Three Cliffs Bay

Climbs 37 – Rocktype Limestone – Altitude Tidal – Faces S

Crag features
Very popular with beginners and clubs. Easy-angled slabs up to 25m high including two great ***VS routes, Scavenger (4b) and Arch Slab (4c). There is an E4 6a too, but it stands alone among easier routes. (There's nothing in the grades between the lone HVS - which is very short and easy at HVS 4c - and that E4.) Some routes polished at start.

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Guidebooks
Gower & SE Wales (1991)

Climbs at this crag

	Climb name	Grade	x

1	Left Crack	M	18
2	Right Crack 1	M	21
3	Wall Climb I	D	15
4	Cleft I	D	29
5	Wall Climb II	D	25
6	Cleft II	VD	65
7	Wall Climb	D	73
8	Left Corner I	D	58
9	Initiation Flake	S	153
10	Right Corner I	D	36
11	Meander	D	27
12	Bulge	VD	19
13	Left Corner II	D	35
14	Inverted V	HVS 4c *	86
15	Spouse Crack	S	87
16	Right Crack II	S 4a	16
17	Quartz Corner	HS 4b	42
18	Joggled Wall - Left side variation	VD	6
19	Joggled Wall	VD	142

	Climb name	Grade	x

20	Joggled Wall Direct	HS 4a *	157
21	Left Edge	HS 4b	38
22	Perseverance	HS 4b *	164
23	Right Corner II	M	33
24	Arch Slab	VS 4c **	134
25	Under Milk Wood	VS 4a	29
26	The Steal	E4 6a **	2
27	Scavenger	VS 4c ***	248
28	Scavenger Variations	VS 4c	4
29	Hangel	VS 4c	12
30	October	S	6
31	Plumb Line	D	64
32	Disappointment	D *	26
33	Consolation	VD	11
34	Traverse of the Three Pinnacles	M *	30
35	The Battle of Midway	VS 5b	4
36	Back Beat	E3 5c	1
37	Scavanger *	VS	1

* Climbs listed in red are waiting to be checked by a crag moderator, and may not be accurate.

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Access notes
Tidal. The sea comes in very fast: don't get caught at the bottom. Approach from the campsite down across the bay. Miscalculating the tide will mean wet trousers, at best.

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USER FEEDBACK

Last few times we went there a little Basset hound that must live near the beach and roams around all day following people around. Name's Bettsy and seems a bit scavengerish, TIP: put your bags etc about 10 meters out from the face. when the tide gets close get down and out this'll give you time another is don't leave food open at the bottom or it won't be there when you get down courtesy of Bettsy... peace out
Obvian - 08/Mar/07

we climbed and abseiled all three. they go in stages of hardness. i've never done hvs before but i shot up it, it was great but quite hard. TIP: use your toes and don't rely on your hands to much its your feet you use more. TIP: be careful like you always should be TIP: concentrate
terri-louise - 24/Oct/03

I have some great memories of this wonerfull place, scavanger was my first lead climb, shame I never manage to the hardest route inside the cave. maybe one day!?
becci - 27/Feb/03

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Laura enjoying 'Scavenger' as inane comments drift up from puzzled onlookers

Simon on Scavenger, VS 4b, Three Cliffs Bay, The Gower

Mark on Highball deep water solo with sit start - Gower Feb 04

On the crux move, even though the wall above looks like the crux from the ground.

James seconding the classic Scavenger (VS 4b) at Three Cliffs, Gower

Stuart following Kane up Scavenger (VS 4c)

Jonathan on Joggled Wall, his first V Diff!