Questions re: Stiperstones

Bootlaces said:

Is there any 'play'/scrambling potential in the rocks/outcrops/tors
marked on the Stiperstones 'ridge'?

"Play", yes. They're eroded limestone and not big enough for anything worth
calling scrambling. However every time I've been there it's been blowing a
gale.
--
Dave

Bootlaces said:

Is there any 'play'/scrambling potential in the rocks/outcrops/tors
marked on the Stiperstones 'ridge'?

Loads....
Have fun....

The traverse of the Devil's chair is a great narrow ridge (its the
long tor) Mainstone rock, the summit, is fun taken by the steep
eastern face...

Its just made for scrambling up there.

Remember there is fun to be had south of the hill road too, especially
as the trees are now gone.

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Has anyone any preferences as the best direction to walk it - south to
north, or north to south?

Not me... Depends on my route and transport arrangements.

Lovely hill..

Richard Webb

Dave Pickles said:

Bootlaces said:

Is there any 'play'/scrambling potential in the rocks/outcrops/tors
marked on the Stiperstones 'ridge'?

"Play", yes. They're eroded limestone and not big enough for anything worth
calling scrambling. However every time I've been there it's been blowing a
gale.

there are some enjoyable climbing routes... only problem with
scrambling is the discontinuity, but its still scrambling...
Pedants corner: The rock is quartzite.

Richard Webb

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RJ Webb mused:
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Remember there is fun to be had south of the hill road too,

Nipstone was a bit green and greasy - I think I should have gone Friday
as per original plan.

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especially as the trees are now gone.

And another 28 hectares of conifers to be felled soon, according to the
signs.

The Rock is a bluidy big misnomer - should be called The Pile.

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Lovely hill..

Indiddly. It has return value, and I feel envious of those who are local
to it.

Bootlaces said:

Is there any 'play'/scrambling potential in the rocks/outcrops/tors
marked on the Stiperstones 'ridge'?

Well climbing is banned there "due to the biological and geological
importance of the site", so I'd guess that 'play'/scrambling are also
not allowed. Whether this makes any difference to you depends on your
attitude to such bans ;-)

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Simon Caldwell mused:

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Bootlaces said:

Is there any 'play'/scrambling potential in the rocks/outcrops/tors
marked on the Stiperstones 'ridge'?

Well climbing is banned there "due to the biological and geological
importance of the site", so I'd guess that 'play'/scrambling are also
not allowed. Whether this makes any difference to you depends on your
attitude to such bans ;-)

Really? (N.B. - not being sarcastic) I saw one copy of local bylaws, and
these were encountered on the 'way down' pinned onto a gate post. I did
briefly browse through them but this must have escaped my attention.

I'll have to revisit and carefully survey for the lack of posted bylaws
on the upward route that I took.

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Really? (N.B. - not being sarcastic) I saw one copy of local bylaws, and
these were encountered on the 'way down' pinned onto a gate post. I did
briefly browse through them but this must have escaped my attention.

I'll have to revisit and carefully survey for the lack of posted bylaws
on the upward route that I took.

Some years back, I climbed there in ignorance (honest!) of the "ban", and
also only saw this one copy of the bylaws - also on the way down. By memory
(and this would be 5/6 years ago), it stated that "aided" climbing was
banned. The context suggested that it didn't mean "aided", it really meant
climbing with gear for protection. But it really wasn't very clear. Since I
was in doubt, I chose not to climb there again. However, at the time I
thought that by the letter of the bylaw posted, probably bouldering would
have been ok. Hard to say, and I'd like to know for sure.

The climbs are all listed in "Rock Climbs in the West Midlands" (CP).

M.
(with apologies to "Bootlace" - who will get this twice! Didn't mean to send
by email, sorry!)
--
From Sunny South Canterbury

Once upon a time I tried not to spoil my reply address.
Then the Swen-virus started to send me emails :-(
Remove mashed to reply. Sorry.

Quoted message said:

Well climbing is banned there "due to the biological and geological
importance of the site", so I'd guess that 'play'/scrambling are also
not allowed. Whether this makes any difference to you depends on your
attitude to such bans ;-)

They might as well tell water to flow uphill.

The idea that the ducksqueezers can stop you reaching the county's
second highest point is unlikley in the extreme.

I have never had any difficulties up there, including climbing. IIRC
they are trying to head off the groups/outdoor centres..

Quite unreasonable to ban climbing when the lichen is on all the rocks
and only a tiny fraction of the place is suitable for climbing.

You can always stop if asked, you probably wont be.

Enjoy!

Richard Webb