Boyes Quarry

Approach

Park near a forest entrance on B6341 Alnwick/Rothbury road about 1/2 mile north of the A697 crossroads (the first plantation going N from the crossroads, just after Caller Crag). About 30m N of the plantation is a small gate, through this and up the hill for 250m to the quarry

Routes

The routes are described left to right. In the centre of the quarry is an obvious stepped platform, 2 metres right lies the first route;

1 Sienna 12m HS 4a

A short heathery wall and crack above.

2 Transition 14m S 4a

The short corner crack and crack in the wall behind.

3 Recidivist 7m HVS 5a

The wall between Transition and Flight Training.

4 Flight Training 7m E1 5c

The short ar?

5 One Small Step 16m VS 4b *

The obvious thin corner (hard for the short) and continuation crack above.

6 Mental Block 18m E1 5a

Up a short flake to a recess (sapling). Move right then back left and up to the top.

7 The Jupiter Collision 20m HVS 5a **

From the left side of the small cave make some hard moves up and right onto the wall (5c for the short). Trend left and finish up the obvious crack.

8 Arrested Development 18m HVS 4c

From right of the cave move up then left towards Jupiter Collision finishing trending right.

9 Blagdon Panther 16m HVS 5a **

Starts between the cave and a pointed block. Up the wall via ledges to reach a short crack and a long reach to finish.

10 Nanny Felton 12m S

Cracks and ledges on the right side of the wall.

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