Climbs 42
Rocktype Rhyolite
Altitude 350m a.s.l
Faces all
Mardale Head Boulders from the approach path © clams
Crag features
A concentrated boulder field in a picturesque setting just 15 minutes from the road. Features a good range of grades and styles. Recently developed (Summer 2021) but with some open project lines this venue deserves more work and attention. Landings are good but can be damp. Best problems include the classic Gimme Shelter (7a) and the eye-catching Mardale Original (6a).
Approach notes
From the parking at the end of the Haweswater road, head up the path towards Gatescarth Pass. After 10 minutes and a steepening take a kissing gate on the R into grassland and follow a smaller path (wet in places) which descends slightly to the boulders. Total approach time: 15 minutes.
| 8 April 2025:
You spoiled my day, you ignorant f**kwits - whoever you are.
There was a distinct smell of human shit around the Ogee Block this afternoon. Brush your tick marks off, don't leave your used finger tape (either under the Ogee Block or on the track back to the car park) and don't use the place as a f**king toilet. tim carruthers - 08/Apr/25 |
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| Thanks for this info. If you have any additions or amendments, just let me know. clams - 23/Jul/21 |
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| Nice to see these blocks get some attention. Matt Wilkes and I climbed quite a few lines c.2001 before the foot and mouth outbreak. Petegunn - 22/Jul/21 |
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