The short crags of Giggleswick South conceal themselves exremely well amongst dense tree cover, and offer only tempting glimpses of grey limestone even in the middle of winter. The climbing at Giggleswick South is reasonable with a choice of styles from the newly developed easier grade sport climbs on the Lower South Buttress, to the limited number of short but rewarding traditional lines more often than not on superb rock located on the Upper Crag. For those bent on difficulty the G-Spot has a micro classic.
Climbing Area:
Yorkshire
Rock Type:
Limestone
Importance:
Local
CRoW Land:
No
Ownership:
Unknown
No. of Routes:
265
Within National Park:
No
Year Developed:
Grid Reference:
SD807650
Formal Access was agreed subject to certain conditions in 2008 and a joint YDNPA/NE/BMC and Giggleswick School information notice board is now displayed on the lower access path. The conditions refer mainly to the sensitive nature of the site as a SSSI and the requirement to seek permission before anymore new route activity takes place that may involve further removal of vegetation
Parking and Approach
Giggleswick South is split into two areas - South Upper (plus the G-spot) and South Lower. Each area has its own parking and approach path as set out below. All approaches are from parking pull-offs located on the road that runs west out of Settle towards the A65 (Ingleton amd Kendal).
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