Jean Jeanie

Work took me to Silverdale today and I managed to have a look at Trowbarrow quarry at lunchtime, I was last here over 20 years ago when I climbed Jean Jeanie the middle of the 3 cracks on the main wall pictured above.

How things have changed, when I was last here it was a bit of a trespass, the owner did not encourage climbers, now it is a nature reserve, a triple SI and climbing (in small groups) is allowed.

Jean Jeanie is about 100 ft graded VS 4C and almost vertical, I can still remember the feeling in my arms as I pulled myself over the top and tied off on the trees, a great climb.

A guide book of the time said because of the poor state of the rock "get it while you can", but it's still there!