Date/Time
Date(s) - 26/08/2025
4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Bram Crag Quarry
Meet organiser: Dan Wilson
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.
Meet information
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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 Tuesday morning but clearing in the afternoon (and a better forecast than Thursday) so I am optimistic it will be a fine afternoon/evening for climbing 🤞, if a little cooler than we have got used to, I will have to recheck the forecasts on Tuesday morning but seeing that it’s not far from Keswick we could always retreat to Kong
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
Bry
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Bram crag meet report, 6 members showed up for what turned out to be a gorgeous evening, climbing in the sun and under blue skies 🌞
Routes included; The rookie (I really wouldn’t bother as it turned out to be desperate, and I’ll be honest! I used 1 quick draw to hold on to and had to use two hangers for foot holds 🤬), the cleaner routes and rock were; goodfella’s, End game, Fun factory, Sunbeam Talbot, The charcoal burner, The wreaking crew, Joy division, Sauchiehall street and (from memory) Coup-de-grace (I know it was one of the coups😬).
Thanks to all that came; David W, Ed, Jon T, Mark M and Mike WNow I’m just waiting for my pay off of @132276537045163, my two mast yacht (a schooner 😉🤣🤣)
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