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Perhaps the most remote bouldering crag in Yorkshire, Great Wolfrey lies in an area of moorland near Grimwith Reservoir, an hours walk from the nearest road. The crag has some impressive routes, and good bouldering (particularly in the lower grades).

Many thanks to Paul Clough for providing the information here.

Little Wolfrey

A small outcrop a few hundred metres north of the main edge. There are several easy walls and aretes here.
Loup Garou (5+), Great Wolfrey
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The centre of a smooth wall in a bay in the middle of the edge. High.

Boulder 1

Two boulders next to each other, below Autumn Gold at the left end of the main crag.
Unnamed Problem (5), Great Wolfrey
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The left arete from a sit-start.
Unnamed Problem (5), Great Wolfrey
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The right arete from a sit-start.

Boulder 2

This boulder lies about thirty metres below the buttress containing North Chimney. There are around ten problems here up to 5+, with good landings.
Unnamed Problem (5), Great Wolfrey
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The nice arete.
Unnamed Problem (5), Great Wolfrey
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The wall right of the crack.

Boulder 3

Thirty metres right of boulder 2, and a similar distance below the enormous North Boulder, is this large, slabby boulder with two cracks and a nice steep arete.
Unnamed Problem (4), Great Wolfrey
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The slab left of the crack.

Boulder 4

A small, flat-topped boulder just right of the previous boulder.
Unnamed Problem (5), Great Wolfrey
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The left arete of the boulder

Boulder 5

Right of the previous boulder and slightly further down the hill, this boulder has a nice big slab with a good landing.
Unnamed Problem (4), Great Wolfrey
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The left side of the arete.
Unnamed Problem (3), Great Wolfrey
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The slab just right of the arete.

Expand North Boulder

A large boulder below the centre of the main edge. It has an impressive, overhanging left face, and a smaller right face with two nice aretes.
Wolfsbane (5+), Great Wolfrey
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The cracked groove two metres left of the arete.
Unnamed Problem (5), Great Wolfrey
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The right side of the arete.
Millionaire (7b), Great Wolfrey
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Start right of the arete and go up rightwards via a rail and crimps. Excellent.
Jumpin Jack Flash (7a+), Great Wolfrey
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Millionaire climbed as a dyno from the starting holds to the top.
Unnamed Problem (6a), Great Wolfrey
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Climb flakes just right of the centre of the face from a sit start.

South Boulder

This boulder has a very big slabby face with several easy problems.
Silver Bullet (5), Great Wolfrey
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Climb the slab direct to the highest point.
Unnamed Problem (5), Great Wolfrey
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A mantel in the centre of the other side of the boulder.

Boulder 6

About twenty metres right of South Boulder and just past a small pinnacle is this boulder. There is one worthwhile problem here.
Unnamed Problem (5+), Great Wolfrey
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The arete, using the flakes on the right.