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Gull Rock - Marsland

Cornwall, ENGLAND

Climbs 47 – Rocktype Culm – Altitude 5m a.s.l – Faces W

Crag features
Not high - routes up to 120ft - but interesting, sunny and near a family beach (Welcombe Beach). Slabby routes. Easily the best is Walking On The Moon (HVS 5a). 26/3/2011 Abseil pegs in poor condition, in situ back up rope seen better dasy if anyone goin that way could replace it great! Peg in argaunout now dead as is peg in crazy streak/ousieux, lead boots pegs so so

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

Climbs at this crag

Sort climbs
 Climb nameGradex
 MICRO SLAB  
2HypoHVD  
3SycoVS 4a  
4SlabbyMVS 4b  
5TOTOS  
6MicroHS 4a/b * 
7SteveVD * 
 GULL ROCK  
9Gullible TooS  
10Tha' Wer' EasyHS  
11FitzharberHS  
12Little LambsVS 4c  
13DeimosVS 4c  
14Silence of the LambsVS 4b  
15The Teardrop ExplodesE4 5c  
16Electric LemonadeE1 5b 2
17Tha' Wer' 'ArdE1 5b  
18ElendVD  
 MAIN CLIFF  
20Maxland ArmadilloS 5
21PopadomVS 4b 8
22Savage PoodleVD 2
23Red CarnationVS 4c 6
24Rock-Pool CrackHS 4b 9
25Rock-Pool SlabVS 4c 3
26Limpet BizkitVS 4b  
 THE CENTRAL SLAB  
 Climb nameGradex
28Seaward EdgeHS 4a *43
29Shivering TimbersVS 4c 57
30Solid AirVS 4b 84
31ArgonautVS 4c 18
32Crazy StreakHVS 5a 17
33OiseauxHVS 5a *37
34Walking on the MoonHVS 5a **77
35Lead BootsE1 5b *27
36Wicks FollyVS 4c 15
37Haile DubiousE2 5c  
38Magical StaircaseS 21
39Summer WineHVS 5b * 
 THE LANDWARD SLABS  
41Thief of BaghdadE4 5c *9
42ArabesqueE4 5c *1
43Wolf SolentE2 5b  
44Breaking TimeE3 5b/c  
45RagamuffinE2 5b  
46Haile SelassieE2 5c **39
47Bare NecessitiesE5 6a * 
48Gadener's DelightE1 5a  
 BAYWATCH WALL  
50Pale FireE2 5c  
51Final StrawXS 4b 1
52Booby PrizeE6 6b ***1
53Safe as MilkE2 5b 2
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Access notes
Tidal in many parts, though the central slab should be uncovered at high water.

Reached either by traversing from Welcombe Beach (low tide) or Marsland Mouth. Or scramble down the headland by a faint path to the top of the promontory, and abseil (pegs in situ).

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Abseiled in twenty metres up the hill/North from the stream that comes down through Marsland woods, down a loose shale slope that I thought would make a reasonable exit when the tide came in - my sixty metres rope was about five short so I slid down the final rubble/mud ramp. The rope was fixed I could use it to help on the way back - I came up the rope with a prussik, then belayed partner up. Was tough for both parties and could have escaped more easily off the back of the Gull Rock headland (above Haile Selasse probably best). Oh well, you live and learn...
Will Cat ? - 13/Jan/13

If you get cut off by the tide you will have to face the Alpine ascent up the ridge. The ground is very unstable and whilst it is advisable to rope up there is very little solid protection. I once descended this way ... never again!
Kafoozalem ? - 09/May/12

A great crag in a great situation, best approach is via the beach, but be careful of the tidal, we got caught out and had to walk back out over the cliffs, puffed out. Take small wires as protection is scarse in places, abundmet of stakes and a few pegs.
Chris M at work - 16/Jun/03