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Shipley Glen is a shallow wooded valley near Shipley in Bradford. It's not the most attractive bouldering venue in the world, but it does have some good problems. Much of the climbing is quite bold, and often fingery, although there are exceptions. The crag is described from left to right (looking in).

Low Block

A small boulder at the left-hand end of the edge.
Unnamed Problem (6b), Shipley Glen
6b (V4)   2 photos 2 video 1 0 comments 0 0 votes 0
Traverse the sloping lip of the boulder from right to left.

Good Evans

Double D (7a), Shipley Glen
Double D 7a (V6)   1 photo 1 video 1 0 comments 0 0 votes 0
The overhanging block left of Good Evans, climbed direct.

YMC Wall

Glen Arete (3), Shipley Glen
Glen Arete 3 (V0-)   1 photo 1 2 comments 2 1 vote 1
The big arete.

Dirt

From glen arete follow the base of crag up the glen for sixty feet then drop diagonally down to a small boulder.
Dirt (6c), Shipley Glen
Dirt 6c (V5)   1 photo 1 video 1 2 comments 2 0 votes 0
The little boulder from a sit-start.

Barbeque Rib

Unnamed Problem (5+), Shipley Glen
5+ (V2)   1 photo 1 4 comments 4 1 vote 1

Donner and Blitzen Area

Bonnie's Wall (5+), Shipley Glen
Bonnie's Wall 5+ (V2)   1 photo 1 0 comments 0 0 votes 0
An eliminate up the wall left of Adolph.
Adolph (6a), Shipley Glen
Adolph 6a (V3)   1 photo 1 6 comments 6 0 votes 0
The left right of the recess.
Donner (5+), Shipley Glen
Donner 5+ (V2)   1 photo 1 1 comment 1 0 votes 0
The undercut arete right of the recess.
Millstone Grit (7c), Shipley Glen
Millstone Grit 7c (V9)   2 photos 2 7 comments 7 2 votes 2
The right side of the arete is a scary classic.
Blitzen (5+), Shipley Glen
Blitzen 5+ (V2)   1 photo 1 2 comments 2 2 votes 2
The right arete of the buttress.

Red Wall

Lurch (5+), Shipley Glen
Lurch 5+ (V2)   1 photo 1 6 comments 6 1 vote 1
The right-hand side of a short smooth wall past a slot.

Nosey Parker Area

Ken's Arete (5), Shipley Glen
Ken's Arete 5 (V1)   1 photo 1 0 comments 0 0 votes 0
The roof and arete at the left edge of the wall.
Parker (7a+), Shipley Glen
Parker 7a+ (V7)   1 photo 1 4 comments 4 5 votes 5
The undercut arete.
Monkey Business (7a), Shipley Glen
Monkey Business 7a (V6)   4 photos 4 10 comments 10 0 votes 0
On a boulder below a small slab. Traverse the lip from a sit-start on the left.

Red Baron Area

Red Baron is the classic of the crag - an obvious, massively undercut arete. The walls near by also have worthwhile climbing, though the problems are quite high and technical.
Daz (5+), Shipley Glen
Daz 5+ (V2)   2 photos 2 1 comment 1 3 votes 3
The big arete with a scary reach to the top.
Manson's Wall (6c), Shipley Glen
Manson's Wall 6c (V5)   1 photo 1 12 comments 12 5 votes 5
The left-hand side of the smooth wall on tiny sloping crimps. A classic or a nightmare?
Phil's Wall (7a+), Shipley Glen
Phil's Wall 7a+ (V7)   3 photos 3 0 comments 0 2 votes 2
The very thin wall just right of Manson's Wall.
Vim (5+), Shipley Glen
Vim 5+ (V2)   3 photos 3 7 comments 7 4 votes 4
The arete to the right is another scary classic.
Red Baron (7a+), Shipley Glen
Red Baron 7a+ (V7)   5 photos 5 video 1 14 comments 14 12 votes 12
The superb undercut arete.
Dead Baron (8a), Shipley Glen
Dead Baron 8a (V11)   3 photos 3 1 comment 1 1 vote 1
Start at a jug right of the arete, move out to the lip, then traverse left to finish up Red Baron. Avoid the block at the back of the roof.

