[richieb]

Both Helipad and Diesel Canary have sit starts now..both about 7a+/7b
Loads more unclimbed stuff in the lost valley though.

[GCW]

Cool, thanks for that.  Been many a year since I've been up there.

[Plattsy]

Thanks for the info. Can't wait to take a pad up there. Lovelly place to climb/chill out and Helipad looks possible too.

[Fiend]

The left arete of Northern Soul at Hepburn. Very fontesque and hard. Looks like it has been tried a bit.

...and very hard looking. Compression between non-existent rounded holds. Great line and landing though.

The Hawkstone, didn't Perrin get chatting to some landowner / conservation group and it's banned for some reason??

[Johnny Brown]

The whole thing was follied up by some eccentric lord back in the day, its now open as a tourist attraction, of which the main appeal is the crags, caves, grottos, arches etc, most of which have been added. At some point not that long ago they were advertising for a hermit.

[Fiend]

Did you apply for the role??

[dave]

He'd have to get a secondment agreed in writing from the Gritstone Association of Yeomanry Showponies.

[Bonjoy]

That shouldn’t be too hard, I believe they're affiliated with the Hermits Official Management Society

[Jaspersharpe]

And once you get a certificate from the Plantation Official Ombudsmans Facilitation Society the application would be sure to be approved.

[SA Chris]

Thanks for the info. Can't wait to take a pad up there. Lovelly place to climb/chill out and Helipad looks possible too.

Give it a while , I expect only a few cm may be visible above the snow right now!

[dave]

And once you get a certificate from the Plantation Official Ombudsmans Facilitation Society the application would be sure to be approved.

I understand that's only applicable for paid-up members of British Union of Male Mountaineering Ethical Rock Specialists.

[Plattsy]

Thanks for the info. Can't wait to take a pad up there. Lovelly place to climb/chill out and Helipad looks possible too.

Give it a while , I expect only a few cm may be visible above the snow right now!

10-4.

[SA Chris]

Breaker Breaker Rubber Duck.

[Bonjoy]

And once you get a certificate from the Plantation Official Ombudsmans Facilitation Society the application would be sure to be approved.

That's true Jasper and I believe there's also a branch of the Official Ombudsmans Facilitation, Training, Education & Referals Society set up for Wimberry which might be more convienient for any prospective hermit based in the Manchester area.

[Jaspersharpe]

I understand that's only applicable for paid-up members of British Union of Male Mountaineering Ethical Rock Specialists.

That's true Jasper and I believe there's also a branch of the Official Ombudsmans Facilitation Society set up for Wimberry which might be more convienient for any prospective hermit based in the Manchester area.

Indeed and all that would then be needed would be accreditation from the Forestry Association Good Governance Of Trees Scheme to achieve hermit status.

I don't think that would be a problem for a fully paid up member of the British Union of Male Mountaineering Ethical Rock Specialists.

[SA Chris]

I thought they are soon to all be under the umbrella Committee for Unification of National Tree Societies.

[Pitcairn]

For this one would almost certainly have to apply to the Royal Institute of Management of Forestry In Sensitive Terrestrial Environments and Regions.

[fatneck]

Some more Hawkstone pics...

[Monolith]

Visually appealing but is it not like flapjack?

[cofe]

Looks a bit sandy, toksvig.

[tomtom]

Loads of pics here
http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3019273
Looks like an interesting place..

[slackline]

Loads of pics here
http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3019273
Looks like an interesting place..

  Plus some considerate bods have cleared paths to the base of the crags, thats well handy! 

[andy popp]

I've heard that the rock and potential are excellent in places. However, like the crags at nearish-by Beeston Castle it is well and truly banned!