LANCASHIRE ROCK

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

Roof Area

  • 0a - Halloween Outing

    Grade: 5b | First Ascent: -1999
    Rating: 0

    Start two metres left of Critical friend. A difficult start using flake side holds leads to easier moves above.

  • 0b - Critical Friend

    Grade: 5b | First Ascent: -1999
    Rating: 0

    Just left of a shallow, square-cut chimney a short crack finishes in the middle of the wall. Follow this crack and continue to the top. A Friend 0 is useful.

  • 0c - Pagan Ritual

    Grade: 4a | First Ascent: -1999
    Rating: 0

    Start six metres left of Uclid, just left of a groove containing a tree. Climb steeply on good holds until a move left leads to a finish up the centre of the wall.

  • 1 - Uclid

    Grade: 5a | First Ascent: -1992
    Rating: 1

    Start just to the left of the yew. Climb the wall leftwards to a crack then move right and finish direct.

  • 1a - Slapester

    Grade: | First Ascent: -1999
    Rating: 0

    Start immediately behind the yew tree and follow the crack over a small bulge.

  • 2 - The Slickrock Trail

    Grade: 5b | First Ascent: -1992
    Rating: 0

    Climb the bulging lower wall then move left and pull into the hanging corner at the left of the large roof to finish.

  • 3 - Big Job

    Grade: 5c | First Ascent: -1992
    Rating: 0

    Ascend the broken groove leading to the obvious roof crack (crux) and a less-demanding wall above.

  • 4 - First Past the Post

    Grade: 4b | First Ascent: -1992
    Rating: 0

    The wall and right-facing groove which bound the roof on its right.

  • 5 - Party Politics

    Grade: 5a | First Ascent: -1992
    Rating: 0

    Two metres to the right is another groove with a small tree near the top. Use flake cracks on the right to enter the groove.

  • 6 - White Groove

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

    The deep groove on the right.

  • 7 - Crusher Run

    Grade: 4c | First Ascent: -1992
    Rating: 0

    Start just to the right and climb to a small overlap, then finish up the cracked wall above.

  • 8 - Slim Groove

    Grade: 4b | First Ascent: -1997
    Rating: 1

    Climb the slim groove on the right and finish up the wall above.