LANCASHIRE ROCK

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

Square Buttress

  • 68 - Fairy Arête

    Grade: 4c | First Ascent: -1958
    Rating: 0

    The left arête, with an easy start and a thin finish.

  • 95 - Squaring the Circle

    Grade: 5a | First Ascent: -1983
    Rating: 0

    Climb the left-hand wall of Square Buttress about one metre left of the arête on the left wall.

  • 69 - Trundle Groove

    Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1963
    Rating: 0

    The groove to a ledge, then finish up the wall.

  • 96 - Bung

    Grade: 5a | First Ascent: -1975
    Rating: 1

    Climb directly up the left-hand side of the arête with a long stretch for a ledge at six metres. Very hard to start.

  • 70 - Scoop Wall

    Grade: 4c | First Ascent: -1974
    Rating: 0

    The flake immediately to the right. Finish direct.

  • 97 - Square Buttress

    Grade: 4c | First Ascent: (Pre-1965)
    Rating: 2

    Trend leftwards up the front face of the buttress to a wide horizontal pocket. The step into the `eye` is awkward and is facilitated using a small right fingerhold. From the incut ledge climb the overhangs direct.

  • 71 - Final Corner

    Grade: | First Ascent: (Early 1960s)
    Rating: 0

    The cracks in the centre of the buttress, finishing up a groove.

  • 98 - Last Ridge

    Grade: | First Ascent: (Pre-1965)
    Rating: 0

    Climb straight up a broken ridge.

  • 99 - The Last Fling

    Grade: 4c | First Ascent: (Pre-1965)
    Rating: 0

    The undercut nose to the right is climbed direct.