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Michael MacArthur 12 Sep 2015
Is there much multi pitch trad climbing in swanage or Portland?
 CurlyStevo 12 Sep 2015
In reply to Michael MacArthur:
Swanage has a reasonable amount, although the pitches are quite short, however they always manage to feel longer Also most of these are only accessible by free hanging abseils and are at VS and above.
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 David Coley 13 Sep 2015
In reply to Michael MacArthur:

Most of the routes in the boulder buckle at Swanage are multi pitch.

There is even some slightly longer stuff: Wonderland (E1 5c)

 GrahamD 14 Sep 2015
In reply to Michael MacArthur:

Traverse of the Gods at Swange is only VS and 14 pitches from memory !
 The Ivanator 14 Sep 2015
In reply to Michael MacArthur:

Portland: basically nothing - the few remaining Trad lines are esoteric in the extreme and almost exclusively single pitch.
Swanage: various Traverses, some already mentioned and most "up" routes in Boulder Ruckle, Guillemot Ledge and Cormorant Ledge are climbed in 2 pitches - the routes tend to be 35 - 40m in total, so pitches are fairly short, you're guaranteed an adventure though.
Expect committing abseils, steep climbing, juggy roofs, pumpy cracks and walls along with some loose rock and the occasional scary top out (scrabbling up steep earth/grass desperately searching for the salvation of a stake).

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