This site is a digital copy of the 1997 BMC guidebook to rock climbing in Lancashire
Grade: 5b | First Ascent: -1978
Rating: 1
From a ledge at the right side of the buttress, use a sloping ledge to gain then climb the shallow, right-facing groove in the leaning wall.
Grade: | First Ascent: -1977
Rating: 0
The chimney on the left.
Grade: 6c | First Ascent: -1986
Rating: 2
Start at a line of hanging flakes just over one metre left of the unclimbed groove. Power up the flakes passing several overlaps to the crux just under the top (sky hook runner).
Grade: 5a | First Ascent: -1978
Rating: 1
The conspicuous, steep crack three metres to the left is climbed to a difficult finish.
Grade: 4b | First Ascent: -1977
Rating: 0
Start up the left side of the jutting rib and finish up the corner on the left, as for Oates.
Grade: 4b | First Ascent: -1979
Rating: 0
Climb the corner on the left.
Grade: 6a | First Ascent: -1991
Rating: 0
This route has not yet been re-ascended since the bottom was re-excavated. Climb Amundsen for three metres, then step right and climb the wall above by a thin crack.
Grade: 5b | First Ascent: -1977
Rating: 1
The classic jamming crack on the left. A typical strenuous gritstone crack, which at no point seems to be the right width.
Grade: 4b | First Ascent: -1977
Rating: 0
The shallow groove on the left.