Loughborough UniversityClimbing Wall |
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Grace Dieu Viaduct and
Craglets Climbing Walls |
OS ref. SK512186
(Sheet 129) SITUATION
and CHARACTER The
climbing wall is outdoors and unlit and so it is not much use in the
winter. However, it faces south‑west
and can be very pleasant on a summer's evening. The wall is about 15m long and 5m high. The holds are a mixture of bricks,
recesses and rocks all fixed in a vertical brick wall. Very good for the fingers but no
cracks. There are no anchorages at
the top so once you get up you have to get down again. There are a variety of routes but the
repeated traverse is probably most popular.
Passing on this is difficult and so the wall is crowded with one or
two climbers. The pea gravel at the
bottom means that you can jump off from quite high and land comfortably. APPROACH
and ACCESS From
junction 23 on the M1 take the A512 to Loughborough. Take the first turning marked
"University" off to the right.
The road is currently (June, 1992) being dualled and so these
instructions may be outdated. The
turning into the University is a dual carriageway. Go to the T junction and turn right under a building which
bridges over the road. There is a car
park on the right and the wall can be seen just down the hill. Although
on private ground the University has an open campus and so access is not
currently a problem. |