Restricted Access
Seasonal Restrictions
Dates: 15 February to 31 May
Reason: Nesting Birds
Signed restriction applies to Central and Right-Hand Buttresses.
The Left-Hand Buttress is not restricted, but please only use the descent on the left side of the crag (looking in) and whilst approaching, move quickly and quietly until under the LH Buttress to avoid disturbing the birds.
Please report any observations of nesting ravens on the crag to access@thebmc.co.uk
Rockfax Description
Absorbing climbing above good gear. Start at the overhanging right-facing corner. Climb the awkward corner to where it eases and pull out left to a ledge. Continue up to join the groove again then head leftwards to the lower break. Traverse right to a flake-line in the wall above. Head up the flake then make some thin moves up left to the upper break. Pull over the overhang above and finish up a narrow corner. © Rockfax
UKC Logbook Description
Varied and interesting climbing up the centre of the face, with cruxes of escalating difficulty. Squirm up the rather traditional groove until spat out leftwards onto a good flake. Bold and delicate moves above this lead to the continuation of the groove and SB break above. Swing right into the undercut flake, then move left and up or up and left to eventually reach the next break and steady pullover into the finishing groove.
Ticklists
Turbo-Punter's Tradification , Three star lakes E4s
Feedback
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| JJ Spooner | 8 Aug, 2022 |
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βeta: Be careful! We removed an enormous loose block from just below the Ab point. Seems safe enough now but there is some loose rock about. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Be careful! We removed an enormous loose block from just below the Ab point. Seems safe enough now but there is some loose rock about. |
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| John Kettle | 20 Sep, 2021 |
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βeta: Replaced the ab tat and snaplink with a static rope and stainless ring provided by Cumbria Bolt Fund. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Replaced the ab tat and snaplink with a static rope and stainless ring provided by Cumbria Bolt Fund. |
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| Misha | 9 Sep, 2021 |
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βeta: Save a green cam for the crux. Not a great placement but seemed to hold. A green Totem might be better? Took sky hooks but didn’t think they were needed. | ||
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βeta: Save a green cam for the crux. Not a great placement but seemed to hold. A green Totem might be better? Took sky hooks but didn’t think they were needed. |
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| Misha | 9 Sep, 2021 |
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βeta: In situ an tat and crab on the belay flake (taken from the dubious perched block just right). | βeta? | |
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βeta: In situ an tat and crab on the belay flake (taken from the dubious perched block just right). |
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Logged Ascents
Guidebooks for Iron Crag
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Mother Courage
Grade: E4 6a ***
(Pavey Ark)