UKC

Rockfax Description
A majestic pitch of flawless quality. Take lots of wires. Start beneath the disjointed crack system on the left side of the slab.
Move up to the widening of the crack at the overlap. Just above the overlap at a slot, make a long step left into another good crack. Follow this, and where it fades, move right to a thin crack and follow this to the top. © Rockfax

UKC Logbook Description
A truely fine pitch following the thin crackline towards the left side of the face. Boldly climb upto the biggest crack at the slim overlap and make a move left to another good finger crack. Follow the crack and thinner continuation to the top. A major foot pump-out!
The face is tidal.

Ticklists

Victim Of Mathematics' Ticklist of Extreme Justice , Classic Rock Climbs of Great Britain by Bill Birkett , Very good routes in the UK , Best slab climbs of the UK , West Country Climbs , Rockfax West Country top 50 , CLIMB Mag's Top 100 routes in Britain , Ultimate E2 ticklist , UK Lonely Leads , Alex's Cornwall and Devon ticklist , The best the UK has to offer for beasts (apart from the lakes cos its always wet) , 100 Best South West Mid Grade Routes , Ultimate Sea Stack , Moving to Devon , South West Climbs - Pat Littlejohn (1st Ed.) , I want a Pasty! , The Devonman Cometh - Living in Exeter Top200. , 100 Pat Littlejohn Masterpieces , Culm Along , Starred routes S-E2, North Devon , Mid Grade Culm, Lizard and Devon , Top 25 E Grades in the southwest , South West in Extremis , Dan’s Delights , Dunc's ticklist , ROCKFAX TOP 50s upto e3 , Culm/Devon options , Devon and surrounding counties 50 E2 and some E3 and a few E4 and an E5

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User Date Notes
Katiek 10 Apr, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: Brilliant route. Bottom half felt quite steady and really fun although the traverse left made me think quite hard! Top half started to feel more tenuous and wasn’t loving my gear so got a little nervous up there! Wonderful position.
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βeta: Brilliant route. Bottom half felt quite steady and really fun although the traverse left made me think quite hard! Top half started to feel more tenuous and wasn’t loving my gear so got a little nervous up there! Wonderful position.
Tall Oak 16 Aug, 2021 Show βeta
βeta: 3rd time climbing this - 2 x seconds and 1 (now) x lead. Great onsight by Max. That sting in the tail is a subtle beast. I had a meltdown as arms gave up and I was struggling to work out the sequence. I feel like a prat as I knew the sting was coming and on lead it still rocked my foundations and caught me out - a meltdown commenced. Once topped out I was ore thankful it was over. I found Pressure Drop easier? Go figure. Glad we didn\'t attempt Jamaican Dub.
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βeta: 3rd time climbing this - 2 x seconds and 1 (now) x lead. Great onsight by Max. That sting in the tail is a subtle beast. I had a meltdown as arms gave up and I was struggling to work out the sequence. I feel like a prat as I knew the sting was coming and on lead it still rocked my foundations and caught me out - a meltdown commenced. Once topped out I was ore thankful it was over. I found Pressure Drop easier? Go figure. Glad we didn't attempt Jamaican Dub.
Tall Oak 26 Jul, 2021 Show βeta
βeta: What a piece of rock. I dont know any other rock quite like this. Wonderful route, wonderful climbing. Having only seconded this I would like to go and repeat this. Note to prospective climbers from low tide it was rightly 2 to 2.5 hours climbing ability before your belayer gets wet feet. The traverse between cracks was heart stopping moment but lots of fun for the lanky; not sure what the small sizes would do?
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βeta: What a piece of rock. I dont know any other rock quite like this. Wonderful route, wonderful climbing. Having only seconded this I would like to go and repeat this. Note to prospective climbers from low tide it was rightly 2 to 2.5 hours climbing ability before your belayer gets wet feet. The traverse between cracks was heart stopping moment but lots of fun for the lanky; not sure what the small sizes would do?
pguilloux 13 Jun, 2021 Show βeta
βeta: North w faced so the crag is mostly in the shade and takes time drying. Had to start in wet condition. Gear is mostly good.
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βeta: North w faced so the crag is mostly in the shade and takes time drying. Had to start in wet condition. Gear is mostly good.

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Route of Interest
Rhinoceros

Grade: E2 5c ***
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