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Summary
Good selection of routes that are lower in the grades.
Description
The quick accessibility and easy grades make this a popular venue for groups. However the consequent polish has given many routes tricky starts. Locals report that that footfall has also significantly lowered the ground level at the base, also increasing the difficulty of moving off.
Access issues
Open Access land
Approach
10-20 min
Use the car park opposite the Robin Hood pub (National Trust - fees apply to non-members) and walk up the road. There is a stile on the left which leads to a track. The crag is less than 15 minutes distant, although the Far Left wall is 5-10 minutes further on.
Where to stay
I'm told that there is a basic campsite next to the Robin Hood Pub at £3 a night. And the pub serves a good selection of real ales too.
Ethic
Warning: The obelisk is not to be used as a belay or abseil anchor.
History
There is a monument on the cliff celebrating Nelson's 1805 victory at Trafalgar, which is why there are many sea-related names.
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Date: 2022
The guidebook covering 4305 routes in the eastern gritstone edges of the Peak District - including Stanage, Burbage. Millstone, Froggatt, Curbar, Birchen and Cratcliffe plus an other 20 quality gritstone crags ranging from Wharncliffe in the north to Black Rocks in the south.
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Date: 2023
ISBN: 9781873341988
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Author(s): S. Broadbent
Date: 2022
Volume 1 of this climbing guide contains more than 4700 routes on 89 crags in northern England and Wales / primarily 5 to 7b on the French scale.
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