Dale Quarry is a big excavation that actually includes Blue Yonder as well although for climbers it refers only to the fine clean wall at it southeastern end. The wall became a hotspot in the mid 1980s when Seb Grieve, Simon Lee and Phil Dickens added the splendidly named Handy Wallhole as a superb E5. A few more routes were added afterwards but the quarry failed to get much attention with rumours of it being filled in not helping. It took almost 30 years for it to be re-discovered which happened in the summer of 2019. Taking a sport approach enabled the existing blank walls to be developed although the ones which have been done are hard and there are some fierce projects remaining. There will certainly be some new developments here although the extent of the quality rock isn't that great.
Order | Climb | Buttress | Stars | Grade |
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1 |
Steampunk | Dale Quarry Routes | 2 | 7b+ |
2 |
Last Act of Defiance | Dale Quarry Routes | 1 | 7a+ |
3 |
Anxious Moments | Dale Quarry Routes | E2 5b | |
4 |
Runaway Van | Dale Quarry Routes | 1 | 6c |
5 |
Future in Ruins | Dale Quarry Routes | E2 5c | |
6 |
The Velvet Underground | Dale Quarry Routes | E4 6a | |
7 |
Passion Wagon | Dale Quarry Routes | 2 | 7b+ |
8 |
Underground Resistance | Dale Quarry Routes | 3 | 7b+ |
9 |
Handy Wallhole | Dale Quarry Routes | 3 | 7a |
10 |
Pop Art | Dale Quarry Routes | 2 | 6b+ |
11 |
Charlotte Rampline | Dale Quarry Routes | 1 | E3 5c |
12 |
Ascent Given | Dale Quarry Routes | 3 | 7c |
13 |
Vaguely Artistic | Dale Quarry Routes | E3 6a | |
14 |
Autist or Artist? | Dale Quarry Routes | 2 | 7b+ |
15 |
Higher Ominous Bush | Dale Quarry Routes | 2 | 7b |
16 |
Rose of Avalanche | Dale Quarry Routes | 1 | 6b+ |
17 |
Guns and Roses | Dale Quarry Routes | 1 | 6b |
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