- Cold — excellent friction, dress warm
YORKSHIRE — NIDDERDALE GRIT · GRITSTONE
Nought Bank Crag climbing conditions
Good — dry and climbable
Right now
Assessment
7-day forecast
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- High humidity — grip may be affected
- Breezy — helps drying
- Breezy — helps drying
- Good friction range for gritstone
- High humidity — grip may be affected
- Breezy — helps drying
- Good friction range for gritstone
- Good friction range for gritstone
- High humidity — grip may be affected
- Breezy — helps drying
About Nought Bank Crag
Nought Bank Crag is a quiet gritstone edge situated above Nidderdale near Pateley Bridge. The rock is hard gritstone offering clean vertical faces, rounded top-outs, and natural horizontal cracks. Facing south across the valley, the edge acts as an effective sun trap and dries quickly after rainfall. The climbing style is traditional, catering mainly to introductory and intermediate climbers with routes from Diff to E2. Classic climbs like Nought Bank Wall offer pleasant, well-protected climbing. Reach the crag via a 15-minute uphill walk on public footpaths from valley laybys. Respecting farm gates and livestock is essential during the approach.
- Region
- Yorkshire — Nidderdale Grit
- Rock type
- Gritstone
- Aspect
- south-facing
- Altitude
- 230m
- Exposure
- medium
- Seepage
- very-low