Climbs 262
Rocktype Sandstone (hard)
Altitude 235m a.s.l
Faces W
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At 14 years old Theo doesn't even know why it's called Master Blaster. The delicate move before the top out section. © squarecow
Crag features
A superb bouldering location. The routes, other than Rothley Crack, are poorly protected (if at all).
Approach notes
On the Scots Gap - Rothbury road, about 2km north of Scots Gap. The road passes the crag.
Park in the large layby at the crossroads further North or the small (3 cars max) lay by at the Southern end of the outcrop.
DO NOT park on the roadside by the crag blocking gates or access to fields.
| Visited 29/07/2024. There is a lot more parking in a layby available now at the crossroads, probably 5-6+ cars worth.
The walk in is quite overgrown now but still manageable. I'd actually suggest walking (carefully) down the road and hopping the wall opposite the layby in view of Rothley Crag.
Access to Yorkshire 8A, Split Lips, and other boulders in that sector will require a bit of flattening down with a pad.
Rothley Central (i.e. Rothley crag, Doom and gloom) is still accessible but again quite highly overgrown. There was a security guard parked on the road overlooking Rothley Crag who indicated to us that anything beyond Doom and Gloom was unsafe and was to be scaffolded by the council, but we didn't see anything to indicate that's the case so would be good if someone else can corroborate. dillanm - 03/Jul/24 |
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| Agree with the previous poster 100%. Also some the odd grading anomally (it is the County after all) in places and forget the 'limited parking in a shallow layby' at the far end it's asking to get your car clipped. Be wary of the boggy ground on the standard approach, otherwise enjoy! pebblespanker - 26/Jun/15 |
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| Guide book is spot on about two things; the bracken and the landings. In summer this has shoulder high bracken growing next to a lot of the problems so would be more of a winter venue.
Also like Shaftoe it seems people only climb on a few areas so most of the place is very dirty and needs more traffic. With that in mind think about taking a soft brush. pigeonjim - 26/Aug/10 |
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