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Sample pages from our Peak District Bouldering guidebook, showing the bouldering on offer at Birchen Edge.
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The most comprehensive guide available to bouldering in the Peak District.Thousands of boulder problems, from Font 3 to 8b+, on three different rock types.
Written by local boulderers and supported by many more, all with a passion for – and an encyclopedic knowledge of – bouldering in the Peak.
‘Although there are many bouldering venues around the world, I have yet to come across one that stirs up such feelings in both locals and foreigners as the Peak District.
I feel very fortunate to have lived on its doorstep these past 25 years.’Ben Moon
£25.00
9 781906 148270 >
ISBN 9781906148270
PEAK DISTRICTBOULDERING
PEAK DISTRICTBOULDERINGRupert Davies John Coefi eld Jon Barton
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3contents
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Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6What’s in and what’s not . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Safety statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Behaviour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Respecting the rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Names and first ascents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Stars/Grades/Map key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Useful information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Other publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Peak District area map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Eastern CragsWharncliffe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Bell Hagg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Fox Hagg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Wyming Brook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Rivelin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Derwent Edges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Smallfield Roof & Hurkling Stones . . . . 52Bamford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Stanage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Far Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Middle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 The Buckstone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 The Plantation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Far Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Popular End & Carhead Rocks . . . . . . . . . 104Burbage Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Burbage Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Burbage North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Burbage South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Burbage South Boulders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Burbage West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Higgar Tor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Guplets Wall, Carl Wark
& The Sheepfold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Houndkirk Tor & Ox Stones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156Millstone Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Millstone Edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Mother Cap, Mother’s Pet Rock
& Owler Tor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Secret Garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170White Edge, Yarncliffe Quarry & Padley Gorge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174Froggatt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176Curbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194Baslow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210Gardom’s Edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Gardom’s North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Gardom’s Crag Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Gardom’s South & Moorside Rocks . . 232Birchen Edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236Stump Hole Cavern, Chatsworth Edge & Dobb Edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244Cratcliffe Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Cratcliffe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Robin Hood’s Stride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Clifftop Boulder & Harthill Quarry . . 266 Eagle Tor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Rowtor Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Stanton Moor & Stanton
in the Woods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276Amber Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Eastwood Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 Cocking Tor & Turning Stone Edge . . 294 Bradley Edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300Matlock Area – North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Beeley Hilltop: Rabbit Warren
& Harland Edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Upper Matlock Quarries:
Bank Quarry & Jackson Tor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306Matlock Area – South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Black Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 Chasecliffe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 Shining Cliff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Western CragsThe Churnet Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Ousal Dale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 Dimmings Dale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324The Roaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Spring Boulders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 Lower Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338 Upper Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 Roaches Skyline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 The Five Clouds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 Nth Cloud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 Hen Cloud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366 Gradbach Hill & Bosley Cloud . . . . . . . . . 368Ramshaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370Newstones & Baldstones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378Gib Torr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386Wolf Edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390New Mills Torrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394Hobson Moor Quarry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398Tintwistle Knarr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402Black Tor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408Wimberry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Limestone CragsStoney Middleton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426Tideswell Dale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438Castleton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439Rubicon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440Raven Tor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444Blackwell Dale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452Alport Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458 Nuda’s Tartan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460 Rheinstor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461Harborough Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462The Tube – Dove Dale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468
Graded List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
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Bell Hagg ............................................................. 28
3 Rivelin .................................................................. 34
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5 Bam
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Stanage ............................................................... 587
Burbage Valley .................................................. 1068
Millstone A
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Padley Gorge ................................................. 174
10 Froggatt ............................................................. 17611 C
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14 Birchen Edge ..................................................... 23615 Stum
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16 Cratcliffe A
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18 Matlock A
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19 Matlock A
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Birchen edgeBetter known as a low-grade route crag than a bouldering venue, Birchen Edge now has a number of very good boulder problems. In addition, many of the shorter routes have been re-evaluated while wearing bouldering goggles, resulting in a great circuit with problems from very easy to 7c+. the better problems along the edge are in the 6b–7c+ range while the Three Ships boulders provide good easier problems in a lovely setting.
237eAsteRn cRAGs – BIRCHEN EDGE
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Gardom’s
Stoney Middleton
Baslow
White Edge
Millstone Area
Bell Hagg
Wharncliffe
Stanage
Birchen
Bamford
Derwent Edge
Chatsworth & Dobb Edge
Burbage Valley
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Gardom’s
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Chatsworth & Dobb Edge
Stoney Middleton
Baslow
White Edge
Millstone Area
Bell Hagg
Wharncliffe
StanageBamford
Derwent Edge
Rivelin
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Gardom’s South
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Park in the public car park next to the Robin Hood Inn, on the B6050, just off the A619, or in the over-flow in the field . Only use the pub car park if using the pub . Walk a short distance up the B6050 and take an obvious path on the left . This leads up to the crag after a 10–15 minute walk . The crag is visible on the right of the path . The Three Ships boulders are situated on top of the crag, behind the monument .
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The Three shipsThree excellent boulders with easy problems up to 6b and perfect, flat grassy landings . Endless variations can be climbed . The main lines are described . Mind the ledge above the Defiance and Royal Soverin boulders .
Victory1 orion 5+
The scoop . Awkward .
2 neptune 4 Sidepulls right of the scoop .
3 euryalus 4The left side of the front face, finishing at the bowl . Sit-start at 4+ .
