LANCASHIRE ROCK

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

Stile Buttress

  • 1 - Free Stile

    Grade: 4b | First Ascent: -1992
    Rating: 1

    Climb the wall immediately left of the first arête to the break and finish over the bulge on superb pockets.

  • 1a - Jaywalk

    Grade: 5a | First Ascent: -2000
    Rating: 0

    Start between Free Stile and Beacon Lighter and take a direct line from the pointed block.

  • 2 - Beacon Lighter

    Grade: 5a | First Ascent: -1996
    Rating: 0

    Start two metres to the left at a pointed block and climb a short crack to the overlap. Continue on better holds.

  • 3 - Stile Ted Groove

    Grade: | First Ascent: -1996
    Rating: 0

    The broken groove on the left.

  • 4 - Simian

    Grade: | First Ascent: -1996
    Rating: 0

    From the base of the broken groove, climb up and left to gain flakes at the top of the wall.

  • 5 - Stile-ish Arête

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

    The blunt arête on the left is awkward to start.

  • 6 - Which Way

    Grade: | First Ascent: -1996
    Rating: 0

    The wide crack which forms the right corner of a deep recess.

  • 7 - Ming

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

    The stepped crack in the centre of the recess to a runnel at the top.

  • 8 - Wedgewood

    Grade: | First Ascent: -1996
    Rating: 0

    The deep, easy-angled V-groove at the left side of the recess.