LANCASHIRE ROCK

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

Black Maria Area

  • 1 - Black Maria

    Grade: | First Ascent: -1977
    Rating: 0

    The centre of the first buttress is taken on the left.

  • 2 - Left Chimney

    Grade: | First Ascent: -1982
    Rating: 0

    The loose (as most routes here are!) chimney just to the right.

  • 3 - Lord Foul`s Bane

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

    A difficult boulder problem. Start up the centre of the next buttress, then easier climbing leads to the break above.

  • 4 - White Maria

    Grade: 4a | First Ascent: (Pre-1986)
    Rating: 0

    The short crack right of Lord Foul`s Bane leads to the break, then step left to join and finish up that route.

  • 5 - Time Bandits

    Grade: | First Ascent: -1982
    Rating: 0

    An unfortunate line which should never have been climbed in the first place, it takes a nondescript line up the choss right of White Maria.