4 v for victory 3+ Û
Straight up past the chipped ‘Victory’ . A line just right of the ‘Y’ in Victory is 4 .
5 Prow left 4 Û
The left side of the prow, finishing with the crack .
6 Prow Right 4+ Û
The prow, staying right, from a sit-start . Dyno from a sit-start to the top at 5+ . Double dyno at 6a .
7 victor’s ledge 3Make a move to the top and mantel out .
THE CABIN
TECHNICAL GENIUSAREA
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COPENHAGENWALL SEASICK ARÊTE
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defiance8 Finisterre 3+
The wall past the chipped ‘Defiance’ .
9 st vincent 4+ Û
Sit-start into the crack .
10 Calvi 4+The scoop .
11 aboukir 4The wall to a sloping dish finish .
12 Tenerife 4+ Ù
Sit-start the prow/bulge on the right . A rare thing: a good, steep easy problem .
royal soverin13 Royal 4+
Sit-start the wall .
14 Bilge 4Sit-start the arête . Starting up Royal and traversing right to finish up Bilge is 5 .
15 Buccaneer 4Sit-start the arête right again .
16 orlop 5Sit-start the overhang at the left side of the big roof and pull up to more big holds .
239eAsteRn cRAGs – BIRCHEN EDGE
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The edgeThe problems on the edge itself start at the left-hand end, behind a pinnacle . See topo on p238 .
the cabinSituated on the rear of the pinnacle next to the scramble to the top of the edge . Two or more pads are useful .
1 Disabled seaman 6a+The left arête .
2 Cabin Boy 7a Û
Dyno from crimps to top . 6c with the sidepull .
3 log 5The right arête .
4 Dan’s arête 6c+Situated on a block down and left (when looking at the edge) from the Cabin Boy pinnacle . Climb the left face and arête from a sit-start .
technical genius areaOn the edge in front of, and to the right of, The Cabin .
5 kiss me arsee 7a Û
Sit-start the left arête of the block . Very good .
6 kiss me softly 6a+Sit-start the right arête .
7 Roger the Cabin Boy 6cThe left arête from a sit-start, using anything in reach on the block .
8 Technical genius 7a Û
Start matched on the rounded flake and pull to slopers . 7a+ from a sit-start . Mark Katz
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Hornblower area9 gritstone megamix 7a Ù
Cross the roof on the left and climb the wall above . Highball . See photo on p236 . John Allen
10 gritstone mashup mix 7a+As for Gritstone Megamix to the lip, then traverse the lip left to finish up the arête . Highball . Ben Bransby
11 hms Daring 7b+ Ù
The excellent highball arête, climbed on the left . Bob Smith
12 splendide audax 7c Û
The arête on the right-hand side . Deadpoint to a pocket . Ben Bransby
13 Thing on a spring 6c+ Û
The wall immediately left of the gulley . Sit-start on undercuts, up to slopey crimps and pop for the break .
14 oarsman arête 6b+
The left arête and crack . 6c from sitting .
15 oarsman 6b+ Û
Layback the crack on its right . Sit-start is 7a+ (no footblock left of the crack) . Mark Stokes
16 ‘oar ‘ouse/hornblower left-hand 7aThe wall between Hornblower and Oarsman . Start with right hand in the crack of Hornblower . Escape left at the break or finish above .
17 hornblower 6c Ù
The wall left of the prow, starting left hand in the low crack/seam . Finish up the easy but high slabs above .
18 obstructive Pensioner 7a+ Û
The roof and hanging prow, starting on the break under the roof . A right-hand variation climbs up slopers on the right arête of the prow at the same grade . Nik Jennings
19 Jumpers for Trousers 7c+ Û
The wall right of the prow, starting under the roof . The problem does not use the holds on the arête to the left, nor the big flake to the right . Ben Bransby
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The flakey sidewall .
21 scandiarête 6aThe left arête of Copenhagen Wall, starting on the right-hand side .
22 Dane’s Delight 5Span between two breaks and up . Dane’s Disgust (5) climbs the wall to the right, past the flake, while Carlsberg Export (6b+) climbs the wall right again, without any of the good flakes or pockets .
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Start under the roof, span to polished slopers then left to a larger polished hold . Rock/span to the break and finish up the wall above .
24 mermaid 7cStart as for MP3 to the big polished hold, but continue to traverse left via a poor pinch and slopers to finish up the wall 2m right of the arête . Mark Evans
25 Chasing the Dragon 7cSomething of an enigma . The problem is found on the slabby, undercut boulder right of, and below, Copenhagen wall (while facing Baslow) . Sit-start on the left side of the long pod under the lip, traverse right, dyno for a flake and finish up the right arête . Mark Evans
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26 lowside 6c+ Û
A low start to the arête, reaching out to crimps on the lip and then around left to the flake .
27 The Buccaneer 7aLean across to the sloping pocket at 10ft (and the crack if you can reach) from the block on the right . Pull boldly up to better holds in the hanging crack . Not a great landing, sadly .
The Brigand 7c+A direct start to The Buccaneer, from really poor holds below . Mark Katz
28 sodomy 6c Û
Around to the right is an undercut, slabby buttress . Traverse the lip from right to left on pockets, finishing up before the crack/arête .
29 men United 6a15m below and to the right of The Brigand is a lone obelisk . Climb the left arête on the right-hand side .
seasick arete30 seasick arête 4+ Ù
The polished arête bears the scars of its classic status . Ernie Marshall
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The wall to the right .
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