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DESTINATION GUIDE: Ultimate Circuits: Combeshead and Down Tor 

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 UKC Articles 11 Aug 2021

Far from the fleshpots of Bovey Tracey, the hustle of bustle of Bonehill, and the Hound and its infamous Basket Meals lie - across the western 'Janner' side of the moor - two tors with an altogether different character and feel...

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 gooberman-hill 11 Aug 2021
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Lovely to see this written up (although long may the crowds go to Bonehill!) - this area was my favourite bouldering ground when I was living in Plymouth in the 90s.

The No match for climb id:250817 at Down Tor was so named because it was considered to be technically British 6b at the time - it was considered to be at least as hard as the Hanging Flakes (f6B) at Cuckoo Rock.  

Many of these problems long predate bouldering mats - so the landings used to be considerably worse than they are now.

Steve

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