One of Yorkshire's finest gritstone cliffs, though its rather remote setting, coupled to its altitude and aspect, means the place doesn't always see the traffic it really deserves. Earl Crag takes the form of a series of interesting buttresses that look northwards, below the twin monuments of Lund's Tower and Wainman's Pinnacle, out towards the upper Aire valley and on to Skipton.
Routes
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48 trad routes (D...E7) 14 boulder problems (V1...V11) Graded List of Routes List of First Ascents |         | ||
| Buttress (click for routes) | No. of Routes | Route Type | Sunshine or shade |
Approach walk | Other | Page |
| Erasor Slab The first section of rock encountered is home to a few problems. Further right is an area... |
11 | Trad |
No sun |
Uphill 5 mins |
Windy | 64 |
| Little Greeny A long jumbled section of short walls, jutting buttresses and steep cracks. There are several... |
18 | Trad |
Evening sun |
Uphill 5 mins |
Windy | 65 |
| Butterfly Crack About 100m right of Little Greeny is a diagonal track and a wall, just beyond these is a buttress... |
6 | Trad |
No sun |
Uphill 8 mins |
Windy | 65 |
| Earl Buttress Arguably the best bit of rock on the crag with a small but excellent set of climbs covering the... |
11 | Trad |
No sun |
Uphill 10 mins |
Windy | 66 |
| Tiger Wall The prominent jutting snout is home to a classic VS and a couple of marginally less worthy... |
16 | Trad |
No sun |
Uphill 10 mins |
Windy | 67 |
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