Date/Time
Date(s) - 15/04/2025
4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Bram Crag Quarry
Meet organiser: Mark Megan
Pub afterwards: Horse and Farrier, Threlkeld
Categories
A fine-granite quarry close to Castle Rock in St. Johns in the Vale. Many upper tier routes are hard to protect with trad gear and most have now been retro-bolted.
WARNING: September 2018 – rockfall reported at the far right hand end of the upper tier, routes around the area of false profit. There is reportedly some loose blocks still ‘attached’ to the crag which may fall so either avoid or use caution.
Not an aesthetic crag but good slab climbing and accessible for a quick hit.
Approach notes
Park in a layby just South of the quarry entrance, follow the zig-zag track to a T-junction, turn right and then up the grass ridge to the upper tier, or straight on to the lower tier.
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Tuesday’s meet is at Bram Crag Quarry, good single pitch sports climbing. A 60m single rope is ideal and covers most climbs.
The good weather of the last few weeks appears to be coming to an end on Monday, but Tuesday afternoon is forecast as a break in the more usual Cumbrian weather – so I am optimistic it will be a fine afternoon for climbing, if a little cooler than we have got used to.
There is room for a few cars on roadside near the climbers path to the quarry https://maps.app.goo.gl/yE3XSRamLWQNt3UJ6 , but there are also laybys within a few hundred metres (Please do not park in Quarry entrance). Many of the more amenable grades are found in the “Centre Parc” area of the crag so this is normally a good place to meet/find people.
I am intending to be at the crag from 15:00 onwards, hope to see you then.
Sports routes are all maintained on a voluntary basis, if you sports climb and wish to give something back you can do so at the Cumbrian Bolt Fund… https://www.cumbriaboltfund.co.uk
Regards
Mark M.
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The Forecast is now to be wet throughout the afternoon – so I have cancelled this meet.
Thursdays forecast is better, but has been changing so I will make a decision tomorrow on whether to reschedule to then.
Any queries please contact me on whatsapp or email (07963145886 or markamegan@gmail.com)
Regards
Mark
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It was a select few who headed out on Thursday afternoon for the Bram Crag Quarry meet. Once Sunburst slab had been rejected due to seepage and pleasantries exchanged with the Honk Kong climbers we settled in for a good session in the (needed) warming sunshine. Twilight, Luddite, Stumbling Block, Arc-de-Triomphe, Hound dog, The Quarryman, and Yopo were all climbed. The debrief was held in the The Kings Head Inn.
The Climbers were Mark W., Ed and Mark M (with a fleeting sighting of Mike K, who was climbing on the crag with others)!
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