Once a bit of a dump (and dumping ground) the quarry has been cleaned up, landscaped and now provides a valuable resource for local climbers, thanks to the far-sighted attitude of Tameside Council. If you are passing by on the way home from the Lakes or Wales, call in, you might be pleasantly surprised. In the mid nineties the crag was given a going over, loose rock was removed and a number of fixed pegs were added to make several of the routes into viable leads. Also fixed belays have been placed above many of the routes, designer belaying - all very continental!
Order | Climb | Buttress | Stars | Grade |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Eastern Touch | Back Wall | 1 | E4 6a |
2 |
Apres Midi | Back Wall | 1 | E2 5c |
3 |
Wanna Buy a Bolt Kit? | Back Wall | E4 6b | |
4 |
Heatwave | Back Wall | 1 | E2 5c |
5 |
Hanging Slab | Back Wall | 2 | E2 5b |
6 |
Crock's Climb | Back Wall | 1 | E1 5b |
7 |
The Heat is On | Back Wall | 1 | E4 6b |
8 |
Fingertip Control | Back Wall | 2 | E5 6b |
9 |
Gable End | Back Wall | 2 | E5 6a |
10 |
Hobson's Choice | Back Wall | 2 | E5 6b |
11 |
Great Expectations | Back Wall | 2 | E3 5c |
12 |
Monsoon | Back Wall | E1 5b | |
13 |
Wotawall | Back Wall | E2 5b | |
14 |
Raindrop | Back Wall | 1 | E4 6a |
15 |
The Scythe | Back Wall | 1 | E2 5c |
16 |
Sunshine Super Glue | Back Wall | 1 | E3 6a |
17 |
Bring Me Sunshine | Back Wall | 1 | E1 5b |
1 |
Epitaph Corner | Main Wall | 1 | HS 4b |
2 |
Sunshine Superman | Main Wall | 1 | E2 5b |
3 |
Parker's Eliminate | Main Wall | 3 | HVS 5a |
4 |
Fade Away | Main Wall | E2 5c | |
5 |
Gideon | Main Wall | 2 | HVS 5a |
6 |
Basic Training | Main Wall | 1 | E6 7a |
7 |
Gideonite | Main Wall | 1 | HVS 5a |
8 |
Crew's Route | Main Wall | 3 | VS 4c |
9 |
Peak Arete | Main Wall | 1 | E1 5a |
10 |
Steve's Dilemma | Main Wall | E2 6a | |
11 |
RS | Main Wall | HVS 5c | |
12 |
Evening Ridge | Main Wall | S 4a | |
13 |
Midnight Variation | Main Wall | HS 4a | |
1 |
Dragon's Route | Dragon's Wall | 1 | E2 5c |
2 |
Scale the Dragon | Dragon's Wall | 2 | E4 6a |
3 |
Drizzle | Dragon's Wall | 2 | E2 6a |
4 |
Drought | Dragon's Wall | 1 | E4 6a |
5 |
Foghorn Groove | Dragon's Wall | 1 | VS 4c |
6 |
Wind Instrument | Dragon's Wall | E1 5b | |
7 |
The Harp | Dragon's Wall | 1 | HS 4b |
8 |
Pocket Wall | Dragon's Wall | 1 | VD |
9 |
Tighe's Arete | Dragon's Wall | 2 | E1 5a |
10 |
Ledge Way | Dragon's Wall | HS 4b | |
11 |
Grain of Sand | Dragon's Wall | VS 5a | |
12 |
Amphitheatre Climb | Dragon's Wall | VD | |
13 |
Heather Corner | Dragon's Wall | VD |
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