A Taste of the Peak District

Accommodation and attractions of the Peak District of the UK

Home >> Attractions and activities >> Climbing >> Curbar Edge

Outdoors:

Peak District accommodation, general information and geology.

How to contact ‘A Taste of the Peak District’.

Brief crag info:

Curbar has a fierce reputation but is a great place to climb. It is not a crag to be recommended for novices since the reputation is deserved in many cases! There are easier climbs there but some of them can be a little runout from the gear or intimidating. A straightforward warm up could be PMC crack which goes at HS, the nearby VS of Owl’s arete is superb with an exposed step out onto the arete from under a small roof (good gear). Further along, there are the two severes (!!) of Flying Buttress and Flying Buttress right. Bel Ami goes at VS, a great layback flake first followed by an arete to belay high on a pinnacle. The Brain is another VS but needs a steady lead across the initial slab - do the whole thing in one pitch, the final arete is superb. Calver Wall has several good climbs.

At HVS there is a good choice e.g. Barons Wall, Avalanche Wall, Maupassant Green Crack and of course the classic Peapod.  There are a multitude of ‘E’ numbers to tick - L’Horla is sustained but excellent with a spectacular lob opportunity from the crack to roof move. Predator and Insanity give good entertainment for the onlookers, Soyuz is superb, good gear but a bit of a swing if you mess up the crux traverse to the finishing groove. If off widths are your bag, there is Elder Crack plus Left Eliminate and Right Eliminate. Enough from us, pick up your guidebook and gear - go play!

Below - the Eliminates wall (the climber is halfway up Peapod).`