** Peak Lime , Great Wall Climbs of the UK , Four years of university hit list , Hard Peak Limestone Trad , The Festival Of Shite
Feedback
| User | Date | Notes | ||
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| Graham Hoey | 10 Jul, 2003 |
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βeta: Cleaned the nut placements out on this (July 2003). Good gear if you have the tenacity to hang on, find it, place it and then keep going. That said there are two hands-off rests, one on Flaky and one on the ramp of Decadence. Superb climbing, the best route on the shield. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Cleaned the nut placements out on this (July 2003). Good gear if you have the tenacity to hang on, find it, place it and then keep going. That said there are two hands-off rests, one on Flaky and one on the ramp of Decadence. Superb climbing, the best route on the shield. |
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O'Grady's Incurable Itch
Grade: E6 7a ***
(Tintwistle Knarr)