LANCASHIRE ROCK

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Bay Two

  • 22 - Hand-jam Crack

    Grade: 4c | First Ascent: -1978
    Rating: 2

    An awkward outing on good jams. Finger men beware! The obvious crack taking an overhang en-route. Good.

  • 23 - Paper Tiger

    Grade: 5b | First Ascent: -1978
    Rating: 0

    A boulder problem start leads to the wall on the right of Hand-jam Crack.

  • 24 - Layaway Wall

    Grade: 5a | First Ascent: (Mid-1970s)
    Rating: 1

    Start at the right arête, move up then go left to the middle of the wall and go over the overhang using flakes and thence the top. Sustained.

  • 25 - After the Ordeal

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

    Follow Layaway Wall to the end of its block then go up the smooth wall above via a shallow scoop.

  • 26 - Diamond Solitaire

    Grade: 5a | First Ascent: -1980
    Rating: 0

    Start as for Layaway Wall. Climb the arête to a hand-traverse line. This leads leftwards to a finish up Hand-jam Crack.

  • 27 - Icarus Ascending

    Grade: 5c | First Ascent: -1981
    Rating: 0

    Start as above but continue up the arête on its left-hand side.

  • 28 - Hidden Corner

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

    Ascend the V-groove and a corner groove.

  • 29 - Star of Sirius

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

    The smooth wall a couple of metres to the right leads to a finish up Hidden Corner.

  • 30 - The Groove

    Grade: | First Ascent: -1978
    Rating: 0

    Right again is a loose groove leading to a blocky finish.

  • 31 - Blunt Arête

    Grade: 4c | First Ascent: -1988
    Rating: 0

    The arête is gained and followed closely.

  • 32 - Tonacliffe Pillar

    Grade: 5b | First Ascent: -1988
    Rating: 0

    The narrow face right of the arête is followed with a difficult move at the start and another on the wall

  • 33 - What`s Left

    Grade: 5b | First Ascent: -1988
    Rating: 0

    The corner and groove to the left of the overhang.

  • 34 - Travelling Light

    Grade: 5b | First Ascent: -1988
    Rating: 0

    The overhang is tackled as directly as possible.

  • 35 - Uncertain Feeling

    Grade: 5b | First Ascent: -1988
    Rating: 0

    The short crack at the right-hand end of the overhanging wall.