Dale Quarry topo

Dale Quarry topp

The first routes start on the white rock just to the left of the main slab.

1. Steampunk (7b+) ★★
Start at a large undercut flake left of the corner and climb up via two opposing boreholes through the bulges and overhangs above.

2. Last Act of Defiance (7a+) ★★★
Climb the obvious corner line above a hole. There are multiple finishes:

  1. 7a The original route finished at the top of the groove (7a).
  2. 7a+ The original extension swings out left and up into a short groove of Steampunk and finishes up that.
  3. 7a+ As for b but from the base of the groove span out R to jugs and go straight up from there, this is a minor and slightly easier version than b.
  4. 7a+ From the top of the corner finish up Weather Underground. The best finish.
  5. 7a? Move R from the top of the groove and finish up Runaway Van (7a?)

3. Weather Underground (7a+) ★
Climbs the arête R of Last Act.. and joins that route below the bulges. Make the span out L as for that route but then span back R to a jug and BR. Continue up to join the RH finish of Last Act. Needs two 12mm bolt hangers for the first two bolts though can be climbed with wires over the studs.

4. Runaway Van (6c) ★
Start up a short arête and friable looking sidepull to gain the flat wall. Continue through the bulges to finish up the smooth headwall. High first bolt. (Rebolted)

5. Project
The leftmost line on the slab following glue in bolts.

6. Underground Resistance (7b+) ★★
Line of bolts up the slab left of Handy Wallhole to the grassy ledge. (20m)

7. Handy Wallhole (6c+) ★★
Climbs up the huge hole with the chain and continues up to a ledge and the slab above to the top of the crag. (30m).

8. Pop Art (6b+) ★★
Climbs up the first 4 bolts of Handy Borehole before traversing into, and finishing up, Ascent Given.

9. Ascent Given (7c) ★★
Hard climbing on the lower section gives way to a much easier top half. (30m).

Ascend the Underground (7c+) ★
A link-up. Starting up Ascent Given, traverse into Handy Wallhole, going up one move then move L into Underground Resistance at the white square and finish up this.

10. Autist or Artist? (7b+) ★★
Follow the bolts R of Ascent Given.

11. Higher Ominous Bush (7b) ★★
The short wall on the right side of the main slab. 5BRs. Finishes on the jug above the belay. (10m).

At the RH end of the wall, there is a steep slope with an in situ rope. From the top of this is a line of bolts that splits into two above a ledge. These two routes are:

12. Rose of Avalanche (6b+) ★
Climb the wall to tree stumps then take the LH line of bolts.

13. Guns and Roses (6b) ★
This follows the RH line from the tree stumps (Retrobolted 2020)