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Restricted Access

Fly Wall and Woodcroft Quarry: the current owners have not given permission to climb on this section of crag. If you do climb on this part of the crag, please be careful not to damage any fences in the area.

GO Wall: topping out now allowed year round for all routes from Feline/Jackal leftwards. King Kong ab. bolts removed. No topping out any time for right hand end – ab. stations in place where required. A large rockfall has recently (Jan 2013) been reported at the righthand side of the Pedestal on Go Wall - care should be taken with any remaining loose rock that may still be in place in this area.

North Wall: following a change of ownership of the house above this section of crag, the previous arrangement to exit through it’s garden is not longer possible. Please do not top out on any North Wall routes - only abseil descent from below the top of the crag is allowed. For those who don't wan't to climb above the Great Ledge, an abseil descent can be made from one of the two bolted abseil stations above The Tap or Joe’s Route. Two further abseil stations have been established just below the top of North Wall (using rope slings and rings around trees) allowing the last pitch of the more popular routes to be climbed and an abseil descent to the Great Ledge be made. 

All rock north of the North Buttress and south of Fly Wall is privately owned and all climbing is prohibited.

Seasonal Restrictions

Dates: 1 March to 15 June

Reason: Nesting Birds

Ravens nesting on Wurlitzer. The restriction applies to all routes on Fly Wall between Flypast and Gendarmerie.

Peregrins nesting on North Wall. Avoid top pithes of left hand route (from the great ledge)

67m, 3 pitches. The first pitch is a fairly straightforward but sustained steep crack/groove leading to a fairly committing top section with some loose rock. The third pitch is magnificent; climb carefully up and across for 6 m to get the first gear. Some stiff, well protected pulls lead into the main groove which has some great moves and more than adequate gear up to the break. The top crack looks hard but commit with good jams and layaways and it soon eases.

Ticklists

Extreme 2018 , Wye Valley 10 x 10 , Coronation Street , Bristol Crack School , Wye Valley Starred E1-E3

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tom.wp6 31 Mar Show βeta
βeta: Tat for belay on top of pedestal could do with replacing
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βeta: Tat for belay on top of pedestal could do with replacing
BStar 5 Jun, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: Nesting birds on the top break (where this route meets Burning Giraffe), best avoided for now.
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βeta: Nesting birds on the top break (where this route meets Burning Giraffe), best avoided for now.
Derek Ryden 21 Apr, 2019 Show βeta
βeta: Good climb, which the guidebook should split into two separate climbs, as they are completely separate and very different from each other.
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βeta: Good climb, which the guidebook should split into two separate climbs, as they are completely separate and very different from each other.

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Grade: E1 5b ***
(Wintour's Leap)

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