Restricted Access
The BMC Access Fund and Patagonia equipment funded footpath stabilisation work at the crag in early 2000.
16 October 2020 - The parking for Shepherds Crag at Lodore Farm is closed. Please look to park elsewhere: Kettlewell or Bowderstone car parks , bus from Keswick or cycle. We need to respectful of the owner’s decision. The Lakes area access reps are hoping to meet with the owner soon.
03 January 2023 - Rockfall reported "I was walking below shepherds crag on Jan 1st, and found what appears to be a very recent rockfall.
I don't know the crag, so can't tell you what route it was near, but walking from the south of the crag it was just before the path starts to drop steeply near the north end.
It was dusk, so I couldn't see where the rock had fallen from (low down, or higher up), but it seemed to have a smashed tree associated with the debris. Main block was probably 2m x 1.5m x 1.5m approx. No idea if routes are affected at all, but I suspect that the area needs to be inspected by someone competent in the area of safety/stability of rock."
Update to follow once area has been investigated.
Rockfax Description
The vertical, well defined corner is a fine line that is hard in its lower reaches. Climb the initially difficult corner and either finish up the top pitch of Brown Slabs Arete, or abseil off. © Rockfax
UKC Logbook Description
Worth e1 for first bit,once around the bulge it's about (H)VS. Top quality route on a stunning line.
USBRIT writes: On the first ascent Ross led it in Gimmer hiking boots as the Woolworth two shillings and six pence gym shoes were not great on the small sharp holds.Apart from pulling out clumps of heather on abseil the climb was led on sight.The only protection was one piton just above the crux.The crack below the crux was too big for the available pitons of that time.
paul ross,p whitwell 02/Oct/1955.
Ticklists
Shepherd's Crag - top 25 , My List , Caffs 100 Lakeland Extremes , ROCKFAX Lake District: Top 50 , A Lakeland Apprenticeship , Lakeland E1 Classics , Turbo-Punter's Tradification , UK Trad , ROCKFAX TOP 50s upto e3 , Ewans bug lakes ticklist , Cumbria for the Recreational User
Feedback
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| Stanley | 10 Sep |
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βeta: Thank god it eases off after the first bit. Good gear and enjoyable climbing. Sweat dripping off my nose most of the way up! | ||
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βeta: Thank god it eases off after the first bit. Good gear and enjoyable climbing. Sweat dripping off my nose most of the way up! |
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| C Witter | 5 Apr, 2022 |
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βeta: A compelling line. The two in situ nuts mentioned in previous comments are shot: rusted wires have snapped. Can be done as one pitch to the top. I feel it's fair and sustained at E1 - not soft. There are easier, as well as harder, routes at the grade. But, great gear and rests between harder sequences make it a good first Lakes E1. | βeta? | |
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βeta: A compelling line. The two in situ nuts mentioned in previous comments are shot: rusted wires have snapped. Can be done as one pitch to the top. I feel it's fair and sustained at E1 - not soft. There are easier, as well as harder, routes at the grade. But, great gear and rests between harder sequences make it a good first Lakes E1. |
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| Jon Tweedlie | 26 Aug, 2019 |
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βeta: Fixed pieces may as well be bolts as they are so good. Also don’t do the garbage 2nd pitch. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Fixed pieces may as well be bolts as they are so good. Also don’t do the garbage 2nd pitch. |
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| Christabel Goode | 7 May, 2019 |
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βeta: Probably good to do in 2 pitches not 1 (pair in front of us did in 1 and regretted it because of the rope drag) | βeta? | |
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βeta: Probably good to do in 2 pitches not 1 (pair in front of us did in 1 and regretted it because of the rope drag) |
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Logged Ascents
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Night of the Hot Pies
Grade: E1 5b ***
(Cathedral Quarry/Black Hole)