Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/08/2025
4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Scawgill Bridge Quarry
Meet organiser: Dan Wilson
Pub afterwards: The Wheatsheaf, Lorton
Categories
The quarry has recently been bolted (2021) with some new lines along with the old trad ones which have been retro bolted, making this a useful little sport crag.This is the obvious quarry above the road on the Whinlatter Pass between Braithwaite and Lorton.
FRCC pdf guide here: https://www.frcc.co.uk/mini-guide-downloads/
There is some bouldering with topos found here: https://27crags.com/crags/scawgill-bridge-quarry/topos/sector-1-29595
Conditions: The quarry is comprised of reasonable quality slate which is quick to dry on the Arete Butttess but the Kong Wall on the right has some natural drainage, so is wet for much of the winter and seeps after days of rain.
Approach
Park in the layby (4-6 cars) adjacent to the bridge on the Whinlatter Pass. Go through the gate and follow the path to the right of the gravel pit. Above the gravel, follow the path rightwards for 100 metres (ignore short cuts up scree) and then turn back left along a path through gorse to the crag.
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The Scawgill meet is postponed to Thursday.
Tuesdays scawgill quarry meet is being postponed to Thursday. The forecast is better (for now anyway!) and hopefully it will have more chance of drying by Thursday.
It’s a really social crag to climb on with a quick approach and we usually get loads of routes done 😊
The quarry has recently been bolted (2021) with some new lines along with the old trad ones which have been retro bolted, making this a useful little sport crag – mainly 5’s and 6’s. This is the obvious quarry above the road on the Whinlatter Pass between Braithwaite and Lorton. Park at the bridge NY 177258. Parking is tight – 4 – 6 cars so lift sharing will help.
There’s also free? Forestry Commission parking for Spout Force back along the road to Whinlatter.
I’ll be there around 4.
Pub afterwards – The Wheatsheaf in Lorton.
I hope to see lots of you there.
Pub afterwards – The Wheatsheaf in Lorton.
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