Swanage and Portland
Author Nigel Coe
Published Climbers' Club (1995)
ISBN 0-901-601-56-X
Published Climbers' Club (1995)
ISBN 0-901-601-56-X
This Guidebook is now out of print, and unavailable
Review
Two-book guide to trad-climbing Swanage and apparently trad-climbing (but with bolts) Portland. Includes some Portland trad routes you wouldn't wish on an enemy. Good Swanage guide, but Rockfax is far better for Portland.
Crags covered by this Guide
| Dorset crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battleship Edge | 82 | Limestone | W |
| Beeston Cliff | 84 | Limestone | E |
| Blackers Hole | 82 | Limestone | S |
| Blacknor North | 131 | Limestone | W |
| Blacknor South | 81 | Limestone | W |
| Cattle Troughs | 108 | Limestone | S |
| Cheyne Cliff | 332 | Limestone | E |
| Coastguard North | 60 | Limestone | W |
| Coastguard South | 100 | Limestone | W |
| Fisherman's Ledge | 134 | Limestone | S |
| Hedbury | 117 | Limestone | S |
| Old Harry Rocks | 11 | Chalk | all |
| Seacombe | 82 | Limestone | S |
| Slippery Ledge | 29 | Limestone | SE |
| St. Aldhelm's Head | 284 | Limestone | all |
| Subluminal and Lighthouse Cliff | 135 | Limestone | S |
| The Agglestone | 20 | Sandstone (soft) | all |
| The Cuttings | 176 | Limestone | SE |
| Wallsend North | 147 | Limestone | W |
| Wallsend South | 136 | Limestone | W |
| Worbarrow Tout | 12 | Limestone | S |
| Isle of Wight crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Needles | 11 | Chalk | all |
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