This huge quarry is hidden just off the Cromford to Buxton road, in the depths of the Via Gellia, and has some towering brown walls which offer some of the tallest quarry faces in the Peak. The route Too Monsterosity is a huge single 45m pitch and many of the others on the Monster Wall are at least 30m high. Sadly much of this wall suffers from loose rock, seepage in winter and a general dustiness which makes climbing hard and dirty work. If it ever cleaned up then the routes may well be magnificent but in their current state, they are too dusty to be considered classics. In contrast to this is the shorter Marble Wall, and its neighbour Morsel Wall, located on the other side of the quarry. Here you will find some mid-grade routes which dry rapidly and are relatively clean. With the current access difficulties, and the state of some of the rock, it is unlikely that the place will ever see much activity although Marble Wall is certainly worth a look if you are passing.
Order | Climb | Buttress | Stars | Grade |
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1 |
You've Been Tangoed | Monster Wall | 7a+ | |
2 |
Orange Rising | Monster Wall | 7a | |
3 |
Repeeled | Monster Wall | 7b | |
4 |
Unpeeled | Monster Wall | 1 | 7a+ |
5 |
The Orangeman | Monster Wall | 6c+ | |
6 |
The Dawning of the Three | Monster Wall | 6a+ | |
7 |
No Dawn Chorus | Monster Wall | 6a+ | |
8 |
Orange Outang | Monster Wall | 7a+ | |
9 |
Clockwork Orange | Monster Wall | 7a | |
10 |
Orange Alert | Monster Wall | 6c | |
11 |
Black and Blue | Monster Wall | 6c | |
12 |
On Stream | Monster Wall | 7a | |
13 |
The Streaming Dream | Monster Wall | 1 | 7a+ |
14 |
Streamline | Monster Wall | 1 | 7b |
15 |
A Drip Round the Ear | Monster Wall | 7a | |
16 |
A Drip off the Old Block | Monster Wall | 6a+ | |
17 |
Cause Cerebre | Monster Wall | 1 | 7b |
18 |
Sandstone Story | Monster Wall | 6b+ | |
19 |
Sandsite | Monster Wall | 6b+ | |
20 |
In the End | Monster Wall | 7a+ | |
21 |
Raven Calling | Monster Wall | 7a | |
22 |
Duck Attack | Monster Wall | 6a+ | |
23 |
Pinching the Bird Pooh | Monster Wall | 7a | |
24 |
The Prowl Owl | Monster Wall | 7a | |
25 |
Godzilla | Monster Wall | 1 | 7b |
26 |
Too Monsterosity | Monster Wall | 1 | 7a |
1 |
Dog Tooth Wall | Marble Wall | 6c | |
2 |
Shatterproof | Marble Wall | 6c+ | |
3 |
Shattered | Marble Wall | 1 | 6c+ |
4 |
Unstained | Marble Wall | 6b | |
5 |
Calcite Consequence | Marble Wall | 1 | 6a+ |
6 |
The Calc Spur | Marble Wall | 1 | 6c+ |
7 |
Brandy Snaps | Marble Wall | 1 | 7a+ |
8 |
The Calcspa | Marble Wall | 1 | 6b |
9 |
Frozen Moment | Marble Wall | 1 | 6c |
10 |
Paneful | Marble Wall | 6b+ | |
11 |
In the Flow | Marble Wall | 6c+ | |
12 |
Glass Back | Marble Wall | 1 | 6b |
13 |
Mirrored | Marble Wall | 1 | 6c+ |
14 |
Born Slippy | Marble Wall | 1 | 6c+ |
15 |
That Shard | Marble Wall | 6a | |
16 |
Eye of Silence | Marble Wall | 7a+ | |
17 |
Crystal Maths | Marble Wall | 6a | |
1 |
It's a Steal | Morsels Wall | 5c | |
2 |
It's a Deal | Morsels Wall | 5b | |
3 |
It's Been Emotional | Morsels Wall | 6b | |
4 |
Bobby's Bits | Morsels Wall | 6b | |
5 |
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | Morsels Wall | 6a | |
6 |
Soup | Morsels Wall | 6a+ | |
7 |
Succulent Rib | Morsels Wall | 6c | |
8 |
Tubby Tommy | Morsels Wall | 6b | |
9 |
Tasty Morsels | Morsels Wall | 6a |
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