LANCASHIRE ROCK

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Wall of Grooves

  • 55 - Black Wall

    Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1981
    Rating: 0

    Follow the left edge of the wall.

  • 56 - Tit Bit

    Grade: 4c | First Ascent: -1989
    Rating: 0

    Climb the overhang just to the right and continue direct.

  • 57 - Tidemark

    Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1981
    Rating: 0

    The right end of the wall, starting under a left-leaning overhang.

  • 58 - Kebab

    Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1981
    Rating: 0

    The first groove three metres to the right.

  • 59 - Babke

    Grade: | First Ascent: -1981
    Rating: 0

    The next break and corner.

  • 60 - Play it Again Sam

    Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1981
    Rating: 0

    The thin crack and right-slanting groove, about one metre right.

  • 61 - Hart to Hart

    Grade: | First Ascent: -1981
    Rating: 0

    Farther right start at a heart chiselled into the rock. Climb to a grassy ledge then take the corner above.

  • 62 - Sam

    Grade: | First Ascent: -1981
    Rating: 0

    About one metre to the right, ascend the crack and corner.

  • 63 - Mas

    Grade: | First Ascent: -1981
    Rating: 0

    The crack and corner on the right, starting on a higher grass ledge.

  • 64 - Casablanca

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

    Follow the left-slanting crack through some small overhangs and finish up a jamming crack above.

  • 65 - Buttertoe Wall

    Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1967
    Rating: 1

    Climb the crack and hanging flake direct. Strenuous.

  • 66 - Ankle Strap

    Grade: 5a | First Ascent: -1989
    Rating: 0

    Start as for Buttertoe Wall and ascend to an obvious traverse line, then follow this and finish up Latentest.

  • 67 - Cheese Balls

    Grade: 5c | First Ascent: -1989
    Rating: 0

    Climb directly up the wall/pillar right of Buttertoe Wall.