Barden Fell

Earl Seat is prominent on the skyline to the south of Simon's Seat, overlooking a large plantation. There is some limited but quite pleasant bouldering, and some short routes, including a big slab which is presumably still unclimbed. The longer routes are documented in the YMC guidebook, and some of the bouldering is documented in a topo available on the Leeds Wall website.

Below the crest of the hill above Earl Seat - Carncliff Top - lies a long, low, vertical wall facing north towards Simon's Seat. There are numerous easy problems on the wall, but whether they're worth the slog through the heather to reach them is debatable.

There's plenty of bouldering to be had here; roofs and walls on solid, if rather rough, gritstone. Most of the obvious easier lines have been done, and no doubt some of the harder lines as well.

This group of boulders is prominent on the skyline on the walk from the standard parking place to the summit of Simon's Seat. On closer inspection it's rather disappointing, being small and broken. Some fun could be had here in the lower grades, however.

The large expanse of barren ground between Simon's Seat and Lord's Seat contains numerous boulders. There is only one wall high enough for climbing, but there is a quality problem here.

An egg-shaped boulder opposite the main wall.

On the edge of hillside to the northeast of the summit of Simon's Seat, this collection of boulders is obvious. Thanks to Greg Chapman for descriptions of the problems here.