 Descent from the Needle is by abseiling from a metal chain at the top.The isolated western part of the crag is named White House Buttress after a house situated just below the edge, which formerly belonged to Arthur Balfour, 1st Baron Riverdale and has become a care home in recent years.Rivelin Rocks are reached via a muddy public footpath that leaves the A57 road opposite the dam wall of the lower Rivelin Reservoir; the path goes through bracken and then enters a dense silver birch wood passing a sign that says you are entering a conservation area.