South West Climbs Volume 2
Author Pat Littlejohn with sections by Martin Crocker
Published The Climbers' Club (2014)
ISBN 978-0-901601-98-8
Published The Climbers' Club (2014)
ISBN 978-0-901601-98-8
Website climbers-club.co.uk
Review
Volume 2, covers the Granite of West Penwith, Dartmoor, the Channel Islands and Lundy – the guide also covers the North Cornish and North Devon coasts. Written by Pat Littlejohn with ‘a little help from his friends’ this new guide describes some of the most adventurous climbing to be found in the British Isles and together with its counterpart, South West Climbs: Volume 1 provides the visiting climber to the area a wealth of top-quality routes to go at.
Crags covered by this Guide
| Cornwall crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bass Point | 89 | Mica schist | W |
| Bosigran | 173 | Granite | W |
| Bosigran Ridge Area | 30 | Granite | W |
| Carn Barra | 155 | Granite | SW |
| Carn Gloose | 30 | Granite | W |
| Carn Gowla | 178 | Greenstone | W |
| Carn Lês Boel Area | 59 | Granite | S |
| Chair Ladder | 171 | Granite | S |
| Cheesewring Quarry | 201 | Granite | S |
| Compass Point (Bude) | 67 | Culm | S |
| Cornakey Cliff | 23 | Culm | SW |
| Doyden Point | 14 | Pillow lava | W |
| Fox Promontory | 46 | Granite | SW |
| Gull Rock - Marsland | 53 | Culm | W |
| Gurnard's Head | 39 | Greenstone | W |
| Helman Tor | 156 | Granite | S |
| Kellan Head | 40 | Pillow lava | N |
| Kenidjack Cliffs | 47 | Killas slate | SE |
| Kilmar Tor | 198 | Granite | all |
| Lands End | 183 | Granite | W |
| Lower Sharpnose Point | 103 | Culm | ? |
| Lye Rock | 3 | - | ? |
| Pen Olver | 80 | Amphibiolite & S | SW |
| Pentire Head, Newquay | 1 | - | ? |
| Pordenack Point Area | 83 | Granite | SW |
| Sennen | 181 | Granite | W |
| Tater-du | 119 | Greenstone | S |
| Tintagel Head | 25 | Volcanic tuff | W |
| Tintagel North | 81 | Welded Tuff | NW |
| Trewortha Tor | 339 | Granite | ? |
| Vicarage Cliff | 66 | Culm | W |
| Zennor Cliff | 44 | Killas slate | W |
| Devon crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anstey's Cove | 260 | Limestone | S |
| Baggy Point | 189 | Culm | SW |
| Beesands | 33 | Schist | all |
| Berry Head - Coastguard Cliffs | 186 | Limestone | S |
| Berry Head - The Old Redoubt | 132 | Limestone | E |
| Blackchurch | 45 | Culm | NW |
| Chudleigh Rocks - North Face | 68 | Limestone | N |
| Chudleigh Rocks - South Face | 223 | Limestone | S |
| Daddyhole Main Cliff | 57 | Limestone | E |
| Haytor | 77 | Granite | all |
| Ladram Bay Stacks | 9 | Sandstone (soft) | all |
| Long Quarry Point | 103 | Limestone | E |
| Lundy | 1304 | Granite | W |
| Meadfoot Quarry | 26 | Limestone | SE |
| Sanctuary Wall | 33 | Limestone | S |
| Sir Roberts Chair | 7 | Sandstone (hard) | N |
| The Dewerstone | 167 | Granite | S |
| The Valley of the Rocks (The Yellow Stone) | 6 | - | ? |
| Valley of Rocks | 35 | Culm | S |
| Jersey crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| La Cotte de St Brelade | 45 | Granite | S |
| La Nethe Falaise | 58 | Granite | NW |
| Le Vyi | 43 | Granite | NW |
| Somerset crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| Hurlstone Point | 123 | Sandstone (hard) | N |
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