Climbing at Chudleigh Rock is an inherently dangerous activity and climbers should be aware of the risk of personal injury and death. The landowner (The Clifford Estate), is very supportive of climbing at the crag, but requires that all climbers using the crag have 3rd party liability insurance cover up to £10 million. This is an integral part of BMC or MCofS membership or can be obtained elsewhere providing it gives the same level of cover.
Fixed equipment on the crag has not been installed by the Clifford Estate Company Ltd and is not the responsibility of The Clifford Estate Company Ltd. Please be aware that the fixed equipment is not checked or maintained by the Clifford Estate Company Ltd and the Clifford Estate Company Ltd accepts no liability for the death or injury of any person involved in climbing arising from fixed equipment failure.
Do not light fires - in the past this has caused damage to plants and the local bat colony, and could gain climbers a poor reputation if it happens in future.
Dates: 4 April to 30 June
Reason: Nesting Birds
A nesting owl has been reported near Stalactite Direct - avoid this and nearby routes until the young birds have fledged (likely to be in mid-late June).
Rockfax Description
A fierce start gains good face moves on the upper wall. Start at a steep crack in a recess up and right of the small twin caves. Climb the tough crack and at its end move left and up to a long narrow roof. Traverse 3m left to a ledge and then climb the fine wall above on pockets to a move left that gains a groove. Climb the groove, its continuation, and the slab above to the top. © Rockfax
UKC Logbook Description
A tough pitch on account of immediate hard climbing, good plan to get a warm up on something else first...
The initial crack stays damp for some time after rain.
The 'shattered groove' has some hollow rock and needs a bit of care in holds and placements.
FFA B Wilkinson 14/Apr/1979.
Devon and surrounding counties 50 E1 and some E2 and 1 E3 and an E4 , Devon and surrounding counties, 51 E1, some E2, 1 E3 and an E9
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Grade: E1 5b ***
(Chudleigh Rocks - South Face)