The area Chee Dale Upper covers all the Chee Dale crags that would usually be approach from the Topley Pike (west) end of the dale. This includes everything from Blatant and Blackwell Halt, down through the Embankment and Two Tier to Nettle Buttress and the Nook.

Photo: Blackwell Halt © Rockfax

ROUTES

155 trad routes (D...E7) 275 sport routes (4+...8b) Graded List of Routes List of First Ascents

Buttress (click for routes)	No. of Routes	Route Type	Sunshine or shade	Approach walk	Other	Page
Blatant Buttress This buttress is a little too close to the active railway line for comfort although the line is...	12			12 mins	Access is probably not allowed.	94
Blackwell Halt This compact vertical wall has a reasonable set of routes but they can all feel a bit similar after...	17			12 mins		95
The Sidings A compact buttress with short and technical routes on good rock. The mid-grade routes are worth...	22			20 mins		96
Embankment The Embankment was transformed during the late 80s into the first of the true sport crags in the...	36			20 mins		98
Max Buttress This fine buttress has experienced several waves of activity over the years but the latest...	33			20 mins		102
The Nook No buttress descriptions included at present	16			20 mins		104
Nettle Buttress Although the name doesn’t inspire, the buttress is well worth a visit particularly in hot weather....	32			25 mins		106
Two Tier - Left The tall left-hand side of Two Tier Buttress contains some great long sport routes. The far...	30			20 mins		108
Two Tier - Centre This wall probably contains the best quality rock in the dale. Clean and compact with only a few...	23			20 mins		110
Two Tier - Vista Wall This short bulging wall is situated up and right of Secteur Nadin, above the descent /approach path...	11			25 mins		-
Two Tier - Secteur Nadin This fine buttress to the right of the main bulk of Two Tier takes its name from its main developer...	18			20 mins		-
Two Tier - Upper This is one of only two buttresses in the peak which require and abseil approach to get to them. It...	15			25 mins		114
Long Wall The Long Wall is a typical Chee Dale buttress; steep and hard sports routes that are often wet when...	36			20 mins		115
Runyon's Corner This is not the best sector in Chee Dale but it does have a few pleasant little routes and is in a...	32			20 mins		118
Moving Buttress No buttress descriptions included at present	48			15 mins		119
Pink Wall No buttress descriptions included at present	8			15 mins		-
Second Lift No buttress descriptions included at present	11			15 mins		122
Third Lift No buttress descriptions included at present	15			15 mins		-
Plum Buttress A magnificent buttress which dominates the western end of the Dale and has a small set of top-notch...	15			12 mins		123
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Max-a-Million
"I have a 5"10 span and can just reach the good crimp below the jug! You nee..." 11/Jul

Kiss Me Hardy
"I cleaned the holds on this and climbed it a couple of days ago. Well worth gett..." 04/Jun

Mad Dogs and Englishmen
"Did Mad Dogs yesterday - a totally brilliant adventure, didn't clip or see any b..." 05/May

Sturgeon in the Cupboard
"Good climb. Not that polished. No way is it 7c though." 05/Oct

Spazz Energy
"Hard start for shorties like me. Quite varied but take care on the first overlap..." 13/Sep

Waste Bin
"Pretty good route although a bit scrappy to start. Groove is surprisingly tricky..." 10/Sep

Aberration
"Intense climbing but memory counts for little; the best holds have fallen off ev..." 06/Sep

Aplomb
"Covers some impresive ground for the lowly grade. Pitch 2 was the hardest to lea..." 02/Aug

Aberration
"Upper 2 pegs replaced with bolts 07/09. Lower off added too." 29/Jul

Mad Dogs and Englishmen
"Good effort in getting your project done mike. I climbed mad dogs yesterday and ..." 26/Jul

Mad Dogs and Englishmen
"The peg on this route is unsafe and needs replacing.mike p" 14/Jul

Stung
"Depends what you call a flake... I'd call the feature with the jug rail and the..." 09/Jul

Stung
"Rubbish, I have done this loads of times and never even thought of moving far ri..." 08/Jul

The Max Works
"Just scrapes into 7a I think. The selection of rubbish holds actually contain 1 ..." 06/Jul

Stung
"Avoiding final flake on the right at the top would feel very contrived. Going d..." 29/Jun

Max to the Wall
"Very good route with a short, bouldery crux, but failry sustained the whole way...." 22/Jun

The Max Works
"Quite new to this redpointing thing, but got it 3rd go. Really good line, think..." 21/Jun

Quality Control
"Reasonably bolted and less reliant on hidden holds than many routes around, whic..." 21/Jun

Aberration
"I think 7c+ for Aberration, the loss of holds referred to above makes no differe..." 17/Jun

Countdown
"Seemed like hard 7a+, no more. I can't understand how this can be as hard as Blo..." 14/Jun

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