LANCASHIRE ROCK

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

Upper Left Crag

  • 1 - Fantasia

    Grade: | First Ascent: -1967
    Rating: 1

    Climb the arête that guards the left side of the Steps.

  • 2 - Mr. T

    Grade: 4c | First Ascent: -1967
    Rating: 0

    Climb the corner left of the arête and finish up the slab direct without using holds to the right.

  • 3 - Cruella

    Grade: 4b | First Ascent: -1967
    Rating: 0

    Climb the very blunt rib left of the corner and finish up the slab on initially poor holds.

  • 4 - Silveste

    Grade: | First Ascent: -1967
    Rating: 0

    Climb the corner below the yew. Step to the right of the tree to finish.

  • 5 - Felix

    Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1967
    Rating: 0

    Start directly below the tree and trend slightly left up the wall to the top.

  • 6 - Popeye

    Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1967
    Rating: 0

    Climb the thin flaky crack in the wall just to the right of the chimney.

  • 7 - Olive

    Grade: | First Ascent: -1967
    Rating: 0

    Climb the chimney.

  • 8 - Tom

    Grade: | First Ascent: -1967
    Rating: 0

    Start on the right of the blocks and climb the leftwards-leading cracks then the shallow left-facing corner above.

  • 9 - Jerry

    Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1967
    Rating: 0

    Start at ground level directly behind the blocks and climb the wall on good flake holds.

  • 10 - Fairy Tales

    Grade: | First Ascent: -1967
    Rating: 0

    From a flat block on the left, climb the wall on rounded flakes.