Wrenlow
Quarry

Walls · 4 of 6

Raven Buttress

6 bolted routes, 6a to 7b, and 2 trad. Faces WSW. 32 m high, 430 m from the car park.

Raven Buttress with route lines drawn on
Lines are a guide to where each route goes. Numbers run left to right from the foot of the wall.
Raven Buttress routes
No.RouteGradeLengthBoltsTick
1 6a 28 m 11
2 6b 30 m 12
3 6c 31 m 13
4 E1 5b 32 m Trad
5 7a 32 m 14
6 7b 30 m 13
7 6b+ 29 m 12
8 VS 4b 26 m Trad

Pick a route from the list or a number on the photo. ↑ and ↓ move between routes.

Sun today

12:05–16:45. The sun has to clear the opposite rim, 12° above the horizon, before it reaches this wall.

Other dates

The rock

Tallest wall in the quarry. Steep lower half, looser top. Helmets for climber and belayer.

The foot of the wall

Steep scree. Belay from the levelled platform.

Bolts

Last rebolted 2024. Report a worn or spinning bolt to access@wrenlow.example.

Drying

5 h after 5 mm of rain. Estimate for today

Closure

The whole wall is closed from 1 March to 31 July every year. Peregrines nest on the top tier. Open today.