Black Rocks

The Black Rocks is a small outcrop of natural gritstone, between Cromford and Wirksworth in the Derbyshire Peak District, England. Parking is available for walking along the old railway path and up to the top of the crag, and there is a picnic area.

The area has been a well-known rock climbing venue since the 1890s. Many hard lines were put up by some of the best climbers of the 1980s and 1990s. The two best-known climbs are featured in the documentary Hard Grit. These are Gaia, up the groove in the massive nose that one sees first on the walk to the top, and Meshuga, on the main overhanging Promontory. The first ascent of the former was made in 1986 by British climber Johnny Dawes.