Blocked Toilet

Toilet Block

Churnet Valley, Staffordshire, England

Climbs 6 – Rocktype Sandstone (hard) – Altitude 154m a.s.l – Faces SW

Crag features
 This bouldering block is high on the hillside with two pine trees on top. Most of the starts are sitting starts, as the Toilet Block is only 5 meters high… and after all, toilets are synonymous with sitting down. Toilets are also synonymous with blocking, so enjoy the Toilet Block. 

Climbs on The Toilet Block

1 Bog Trot V2

Start on the front face then swing left around arête

to gain the jugs up and left.

2 Touching Cloth V3

Sit start, gain the top directly. Then, with a deep

breath, mantle it out.

3 Follow Through V1

Gain the top of block with the use of the lovely jugs

and then roll on to the top. Going right is V2.

4 Toilet Duck V5

Start on the jugs on the right, gain a good pocket on

the front face. Move left and fight your way to the

top.

5 Toilet Traverse V1

Traverse the chest height line of holds, same grade

either way.

The small perched block with a vein running from the top immediately

left contains:

6 Double Trouble V3

From sitting, gain the vein and follow to top out.

Access notes

From the cafe, take a right as you go up the path towards Cottage Rocks (home of a very good route called Cottaging). To get to it go up path as for cottage and kind of double back on yourself where there's less vegetation.