Climbing In Disused Quarries - A Guide For Landowners & Managers
England and Wales have a long history of quarrying. The great diversity of geology and ever-changing techniques for extracting the rock have left a huge number and variety of quarries across most regions of the country. What typically start as brutal scars on the hillside gradually mellow into the landscape as time and natural processes take effect and nature creeps back in. Likewise, as the rock settles and weathers a multitude of climbing possibilities become apparent. Many of these become celebrated routes for rock climbers, every bit as cherished as their natural counterparts. So long as quarrying and sympathetic landscaping continues it’s to be expected that routes will keep emerging in this way.
In this booklet for managers and landowners the aim has been to address a range of common questions and concerns. Covering all aspects of access and liability, through a selection of case studies it showcases the benefits not just for climbers, but for the wider public and land managers themselves. Benefits which can be realised with assistance from climbers and the BMC, through the repurposing of disused quarries as rock climbing destinations.
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