LANCASHIRE ROCK

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Cheese Buttress

  • 24 - Klink

    Grade: 4a | First Ascent: (1975-79)
    Rating: 0

    This route takes the wide crack which starts where the ground levels out. The top is loose.

  • 25 - Lancashire Crumbly

    Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1982
    Rating: 0

    Start one metre to the left and climb the slab via a scoop directly to a ledge. Step right and climb the upper crack of Klink to a ledge, then finish up an arête.

  • 26 - Cheese Spread

    Grade: 4a | First Ascent: (1979-83)
    Rating: 0

    Climb the wall just right of the left arête to reach the second ledge. From the next ledge finish up the wall above.

  • 27 - Wensleydale

    Grade: 4a | First Ascent: (1975-79)
    Rating: 0

    The corner is taken direct.

  • 28 - Bat Out of Hell

    Grade: 4c | First Ascent: -1978
    Rating: 0

    Start just left of the corner. Climb the wall and a wide curving crack to a finish up the obvious slanting chimney above.

  • 29 - Delta Dawn

    Grade: 4b | First Ascent: (1975-79)
    Rating: 0

    Start at the next crack left and trend left, then back right to a flake and finish as for Bat Out of Hell.

  • 30 - Big Eyed Beans from Venus

    Grade: 4c | First Ascent: (1975-79)
    Rating: 0

    Four metres left of the corner is a slanting chimney groove at the top. Starting at the right side of `TG` chipped in the rock, climb directly to this groove, then to the top. Care is needed with the rock.

  • 31 - Forte Dicks

    Grade: 5c | First Ascent: (1986-87)
    Rating: 0

    Start at a crack just left of where `TG` has been chipped out of the rock. Climb the crack to a ledge then climb direct to the top using the continuation crack in the wall. From the top ledge, finish up a short crack. This route could become much easier if a couple of loose blocks in the initial crack fall out.

  • 32 - Neon Shuffle

    Grade: 5a | First Ascent: -1978
    Rating: 1

    Climb the arête directly using the thin crack for protection.