This site is a digital copy of the 1997 BMC guidebook to rock climbing in Lancashire
Grade: | First Ascent: -1972
Rating: 0
Start three metres left of the easy way down the short end wall, and follow an easy line of ledges left to finish up Strega.
Grade: | First Ascent: -1972
Rating: 0
Start in the corner on the left which contains two overhangs, and climb the wall just right of this corner.
Grade: 4b | First Ascent: -1991
Rating: 0
Start up a thin crack three metres right of the corner and climb the wall directly to the terrace.
Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1970
Rating: 0
Climb the corner to the terrace at nine metres, then move right for two metres and climb to the top via a series of three strenuous mantels.
Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1970
Rating: 0
Climb the corner of Advocaat to the terrace, then step left and continue to a higher ledge on the right. Finish more easily.
Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1972
Rating: 0
Climb the corner of Advocaat to the terrace, then traverse left to the arête and climb this.
Grade: 5c | First Ascent: -1986
Rating: 0
Climb the arête left of the corner and finish up Grand Marnier.
Grade: 4b | First Ascent: -1972
Rating: 2
A fine line up the next corner, passing four overhangs.
Grade: 5b | First Ascent: -1972
Rating: 1
Climb the groove two metres left, to a peg below the capping overhang. Move up and right to a small ledge, and from the right of this continue with difficulty, until at nine metres a good flake handhold ends the difficulties. Finish more easily, passing the final overhang on the left.
Grade: 6a | First Ascent: -1986
Rating: 1
Gain an obvious slot at three metres, then continue with difficulty past a peg to gain the final flake crack on The Effect of Alcohol and finish up this.
Grade: 5c | First Ascent: -1975
Rating: 1
Climb the deep corner, with a fallen pedestal below it, to the roof. Move right under the roof and finish up the thin layback crack.
Grade: 6a | First Ascent: -1984
Rating: 0
From the foot of Effects of Alcohol, move awkwardly left round the arête, then climb the wall on sloping holds and a thin crack above (peg) to a small ledge. Move right and finish up the centre of the wall above the roof.
Grade: 6c | First Ascent: -1991
Rating: 0
A direct line up the central wall. Climb past a detached-looking block to the obvious horizontal break at two-thirds-height (peg). Make a hard move from this, using an undercut and thin edges, to reach an obvious jug below the large ledge. Finish up Kümmel.
Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1967
Rating: 0
In the centre of Liqueur Wall is a deep corner; climb this past a large ledge to an even larger ledge at its top. From the right of this ledge climb up a prominent flake then finish easily.
Grade: 4b | First Ascent: -1987
Rating: 1
From the second large ledge on Kümmel, step back left across the corner and finish up a slim corner above.
Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1987
Rating: 0
From the second large ledge on Kümmel, step back left across the corner and continue leftwards until it is possible to finish up the left-hand corner.
Grade: 5c | First Ascent: (1968/1978)
Rating: 1
Start three metres to the left and climb cracks to a ledge, then step right and climb the crack which bounds the overhang on its right, until a step left can be made on to the wall above the overhang. Finish direct.
Grade: 6b | First Ascent: -1984
Rating: 0
A serious undertaking. The striking arête on the left, with a peg in Maraschino.
Grade: 6a | First Ascent: (1972/1979)
Rating: 2
A good-looking line, which lives up to expectations. The thin crack which splits the narrow wall on the left. At three-quarters-height move right, then finish up the arête.
Grade: 6a | First Ascent: -1987
Rating:
From the top of the crack, continue up a series of breaks to the top. A worthy alternative to the normal finish.
Grade: 4c | First Ascent: -1972
Rating: 0
The deep, orange corner on the left of Liqueur Wall.
Grade: 5c | First Ascent: -1984
Rating: 1
Takes the crack between Tia Maria and Cirrhosis. Start up the crack three metres left of Tia Maria to the right side of a large ledge and climb the crack in the leaning wall above.
Grade: 5b | First Ascent: -1979
Rating: 0
Farther left is a short arête leading to a large ledge. Climb the crack on the right of this to the ledge, just below a groove which forms the right side of a pointed tower. Climb this groove to the top (in-situ peg).
Grade: 4b | First Ascent: -1972
Rating: 1
Climb the short, thin groove on the left of the arête to the ledge. From the right-hand side of this ledge, follow a right-leaning ramp to the top.
Grade: 4c | First Ascent: -1968
Rating: 0
Start at the extreme left, below a large square-cut recess. Gain the recess and exit on the right to a large ledge. Traverse right then climb the obvious corner.
Grade: 5a | First Ascent:
Rating:
From the recess, exit left to the ledge. Ascend a groove and go diagonally rightwards to the top section of Sloe Gin.
Grade: 4b,4c | First Ascent: -1973
Rating: 0
A girdle of Liqueur Wall.
Grade: 4b | First Ascent:
Rating:
Ascend Strega for a couple of metres, then traverse left under the second overhang, and continue at this level to Crème de Menthe. Surmount the overhang above, then go diagonally left to a small ledge just left of the top of The Effect of Alcohol. Traverse along this until it is possible to drop down to a large ledge on Kümmel. Step left on to another ledge and belay on the left side of this.
Grade: 4c | First Ascent:
Rating:
Tension left to the arête, then go round this to the deep corner. Ascend the corner to a horizontal crack which leads to the base of the ramp of Goldwasser, then finish up this.