The notes below indicate recent rock falls which may drastically alter routes described in the relevant guidebooks. They have been provided by mainly climbers and their accuracy has not been verified. Please use caution when climbing in these areas.
Helm Crag Easedale Rockfall
There has been a substantial rock fall at Helm Crag Easdale. Several tons of rock have now joined their friends on the scree below. The routes of Bentley and Photon have been seriously effected and are currently in a dangerous state.
Symonds Yat > The Far South Buttress: Rockery
This route was destroyed recently by a large tree falling from the top of the crag, bringing a lot of the less stable rock with it. There are no alternative lines in this area.
Graham ‘Sven’ Hassall
Gogarth: Creeping Lemma
Part of 2nd pitch collapsed some time ago. Not been repeated since.
Pete Johnson
Tremadog: Fang
Flake come off near start of pitch 2. Now bolder and harder.
Pete Johnson
Gogarth > Gogarth Bay > Main Cliff
The Big Groove Gogarth main cliff pitch 3. The large flake has gone making this a harder and bolder proposition. New grade unknown.
Pete Johnson
Tremadog > Craig Bwlch y Moch > Shadrach Buttress
Shadrach pinnacle and the “boot flake” visible beneath – avoid! – Photo BMC
BMC has been warned of a very large unstable and dangerous block on the route Shadrach at Craig Bwlch y Moch, Tremadog. It is strongly advised that the routes Shadrach and Brothers are not climbed. This is an update following inspections – do not climb these routes!
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West Cornwall South Coast > Cudden Point Area > Cudden Main Cliff
Provided by Nigel Barry 01-Jan-1970
The Reckoning to The Groover (6 routes) have fallen down Crispy Crack to Boom Boom Pachydern (4 routes) are less than 10m high. The Summoning (repeated) is nearer VS than S, call it HS. New route “No Hope” start where The Reckoning used to start and climbs up and left (of the major rockfall area), finishing up a shallow groove (which is also the site of a recent rockfall); 15m Difficult, N Barry, T Rodford (both solo)
Pembroke Range West > Greenham Common > The Main Face
Provided by Nigel Barry
The start of Peace Dividend (and adjacent routes) has fallen down, leaving an overhang, a start further to the right is possible.
Pembroke Range West > Greenham Common > The Main Face
Provided by Nigel Barry
A large block has been removed from about 1/3 of the way up Range Free but take care.
Pembroke Range West > Western Walls > Gem Wall
Provided by Phil Biglands
A rockfall appears to have destroyed most of Loitering Within Tent, Quasar Intellectual and Barry Clarke’s route Aeon Flux (not in the guide) leaving a smooth slab. Start up the thin corner of Loitering… past the base of the rockfall scar to a ledge at 10m. Climb up the centre of the scar and trend right up thin cracks to a right facing corner and easier ground.
Pembroke Range West > Mount Sion East > 40-Foot Wall
Provided by Nicola Hawkins
Holst has turned into an aerial Jenga game with a tonne (literally) of rock just waiting to fall from about 10m. There is a new (l’m not sure HOW new) alcove due to rockfall half way up the route. I climbed up to the Jenga, nudged it and then scuttled off left onto the E1. I was almost scared to shout in case the vibrations made the whole route disintegrate! I would recommend staying off this route! The ones to the left of it were fine though. I didn’t check the ones to the right but reckon they were probably OK too.
Ogwen > East Face of Tryfan
Provided by Rikki Price via a notice from Plas y Brenin
A large unstable boulder reported, approx 50m above Little & North gully, Tryfan East Face We don’t have specific or pictures yet and it sounds like it would be pretty serious if it went.
Lake District > Eastern Crags > Castle Rock
The remaining scar and the huge boulder. Photo: Vicky Bowman, United Utilities
The long wait is over: at 2pm today the big block on Castle Rock in the Lake District finally detached from the crag and fell onto the scree slope below. Climbers are warned to continue to stay away – the remaining face is loose and rock is still falling off.
It’s been a growing concern and a growing crack for many years now, ever since the widening fissure was first spotted and swiftly monitored by eagle-eyed volunteers in 2012. This year, an automated monitoring system was installed and in September began to show accelerated widening in the gap between the top of the crag and the teetering 500 tonne boulder slowly peeling away.