LANCASHIRE ROCK

1 - Hookworm

Grade: 4b | First Ascent: -1978
Rating: 0

The left side of the wall is marked by a detached pedestal with an old drill embedded at its base. The route takes this crack.

2 - Strangle

Grade: 4b | First Ascent: -1986
Rating: 0

One and a half metres right. The series of irregular cracks.

3 - Tangle

Grade: 5a | First Ascent: -1986
Rating: 0

On the right there is an obvious overlap at three metres. Mantel over this, then continue up the wall above.

4 - Wangle

Grade: 4b | First Ascent: -1978
Rating: 0

The obvious wide crack.

5 - Criminal Neglect

Grade: 5a | First Ascent: -1986
Rating: 1

An interesting traverse of the buttress. Climb Wangle until the crack widens, then traverse the thin horizontal crack until it is possible to finish up Arête-Toi.

6 - Dangle

Grade: 5c | First Ascent: -1986
Rating: 0

Just to the left of the lowest point on the wall is a crack with a triangular hole below the break. Climb to the break, then go up the thin crack system above.

7 - Mangle

Grade: 5a | First Ascent: -1981
Rating: 1

Starting at the lowest point on the wall, climb a very thin crack to the break, then continue parallel to Dangle up indefinite cracks.

8 - Gaffer

Grade: 4c | First Ascent: -1978
Rating: 0

Start two metres to the right at twin cracks, then climb the crack/groove above.

9 - Marie, Marie

Grade: 5b | First Ascent: -1981
Rating: 2

Fine climbing up the thin crack just left of the arête (peg).

10 - Arête-Toi

Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1978
Rating: 1

The arête direct (peg).

11 - Weezy Wonk

Grade: | First Ascent: -1978
Rating: 0

Start just right of Arête-Toi, and follow stepped ledges to the top.

12 - Scrabble

Grade: | First Ascent: -1978
Rating: 0

Four metres right of the arête is a groove. Climb the right edge of this.

13 - Blinkers

Grade: 5a | First Ascent: (1979-83)
Rating: 1

The centre of the wall just to the right, finishing over the bulge on hidden holds.

14 - Old Granny Glass

Grade: 4a | First Ascent: (1979-83)
Rating: 0

The thin crack just to the right.

15 - The Evil Fencepost

Grade: 4c | First Ascent: (1986-87)
Rating: 0

Start directly below a triangular overhang at the top of the crag and climb the wall, finishing to the left of the top overhang.

16 - Withnell Arête

Grade: | First Ascent: -1996
Rating: 0

Start slightly right and at a lower level, immediately below a stepped arête at the left side of a smooth wall. Climb the wall directly to the arête, then finish easily.

17 - Factory Gate

Grade: 5b | First Ascent: -1987
Rating: 0

Start farther right at a higher level and climb the wall on its left past a finger-slot and finish through a small overlap.

18 - The Factory Syndicate

Grade: 5c | First Ascent: -1987
Rating: 0

Climb the centre of the wall, crossing the left-hand end of a ledge.

19 - Lock Out

Grade: 4c | First Ascent: -1996
Rating: 0

Start just to the right and climb a thin crack and the overhang above.

20 - Exercise One

Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1987
Rating: 0

Start up the corner and hand-traverse left across the break and ledge to finish up Withnell Arête.

- There is also a low-level traverse from The Factory Syndicate back to the first route with some 5b climbing.

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