LANCASHIRE ROCK

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

Death Sentence Area

  • 17 - Death Sentence

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

    Climb the wall just left of the thin crack, then after about three metres traverse right to a flake on Cinderella and finish on the right.

  • 18 - Hammerhead

    Grade: 4c | First Ascent: -1982
    Rating: 0

    Climb the thin crack in the wall to ledges, then finish over these.

  • 19 - Cinderella Man

    Grade: 5a | First Ascent: -1982
    Rating: 0

    Climb directly up the slab via a thin crack to a flake, either step right and finish easily over grass (preferable) or finish directly above the flake.

  • 20 - Sovereign

    Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1982
    Rating: 0

    Gain and climb the grooveline on the right side of the slab.

  • 21 - Krishna Consciousness

    Grade: 4c | First Ascent: -1982
    Rating: 0

    Start farther right, in the base of the pit. Climb a series of ledges to a move right to gain a finger crack. Follow this to a grassy finish.