The fence cuts off access to the railway track. You don't need to squeeze through anything, you're entirely on the non-track side.
the fence is literally pushed up against the rock so not exactly the greatest climbing experience
That’s a lot of ifs and buts including an unknown relationship between Network Rail and the local Council which may not exist. The Network Rail issue is probably safety driven and that particular box might be ticked in the risk assessment form that demonstrates that Network Rail has met its corporate responsibility obligations in the event of a future incident. Who knows what the Councils issue was or is. To my knowledge it’s never been disclosed. It may be that different people or departments at the Council have different views on this.
There is absolutely no way that Network Rail is going to agree to climbing anywhere near that fence. I can't believe people think that they might!I don't even think it's necessarily spiteful of them to place it there. There will be an asset standard for clearance between rails and fence and there's barely any room to play with.I wouldn't be climbing there with their intent fairly clear and a real risk of criminal prosecution.
Agreed. Not worth it in my opinion. Plenty of other soft 7A+s people can get on
The funny thing is, I didn’t even realise people were still climbing there until you shared it! Now I’m tempted, I never did try Apprentice Wall and I’ve been told it’s a classic!
A good job you added to all of the instagram content of the train lines which could prompt more people to climb there which could have added to access issues and could have contributed to the banning and fence? An interesting point
I have no problem people spraying about climbing, but just wish people didn't spray about places with sensitive access.