Unnamed Boulder

This boulder is hidden in the trees below the Red Baron area (below boulder 16 in the guide).
Longy's Traverse (7a), Shipley Glen
Longy's Traverse 7a (V6)   2 photos 2 1 comment 1 3 votes 3
Starts round the bottom corner at a fingerlock and traverse the steep face to finish in a crux mantle/rockover.

Wood's Wall

Beyond Red Baron the edge runs out, reappearing again close to the pub.
Vault (6c), Shipley Glen
Vault 6c (V5)   1 photo 1 video 1 1 comment 1 0 votes 0
A dyno to the left of Manson's Must.
Manson's Must (6a), Shipley Glen
Manson's Must 6a (V3)   1 photo 1 2 comments 2 2 votes 2
The undercut left arete of the buttress.
Wood's Wall (5), Shipley Glen
Wood's Wall 5 (V1)   1 photo 1 0 comments 0 1 vote 1
The short wall right of the arete.
Unnamed Problem (6a), Shipley Glen
6a (V3)   1 photo 1 1 comment 1 0 votes 0
Climb the right wall of the recess from a sit start.
Unnamed Problem (4), Shipley Glen
4 (V0)   1 photo 1 1 comment 1 0 votes 0
Unnamed Problem (5+), Shipley Glen
5+ (V2)   1 photo 1 0 comments 0 0 votes 0

The Phantom

Right of Wood's Wall.
Phantom Rib (6a), Shipley Glen
Phantom Rib 6a (V3)   1 photo 1 1 comment 1 2 votes 2
The short hanging arete.

Kia-Ora Wall

Green Death (5), Shipley Glen
Green Death 5 (V1)   1 photo 1 0 comments 0 0 votes 0
A green wall at the left end of this area.
Interstellar Overdrive (6b), Shipley Glen
Interstellar Overdrive 6b (V4)   1 photo 1 2 comments 2 0 votes 0
A wall between two cracks further right.
Hammill's Horror (E4 6a), Shipley Glen
Hammill's Horror E4 6a   2 photos 2 video 1 2 comments 2
A big, scary wall.
Hand Me Down (E1 5c), Shipley Glen
Hand Me Down E1 5c   4 photos 4 5 comments 5
Climb to the niche between Hammill's Horror and Austin's Hangover and continue direct up the thin wall above.
Brush Off (5+), Shipley Glen
Brush Off 5+ (V2)   1 photo 1 1 comment 1 0 votes 0

Chipped Hold Area

Fear Nought (5), Shipley Glen
Fear Nought 5 (V1)   1 photo 1 0 comments 0 1 vote 1
Dreadnought (7a), Shipley Glen
Dreadnought 7a (V6)   1 photo 1 video 1 0 comments 0 1 vote 1
Climb the over the roof.
Pillar Rib (5), Shipley Glen
Pillar Rib 5 (V1)   1 photo 1 4 comments 4 0 votes 0
A big arete.
Pillar Rock (5+), Shipley Glen
Pillar Rock 5+ (V2)   2 photos 2 2 comments 2 0 votes 0

Tiger Wall

Wool Man (5), Shipley Glen
Wool Man 5 (V1)   2 photos 2 1 comment 1 0 votes 0
Tiger Wall (5+), Shipley Glen
Tiger Wall 5+ (V2)   2 photos 2 0 comments 0 0 votes 0
Mouse Wall (5+), Shipley Glen
Mouse Wall 5+ (V2)   1 photo 1 0 comments 0 2 votes 2

Far End

Ward's Eliminate (6a), Shipley Glen
Ward's Eliminate 6a (V3)   1 photo 1 1 comment 1 0 votes 0
The center of the blank wall in a V-shaped recess.