LANCASHIRE ROCK

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

The Roadworks

  • 27 - Layby

    Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1995
    Rating: 0

    The obvious right-leaning chimney crack.

  • 28 - Cat`s-eyes

    Grade: 5a | First Ascent: -1995
    Rating: 1

    From blocks at the left side of the leaning wall, pull up right to a thin crack, then make a surprisingly awkward move to gain the ledge and finish easily up the corner groove.

  • 29 - Canine Crawl

    Grade: 5b | First Ascent: (1973-74/1995)
    Rating: 1

    [16] From the right side of the leaning wall follow a curving flake and move up to a handhold on a block on the arĂȘte at half-height. Step right and finish up the obvious jamming crack. Strenuous.

  • 30 - Stronstrey Corner

    Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1995
    Rating: 0

    The corner that bounds the overhanging wall on its right. Exit to the right at the top.

  • 31 - Boredom

    Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1981
    Rating: 0

    Climb Stronstrey Corner to the horizontal break at half-height and follow this rightwards to a pedestal just past Max Factor. Finish up the corner on the left.

  • 32 - Flake Crack

    Grade: | First Ascent: -1975
    Rating: 0

    [15] The deep crack three metres to the right, which forms the right side of a large flake.

  • 33 - Muddy

    Grade: 4b | First Ascent: -1981
    Rating: 0

    [14] The crack one metre right, which can be muddy.

  • 34 - The Max Factor

    Grade: 4c | First Ascent: -1981
    Rating: 0

    [13] Cracks in the blunt arĂȘte just to the right.