South West Climbs - Volume 1
Author Edited by Paul Robertson
Published The Climbers Club (2012)
ISBN 978-0-901601-94-0
Published The Climbers Club (2012)
ISBN 978-0-901601-94-0
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SELECTED CLIMBS SOUTH WEST
VOLUME I - Gloucestershire, Somerset and Dorset
• Martin Crocker, Mark Davies, Gordon Jenkin, Brian Mullan, James Parrott, Guy Percival, Paul Robertson, Rick Sewards, Steve Taylor, Scott Titt, John Willson
• Artwork by Mark Davies and Don Sargeant
• 464 pages of text, maps and photodiagrams (double-volume guide)
• £25.00
South West Climbs Volume 1 is intended to showcase the area of Gloucestershire, Somerset and Dorset and act as an introduction to the area covered by several Climbers' Club definitive guides of the area. It covers areas close to the centres of population such as the Avon Gorge, Wye Valley and Dorset. It has been written by a talented team of local activists.
Crags covered by this Guide
| Avon crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Gorge (Main Area) | 301 | Limestone | W |
| Avon Gorge (Sea Walls Area) | 469 | Limestone | SW |
| Blaise Castle Gorge | 166 | Limestone | W |
| Goblin Combe | 210 | Limestone | S |
| Portishead Quarry | 97 | Limestone | SE |
| Dorset crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| Battleship Edge | 86 | Limestone | W |
| Blacknor North | 132 | Limestone | W |
| Blacknor South | 83 | Limestone | W |
| Boulder Ruckle | 291 | Limestone | S |
| Cattle Troughs | 124 | Limestone | S |
| Cheyne Cliff | 332 | Limestone | E |
| Coastguard North | 60 | Limestone | W |
| Coastguard South | 101 | Limestone | W |
| Cormorant Ledge | 45 | Limestone | S |
| Fisherman's Ledge | 137 | Limestone | S |
| Guillemot Ledge | 77 | Limestone | S |
| Subluminal and Lighthouse Cliff | 136 | Limestone | S |
| The Promenade | 150 | Limestone | S |
| Wallsend North | 149 | Limestone | W |
| Wallsend South | 136 | Limestone | W |
| Winspit | 199 | Limestone | S |
| Gloucestershire crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ban-y-gor | 268 | Limestone | NW |
| Cleeve Hill | 62 | Limestone | all |
| Shakemantle Quarry (Ruspidge Slab Quarry) | 44 | Limestone | all |
| Shorn Cliff | 176 | Limestone | W |
| Staple Edge Quarry (Ruspidge West Quarry) | 50 | Sandstone (hard) | E |
| Symonds Yat | 544 | Limestone | NW |
| Tintern Quarry | 153 | Limestone | W |
| Wintour's Leap | 536 | Limestone | W |
| Herefordshire crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| Huntsham Crags | 412 | Sandstone (hard) | E |
| Isle of Wight crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| The Needles | 11 | Chalk | all |
| Monmouthshire crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| Wynd Cliff | 75 | Limestone | S |
| Wyndcliff Quarry | 209 | Limestone | SW |
| Somerset crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| Brean Down | 110 | Limestone | S |
| Brean Down (Fort Crags) | 165 | Limestone | S |
| Cheddar Gorge North | 406 | Limestone | S |
| Cheddar Gorge South | 617 | Limestone | N |
| Fairy Cave Quarry | 193 | Limestone | all |
| Split Rock (Milton Hill Quarry) | 50 | Limestone | NW |
| Uphill Quarry | 76 | Limestone | W |
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