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[ Print larger map ] – Grid Ref SW 698511 (OS Landranger #203)

Carn Gowla

Cornwall, ENGLAND

Climbs 152 – Rocktype Greenstone – Altitude Tidal – Faces W

Crag features
Compact rock with some brilliant multi-pitch routes up to 350ft. Protection can be sparse, and pegs should also be treated with care. Aim for Sackful Of Clowns (HVS 5a), The Tomb (E2 5b), The Awakening (E3 5c), America (E4 5c) and Guernica (E6 6b).

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Guidebooks
West Country Climbs (2010), North Devon and Cornwall (2000),
Out of print: North Devon and Cornwall (1988)

Climbs at this crag

	Climb name	Grade	x

1	Ratcliffe Highway	HS 4b
2	America	E4 5c ***	14
3	Guernica	E6 6b ***	3
4	Mausoleum	E3 5b **	2
5	Razorbill	E2 5c ***
6	Just Natural	E2 5b *	2
7	Supernatural	VS 4b *	32
8	Phantasm	E4 6a ***	4
9	Pierrot le Fou	E5 6a ***
10	A Sackful of Clowns	HVS 5a **	6
11	crystal	VS 4c	5
12	Sluice	HVS 5a	3
13	Desire	E2 5b **	2
14	yellow arete	S 4a	2
15	Crystal Vice	HVS 4c
16	weighout	VS 4c	3
17	Nowhere Man	E2 5b *
18	Ruby	E2 5b *
19	Chicken Flesh	E1 5b **	2
20	Gravity's Rainbow	E2 5c *
21	Rotwand	HVS 4c *	8
22	Happy Hunting Ground	HVS 5a *	1
23	Midnight Rambler	E2 5b **
24	The Tomb	E2 5b **	3
25	The Vault	E1 *	1
26	Halcyon Days	E3 5b *
27	Demerara	VS 4c *	5
28	last exit to st agnes	VS 4b	4
29	Black Night	HVS 5a *	4
30	tempest	HS	4
31	taming the shrew	S	13
32	Aprez-vous	E1 5b **
33	The Awakening	E3 5c ***
34	The Haze	E4 6a **	1
35	Diabolist	E1 5c **
36	The Baptist	E2 5c *
37	Elixir	E3 5c *
38	Continental Retreat	E1 5b *
39	Silver Dollar	HVS 5a *	2
40	Castaway	E1 5a *
41	Crystal Voyage	E1 5a **	7
42	Magic Fly	E2 5c *	1
43	The Mercury Connection	HVS 5a *	5
44	quicksilver	HVS 5a *	2
45	Mercury	E2 5b ***	34
46	Andromeda Strain	E4 5c **	1
47	terra nova	HVS 5a	1
48	Bohemian	E2 5b *
49	The Arete	HVS 4c *	1
50	McVitie	VS 4c	1
51	hard tack	HVS 4c	1
52	Fourth Dimension	HVS 4c *	1
53	Journey to Ixtlan	HVS 4c **	25
54	star wars	E2 5b *	1
55	Looking for a Rainbow	S 4a *	10
56	Rainbow Games	E2 5b ***	26
57	Four for Texas	E1 5a **	22
58	Sundance	HS 4a *	8
59	feline	VS 4b	2
60	bubble trouble	HVS 5a	2
61	Cave Wall Terrace	HS 4b *	1
62	The Hairy Men from the East	D *	2
63	Alex of Gowla	E1 5b ***	7
64	Indian Country	E2 5b ***	3
65	hopes and fears	VS 4b *	2
66	susan	E2 5b ***	2
67	eskimo	S 4a	5
68	souixzy and the banshees	E1 5b *	1
69	Solid Ground	E1 5a *
70	Touch the Earth	VS 4c **	3
71	shaman	S 4a	1
72	How the West was Won	S *	1
73	Tipi	VD	9
74	Two Score And 10	HS 4a	2
75	Indian Princess	D	3
76	Black Knight	HVS 5a *	2

	Climb name	Grade	x

77	Red Cloud	S	5
78	Crackline	HS 4b **	3
79	Alpha-Beta	HVS 5a	1
80	Soma	HVS 5a	1
81	Sunny Delights	E2 5a	1
82	Outside Edge	HS 4b	1
83	China Grove	HVS 5a *	3
84	Cave Wall Traverse	HS 4b *	3
85	Absolutely Adit	E1 5a	1
86	Wageslave	HVS 4c	1
87	Big Country	D	1
88	The Skirmish	HVS 5a
89	War without Tears	E2 5b
90	1492	E6 6b *
91	Ku Klux Klan	E5 6a/b **
92	Escapist Direct	E2 5b
93	Running on Empty	E4 6a
94	Motion Sickness	E3 5c *
95	Excellent Wall	E2 5b
96	Deceleration Lane	VS 4b ***
97	Reality Bypass	E4 5c
98	Natrel Plus	E3 6a
99	The Final Cut	E1 5b
100	Barren Landa	E6 6a/b **
101	Broadside	E3 5b
102	The Magic Wand	E5 6a **
103	Downward Bound	HVS 4c
104	Here and Now	HVS 5a
105	Dark Lady	E3 6a
106	Rise Above	E4 6a
107	Saviourblade	E5 6a
108	Wolfstone	E6 6b **
109	Where's Heinz?	E4 6a *
110	Eternity and a Spacious Grave	E5 6a
111	Killing Time	E2 5a
112	Bridge of Sighs	E5 5c
113	Bitter Sweet	E3 5b *
114	Towards the Light	E3 6a **
115	Frankly...	E4 6b *
116	Welcome to the Human Race	E5 6a *
117	Nativity	HVS 5a
118	Crash Landing	E2 5b
119	Life on Mars	E1 5b
120	Dead Run Down	E5 5c **
121	Euthanasia	HVS 5b
122	Blue Meany	HVS 4c
123	Starbound	HVS 4c
124	Daydream	HVS 5a
125	Nightride	S 4a
126	The Song of the Shirt	HVS 4b
127	Sideline	VD
128	Saline	HVS 5a *
129	Chimney Route	S 4a
130	Fine Line	D *
131	Bee Line	HVS 5b *
132	Counting Coup	S 4a
133	Blackfoot Trots	VS 4c
134	Crescenda	E2 5c
135	Spirit	M
136	Ghost Dance	HS
137	Yellow Hair	D
138	Kansas City	HVS 5a
139	Blue Skies And Butterflies	HVS 5a
140	Tut Crack	VS 4b
141	Silent Witness	E2 5a/b
142	Indian Summer E3 5c * #	E3 5c *
143	Kate	HVS 4c *
144	Phoenix Nights	HVS 5a **
145	Storm in a D Cup	HS 4b
146	Bra Wars	E1 5b *
147	Hello Boys!	E2 5b
148	Tit Bits	S 4a
149	Inspector Clueso	HVS 4c *
150	Walking on Sunshine	VS 4b
151	Two Score and Ten	HS 4a
152	Beresford	HVS

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Access notes
Tidal in most parts.

From St Agnes on the N coast follow the minor coast road to a turning on the R. Follow rough track to parking near the coastguard station. 400m E is the top of the America Wall. Abseil access is best.

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