Cheshire Sandstone Climbing Dave Atkinson
The core activities for the day will be rock climbing on the sandstone crags and a
circular walk of about eight miles over the Frodsham and Helsby Hills. As we climbed
at Frodsham in July 2022, we will aim for Helsby this time and meet up at 12 noon to
give the sun time to get round to the rock, which could be a help this early in the
season. Helsby is just stuffed with classics – Eliminate One, Flake Crack, Wood’s
Climb, Grooved Slab, Golden Pillar, Pigeonhole Wall – do that lot on a single visit and
you’ll have earned a pint. The rendezvous point will be the Helsby Quarry car park,
which has no charge: Alvanley Road, Helsby WA6 9PU. The climbers may opt to drive
off a short distance to a spot more convenient for the crags and if need be, a
different climbing venue, but we can sort that out on the day. Afterwards, from 5.00
pm, we will gather at a nearby pub, the White Lion at Alvanley, WA6 9DD.
Please let me know if you think you’ll be coming along (see the Handbook for
contact details).