The crag contains several of Britain's most extreme sport climbing routes, such as Northern Lights 9a (5.14d), and North Star 9a (5.14d), by Steve McClure.

West from Kilnsey towards Malham Tarn runs the historic Mastiles Lane, a Roman marching road, later an important route for monks leading sheep from Fountains Abbey to summer pasture on higher ground.

The village of Kilnsey is a small collection of stone-built Yorkshire Dales cottages, many dating back to the 1600s.

Kilnsey Old Hall is believed to have been a medieval administrative site for the monks of Fountains Abbey who farmed flocks of sheep in the area.

The timing of the show has been linked as possibly tying in with the saint's day for St Mary's Church in nearby Conistone.