LANCASHIRE ROCK

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

Stubby Pedestal Area

  • 8 - Question Mark

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

    Directly behind the stubby pedestal, step up to a right-leaning, block-filled crack and climb it to a ledge at six metres. Traverse right (loose) to the crack of Unreal City, go up to the girdle break and back left to the yew tree stance. Finish behind this.

  • 9 - Unreal City

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

    Just beyond the stubby pedestal there is a rock-fall scar at half-height beneath a prominent roof. Climb to the roof then continue up a deep crack to the girdle break. Pass the overhang with a long reach for a good jug.

  • 10 - Nomad

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

    Start just to the right of the rock-fall scar; pass the small, lower overhang with difficulty. Continue directly to the girdle and step right into a finishing a groove.

  • 11 - Celebration Day

    Grade: 4c | First Ascent: (Pre-1979)
    Rating: 1

    Three metres farther right and about eight metres before the cave there are two opposing flakes just below the girdle break. Climb up to these and move left to finish up groove of Nomad.

  • 12 - Curlew Calling

    Grade: 4a | First Ascent: (Pre-1979)
    Rating: 1

    Start immediately to the right and climb an obvious groove and the wall above to the roof. Step right across Elusive Valentine and finish up a short, easy groove.

  • 13 - Elusive Valentine

    Grade: 4c | First Ascent: (Pre-1979)
    Rating: 1

    Climb the thin, right-leaning crack in the wall on the other side of the arĂȘte with difficulty, and continue straight up the wall. Pull over the jutting rib above the girdle break on large holds and finish up the rib over poor rock.

  • 14 - In the Wake of Poseidon

    Grade: 5c | First Ascent: (Pre-1979)
    Rating: 0

    A large rock-fall, of which the scars can still be seen, has completely changed the upper part of this route; the upper wall is still friable. Climb a shallow flake/groove two metres to the left of the cave, then the wall above, a little to the left of the cave. From the girdle break, finish up the groove above as for Curlew.