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Away from the central area at Brimham there are several smaller areas of varying character and quality.

Hare Heads

This area lies at the northeast edge of the main Brimham moor. There are several buttresses most of which are rather high, with poor rock. The boulder nearest the road is the highlight, with lots of short sloper problems on reasonable rock.

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The boulder closest to the road has a long roof which runs round the boulder on two sides. The climbing is good but the rock is a bit gritty, especially on the left-hand section. Lots of slopers.
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The hanging rib from a sit-start via a long reach.
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Sit start at a jug, move up left to finish beside the hanging rib.
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Right of the tree the roof is split by a deep crack. This problem climbs the left wall, starting at good holds on the lip. Good.
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Sit start right of Elwood.

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A large pinnacle near Dolphin Nose and Crimpy Roof.
Taggart 7b (V8)   4 comments 4 2 votes 2
Start in the cave on the left, go diagonally right on pockets to join and finish up Cyclops.
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Standing/right-hand start to Taggart. Make a hard move into the pocket and then tackle the slopey top out.
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Start as for Taggart but instead of finishing up Cyclops continue traversing along the slopey break to big holds at the far right.
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Essentially Lobo, climbed right-to-left. Finish at big holds at the left-hand end, avoiding the plinth.
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Follow Ten Trav to join and finish up Cyclops.

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This small boulder with a low roof has some quality climbing, even though all the problems are essentially variations on the same theme.
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Lie-down (!) start under the roof, reach the good crimp on the lip and go for the break.
To Me To You 7c+ (V10)   1 photo 1 video 2 11 comments 11 3 votes 3
Start on the left side of the roof, then traverse right to finish up the arete.
To You Too 8a (V11)   2 photos 2 3 comments 3 2 votes 2
A variation finish to To Me To You, using the big sloper with the left hand to get the final break with the right hand right of the arete.

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The lower half of the north side of this big tower has good climbing.
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Sit start at the hole, go straight up on small crimps and finish up the flake on the arete to the right.
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From the hole, dyno double-handed to the jugs. The normal, single-handed dyno is a bit easier.
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The right arete of the wall, with a tricky move to gain the good flake.

Maud's Farm

This is the obvious collection of rocks to the right of the road between Summerbridge and the main Brimham area. There's a large buttress, and further along a long, low roof.

Always ask permission at the farm before climbing here. The owners are friendly and are happy to allow climbers access to the rocks, but the crag is very close to their house and it's not unreasonable of them to want to know when people are climbing.

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A small boulder in front of, and left of the main edge.
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The small overhanging face of the boulder. Use the block but avoid the left arete. Avoiding the block from a standing start is 7b+.
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The sit-start to Vlad. No block.

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Bat Buttress is a bit high but the climbing is good.
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The reachy left arete of the buttress, climbed on the right. Excellent.
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The centre of the wall right of the slanting crack.
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Further right is a steep rippled slab. This problem climbs the left side of the slab from a good hold via a rockover and long reach.

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There are plenty of good sit-start problems here.
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The roof slightly further right.

Riva Hill

Riva Hill is the crag visible beyond Bat Buttress. To reach it, follow the signposted path which runs from the road near the National Trust car park. After crossing open heather/bracken the moorland the path comes to a gate at the National Trust boundary (again indicated on a sign). Riva Hill is immediately on the other side of this gate and the rocks are found by following the wall to the right for just a short distance. The climbing is limited but the situation is nice.

Thanks to Karl Bromelow for the description of this area.

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This little-known area certainly isn't the best that Brimham has to offer, but the location is very nice, there are several pleasant problems including one classic. Many of the problems have dirty finishes that are best avoided.
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A nice problem just to the right. Start at a big pocket and dyno to the break.
Beef Crisis 6b (V4)   1 photo 1 0 comments 0 1 vote 1
Start at the pocket and gain the break by a crimp up and right. Good.
Pot Black 7c (V9)   2 photos 2 video 1 3 comments 3 1 vote 1
A huge dyno between the two horizontal breaks.
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The undercut wall to the right.
Think Pink 7a (V6)   1 photo 1 video 1 1 comment 1 0 votes 0
On the next buttress, dyno between the breaks on the wall left of the prow of Cowboy Daze.
Rodeo Rider 7a (V6)   1 photo 1 0 comments 0 0 votes 0
Below Bovine Buttress. The roof left of Weilding the Branding Iron at its widest point.
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Rib/nose right of Rodeo Rider, climbed direct.

Little Brimham

Not one of the better areas of Brimham, with rock that is often dirty, copious bracken in summer and poor landings. There are however some striking lines.
Licence to Thrill 6a+ (V3)   2 photos 2 2 comments 2 1 vote 1
A nice slab problem in the centre of the Warning Walls area.
Boris Or Bust 6c (V5)   2 photos 2 5 comments 5 2 votes 2
A superb sharp arete.

Plantation Crack

There are rumours of bouldering to be found on this crag, which lies at the edge of Braisty Woods near Brimham.

Crow Crag

Crow Crag is a large buttress in Braisty Woods, on the opposite side of the road from Plantation Crack and the main Brimham area. South of the main buttress there is a series of smaller boulders which have some excellent bouldering. The highlight is the stunning Fluide, a smooth vertical wall past a small undercut.

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The left-most worthwhile boulder in the area.
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The fine sharp arete features sloping handholds and little for the feet.

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Right of Half A Drainpipe and at a slightly lower level is a fine smooth, vertical wall.
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The sharp left arete of the wall is excellent.
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The centre of the impressive wall, past a small undercut.

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Above Fluide are two walls separated by a groove.
Hard Target 7b+ (V8/9)   1 photo 1 4 comments 4 0 votes 0
Sit start. Clamp the prow from as low as possible, pull up and gain the arete and a sloping edge on the face. Work your feet out and make a tricky move to a pocket, before working your way up the arete via some tenuous off balance moves.