Bandcliffe

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Bandcliffe
Rock Type Quarried Carboniferous Limestone
Climbing Style Sport
Approach Time
Area Crag A..Z
Geodata
WGS-84 Location
OS Grid Ref.
WGS-84 Parking Location
GR Parking Location
Base Elevation metres
General Info
Faces Direction
Aspect
Wind Sheltered
Climbing Type
Seepage

BOLTING POLICY

Use lots make them stainless to last.

PREAMBLE

Located between my house and the Plough and Harrow.

ACCESS

Park discreetly on the common and approach from above.

THE ROUTES

Shady Wall

  1. Belay Bank Balance Fr 6b
    The L arête.

  2. Red With Age - Fr. 6a
    The old semi-trad crack rebolted.

  3. Runnel Vision - Fr. 7b+
    Gnarly scoop, PARTLY REGEARED, HOLES DRILLED BUT SOME BOLTS MISSING AND BELAY STAPLE NOT GLUED.

  4. Never Mind The Scallops - Fr7b
    Betwizzled.

  5. Rusty Roy- Fr. 6b+
    Old route now regeared.

  6. Another Pinch of Salt Fr. 6a+
    Arête steep start, red rubble pillar and shared belay.

Sunset Terrace

Topo sunset wall.jpg
  1. Lightly Battered Scallops,Chips Optional - Fr. 6c **
    Left hand

  2. Kick In The Scallops - Fr 6b***
    Steep twin cracks and flakes.

  3. Fistful Of Scallops - Fr. 7a
    Steep wall to shared uber chain belay in top groove.

  4. A load of scallops - Fr. 6b ***
    Brilliant staggered flakes.

  5. Absolute Scallops - Fr. 6b+ ***
    Another superb route to shared belay.

First Ascents

Shady Wall

Sunset Terrace

  1. eug RT
  2. eug RT