LANCASHIRE ROCK

This site is a digital copy of the 1997 BMC guidebook to rock climbing in Lancashire

Erect Pedestal Area

  • 1 - Shooting Star

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

    Previously, incorrectly named Superstar. Seven metres to the right of the stone wall is a corner split by a deep crack. Climb the centre of the wall on its left, to a shattered bulge, then step left to avoid this and finish to the right of the twisted yew tree.

  • 2 - Whitebeam

    Grade: | First Ascent: -1995
    Rating: 0

    The deep crack in the corner.

  • 3 - Lemming`s Ville

    Grade: 4c | First Ascent: (Pre-1979)
    Rating: 0

    Between the corner and the erect pedestal on the right is a right-leaning crack which leads to a bottomless groove. Climb the crack, or the enjoyable slab on its right, into the groove. The upper reaches are yew-shadowed, but surprisingly clean and pleasant.

  • 4 - Holly Throttled Groove

    Grade: | First Ascent: (Pre-1979)
    Rating: 0

    A poor route in the back wall of the bay behind the erect pedestal and obvious by its name.

  • 5 - The Bermuda Triangle

    Grade: 5b | First Ascent: -1981
    Rating: 0

    Climb the bottomless corner and the hanging crack in the grooved arĂȘte on the right of the pedestal, then step right at the top to a bolt belay. Abseil descent to avoid damage to vegetation.

  • 5a - Armadillo

    Grade: 5a | First Ascent: -2001
    Rating: 0

    Start at the left side of the white wall of Armada below the small roof a three metres. Pull over the roof and climb the square-cut pilar above, then finish over the bulge at a short crack. Bolt belay.

  • 6 - Armada

    Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1981
    Rating: 1

    Start three metres farther right and climb the centre of the white wall to hanging flakes. Then climb these to a bolt belay. Abseil descent to avoid damage to vegetation.

  • 7 - Sandfly

    Grade: | First Ascent: -1995
    Rating: 0

    Climb the wide crack and groove in the angle to a ledge on top of the block on the left.