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Berryhill History
The crag has been climbed on for a long while, Ken Macdonald ascended Marcher Lord in the early seventies, but it was only in the 1979 edition of the guidebook that the routes were named and graded.
Since then development has been sporadic, many new lines attempting to fill already small gaps or providing variations to existing routes. There have, however, been some notable exceptions.
In 1982, Bob Smith accepted the challenge of the big roof to produce Death or Glory. At the same time he climbed the equally difficult, but slightly less scary, Do or Die. Eight years later Bob returned and, on one day, climbed three new lines including Much Ado About Nothing and, with Andy Birtwistle, the difficult Legal Separation.
In 1992 Karl Telfer, in the company of his brother Graham, added Faye of Flying to the main overhang while in the previous year the pair, with Joe Gilhespy, found an excellent and independent line to the right of Marcher Lord to give This Pedestrian.
Tim Catterall, visiting the crag in September 1994 added a number of additional lines, A Pocket Full of Lichenight being the best.
Since then development has been sporadic, many new lines attempting to fill already small gaps or providing variations to existing routes. There have, however, been some notable exceptions.
In 1982, Bob Smith accepted the challenge of the big roof to produce Death or Glory. At the same time he climbed the equally difficult, but slightly less scary, Do or Die. Eight years later Bob returned and, on one day, climbed three new lines including Much Ado About Nothing and, with Andy Birtwistle, the difficult Legal Separation.
In 1992 Karl Telfer, in the company of his brother Graham, added Faye of Flying to the main overhang while in the previous year the pair, with Joe Gilhespy, found an excellent and independent line to the right of Marcher Lord to give This Pedestrian.
Tim Catterall, visiting the crag in September 1994 added a number of additional lines, A Pocket Full of Lichenight being the best.
First Ascent List
| 1970ish |  | Marcher Lord 12m, VS 5a | Ken MacDonald |
| 1982 | | Potters Way 14m, VS 5a | John Earl, Bob Smith |
| 30 August 1982 | | Legal Separation, E4 6a | Bob Smith, Andy Birtwistle |
| 30 August 1982 | | Footsloggers Trip 15m, VS 4c | Bob Smith, John Earl |
| 30 August 1982 | | Death Or Glory 12m, E4 5c | Bob Smith, John Earl |
| 7 April 1984 | | No 'O' Levels Required, E3 5c | Bob Smith, Andy Birtwistle |
| 7 April 1984 | | Do or Die 12m, E4 6a | Bob Smith |
| 1990 | | Much Ado About Nothing, E1 5b | Bob Smith |
| 1991 | | This Pedestrian 12m, E3 5c | Karl Telfer, Graham Telfer |
| 1992 | | Faye of Flying 12m, E5 6a | Karl Telfer, Graham Telfer |
| 1994 | | A Pocket Full of Lichenight, HVS 5a | Tim Catterall |