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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.

Peregrines nesting on North Wall. Avoid top pitches of Left Hand Route (from the great ledge)

 

NOTICE: 30th April 2024 - Peregrines have been reported to be nesting on King King. Please avoid this area of the crag. It is likely that the crag restriction will be amended once it is confirmed if this is North Wall pair, or an additional pair.

38m. A few metres to the left of Loan Shark is a large cave. Start in the centre of the cave.

From the cave floor mantle up onto the dusty ledge on the right. Traverse right along the ledge to the arete, a thin crack and the first gear. Move up the rib to a peg. Now using caution, move up and left through a patch of poor rock, and attain a bridged position above the apex of the cave. Now move over the roof past an old flattened staple bolt. Continue over more steep rock to an easing under a final overhang (keeping to the right of VapourWare). Pull over the final roof keeping away from the line of flattened staple bolts to the right (Foot in Mouth?). The climb now joins VapourWare after its flake crack and finishes at its two bolt belay.

Route was cleaned on abseil then lead climbed with all protection placed on the lead apart from the peg. None of the old flattened staple bolts in close proximity to the climb were used but they could be threaded. Plenty of natural gear.

Gavin Cytlau, Georgie Weatherley. 09/Aug/2014.

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Grade: E3 6a ***
(Wintour's Leap)

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