There are frequently problems with car crime in the Stanage area. DO NOT LEAVE ANY VALUABLES ON DISPLAY IN CARS OR MINIBUSES.
Camper vans are becoming an issue with local residents and farmers as their concerns over human waste (and contamination of water supplies) increase with the number of vans overnighting in the various parking areas and laybys there. Please respect this incredible area and the people living wihin it by not overnighting in campervans at Stanage - a number of formal campsites are available locally including North Lees campsite.
Access restrictions under CRoW sometimes apply to areas north of the causeway, these vary each year - see signing at access points, or check the PDNP website for closure dates.
2023 published closure dates are: - August 29th - 31st; September 1st, 4th-8th, 11th - 15th, 18th - 22nd and 25th - 29th; October 2nd - 5th
These closures do not affect any public rights of way or concessionary paths which remain open.
Dates: 1 May to 30 July
Reason: Nesting Birds
Ring ouzels are nesting on Stanage, Burbage and Bamford this year. The nest sites change quickly and frequently as ring ouzels often have several broods each year with different nest sites for each brood. On site signage will be up around any of the nest sites where climbing may impact on the birds and this is always up to date and accurate.
Stanage from High Neb westwards (and Bamford Edge, Moscar, Derwent & Hallam Moors) has a permenant dog restriction and in addition can be for land management reasons, as allowed under the CRoW Act (which allows the landowner to restrict access for up to 28 days per year). Full details of any restrictions and the areas affected can be found by searching for 'Stanage' on the Natural England open access maps website and scrolling to the restrictions section at the bottom of the page.
These closures do not affect public rights of way (which remain open) or the concessionary paths to Stanage.
Rockfax Description
The thin crack in the left-hand side-wall of the gully has some good moves where you could do with knowing how to jam. Big cams can help and hinder. © Rockfax
ROCKFAX Eastern Grit (2006): Top 500 , Stanage Routes BMC Graded List , Stanage 100 VD - VS , Stanage for Crack Apprentices , Stanage Routes - Epic Crackathon
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mountainremedy | 7 Apr, 2021 |
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βeta: Miles harder than Amazon Crack and Mutiny Crack at Burbage! Harder than a lot of VS 4cs in the peak. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Miles harder than Amazon Crack and Mutiny Crack at Burbage! Harder than a lot of VS 4cs in the peak. |
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JHiley | 27 Jan, 2020 |
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βeta: HS 4b is fine. Nowhere near as hard as Amazon crack or Mutiny crack at Burbage. | βeta? | |
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βeta: HS 4b is fine. Nowhere near as hard as Amazon crack or Mutiny crack at Burbage. |
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Fidget | 26 Mar, 2007 |
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βeta: Really enjoyed this. One of those routes it's so obvious what you have to do and where the gear is you can really enjoy it. The top niche was a bit damp this weekend, so I jammed both shoulders in to prevent me slipping - which was quite painful and made it harder to top out! | βeta? | |
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βeta: Really enjoyed this. One of those routes it's so obvious what you have to do and where the gear is you can really enjoy it. The top niche was a bit damp this weekend, so I jammed both shoulders in to prevent me slipping - which was quite painful and made it harder to top out! |
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John Parkin | 25 Jul, 2006 |
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βeta: Led this as one to finish off the evening last week and couldn't believe the grade. Though short it is at least VS 4c (possibly even 5a). Like someone above, I laybacked the upper wider section after getting a good friend in the back of it. John Parkin | βeta? | |
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βeta: Led this as one to finish off the evening last week and couldn't believe the grade. Though short it is at least VS 4c (possibly even 5a). Like someone above, I laybacked the upper wider section after getting a good friend in the back of it. John Parkin |
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Tom Randall - Lattice Training | 6 Jun, 2006 |
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βeta: What a massive sandbag at HS. It's an excellent route though and the jamming is really good quality straight in. | βeta? | |
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βeta: What a massive sandbag at HS. It's an excellent route though and the jamming is really good quality straight in. |
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Nutkey | 9 Jul, 2005 |
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βeta: Looked nice, but I can't really jam that well. Failed to get established, and backed off. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Looked nice, but I can't really jam that well. Failed to get established, and backed off. |
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Simon Caldwell | 17 Apr, 2004 |
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βeta: Definitely VS 4c, and high in the grade at that. And Steve - 'you must jam' - not true, my partner laybacked it! | βeta? | |
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βeta: Definitely VS 4c, and high in the grade at that. And Steve - 'you must jam' - not true, my partner laybacked it! |
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Toby Dunn | 1 Aug, 2003 |
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βeta: blatantly VS, and not an easy one either. | βeta? | |
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βeta: blatantly VS, and not an easy one either. |
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Crammy | 24 Jul, 2003 |
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βeta: Thought I was a competent HS leader and reasonable jammer before I tried this. If this is HS 4b I'm off to reappraise my status. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Thought I was a competent HS leader and reasonable jammer before I tried this. If this is HS 4b I'm off to reappraise my status. |
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Dan_S | 15 Jun, 2003 |
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βeta: New to leading HS, and wish I'd read this before I had a go at the route! Flipping hard! | βeta? | |
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βeta: New to leading HS, and wish I'd read this before I had a go at the route! Flipping hard! |
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Nick Smith - Climbers | 14 Jun, 2003 |
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βeta: Nice jamming route, but a cruel sandbag at only HS 4b (and probably HVS 5b if you can't jam!) | βeta? | |
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βeta: Nice jamming route, but a cruel sandbag at only HS 4b (and probably HVS 5b if you can't jam!) |
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helix | 27 May, 2003 |
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βeta: surely this is harder than HS 4b. as i bumped into Mr Craggs half an hour after doing it, i told him as much! | βeta? | |
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βeta: surely this is harder than HS 4b. as i bumped into Mr Craggs half an hour after doing it, i told him as much! |
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