LANCASHIRE ROCK

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

Alcove Area

  • 12 - Wall Climb

    Grade: | First Ascent: -1967
    Rating: 0

    Climb the centre of the short wall; stiff moves for the grade.

  • 13 - Twixt

    Grade: 5a | First Ascent: -1967
    Rating: 1

    The square arête is climbed on its left side. Good.

  • 14 - Windy Wall

    Grade: 5b | First Ascent: -1979
    Rating: 1

    The right side of the arête has a hard start.

  • 15 - Double Mantel

    Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1967
    Rating: 0

    Climb the ledges on the right, finishing up the final crack of The Crab.

  • 16 - The Crab

    Grade: 4c | First Ascent: -1967
    Rating: 0

    Climb the two converging cracks from an alcove, to a move left on to a ledge. Finish up the crack above.

  • 17 - Creepy Crab

    Grade: 4c | First Ascent: -1967
    Rating: 0

    Follow The Crab to the large ledge then traverse right to another ledge and finish via a mantel.

  • 18 - Layback Crack

    Grade: 5a | First Ascent: -1967
    Rating: 2

    An attractive line that leads one on. The steep ramp is climbed to hard moves round the overhang to finish.

  • 19 - Starters

    Grade: | First Ascent: -1967
    Rating: 1

    The obvious stepped corner gives an awkward problem at its grade.