The four main sections, North, Central, South and Far South have a continuous under cliff path lining them all. But it is better to access each section from either end. After the 2014 landslide destroyed the southern approach, Far South and south are best accessed from the wall quarry a top South section. Sections of the Path can be quick tricky, especially in the wet and the paths to the beach blocks tend to move around over time. Take a moment to look where you are heading to before heading straight to your chosen climbing area.
The classic Pregnant Pause a contender for Portlands longest route, is a full 30m and take a least 16 Draws. A full 60m rope will make it be always tie a knot in the end just in case!
Dates: 1 March to 30 June
Reason: Nesting Birds
2022 Peregrine nesting in Blacknor Far South 'Punter's Way Area' Restrictions apply to all routes south of ' In on the Killtaker ' extending to all of the accessable routes from there.
At present there area no other active restriction along the Blacknor sections of the west coast.
Rockfax Description
The groove left of the arete is adequately bolted, but it still has a sizeable fall potential. © Rockfax
FA. Damian Cook 27/May/1995.
Portland Unwishlist , Portland
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Pottsy84 | 10 Sep, 2023 |
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βeta: Couple of comments about dodgy belay stance - it's fine if you drop down into the gap between the boulders directly under the line and belay from there. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Couple of comments about dodgy belay stance - it's fine if you drop down into the gap between the boulders directly under the line and belay from there. |
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Ollie Smart | 17 Nov, 2019 |
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βeta: Load of crap! | βeta? | |
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βeta: Load of crap! |
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Wilbur | 23 Oct, 2006 |
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βeta: whipped off this in imperfect conditions (greasy). agree with other comments! | βeta? | |
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βeta: whipped off this in imperfect conditions (greasy). agree with other comments! |
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Richard Horn | 9 Mar, 2004 |
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βeta: Crux moves are painful. The climbing above is much more pleasant. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Crux moves are painful. The climbing above is much more pleasant. |
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Grade: 6a+ ***
(Wallsend South)