UKC

28m.

Rockfax Description
A tremendous, much-travelled favourite. Start below a wide crack on the right of an overhang at 4m. Climb up past the overhang, then pursue a line leftwards to a long groove just right of the arete. Follow this and its right rib to an overhang, pull right and finish via some difficult moves up a thin crack. © Rockfax

FA. Mike Robertson 06/May/1995.

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West Country Climbs , ROCKFAX Dorset 2012: Graded Sport List , Red Spot Portland 2016 , Portland , Gwenland , Portland Sendathon , Work you fucking piece of shit , Portland scheming , Blacknor Central Sport Climbs , Portland - 19/06/24

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TradRat 14 May Show βeta
βeta: Some sort of bird hanging around third bolt – no visible nest. Was it sitting on eggs? No idea. Tip-toed around it.
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βeta: Some sort of bird hanging around third bolt – no visible nest. Was it sitting on eggs? No idea. Tip-toed around it.
salexc 25 Jun, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: 24th June 2023 - gulls nesting on the first ledge (by fourth bolt), avoid climbing for a few weeks!
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βeta: 24th June 2023 - gulls nesting on the first ledge (by fourth bolt), avoid climbing for a few weeks!
Paul Sagar 15 Aug, 2021 Show βeta
βeta: Baby seagull 1/3 the way up! Lots of guano as a result - best to leave this route alone until he’s all grown up (September?)
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βeta: Baby seagull 1/3 the way up! Lots of guano as a result - best to leave this route alone until he’s all grown up (September?)
ian caton 18 Oct, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: Follow the twin bolts, don't climb the groove.
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βeta: Follow the twin bolts, don't climb the groove.
Alun 20 Nov, 2006 Show βeta
βeta: Following on from tbertenshaw's comment, the line hasn't changed much in the new guide either, and the bolts are still to the right of the overhang.
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βeta: Following on from tbertenshaw's comment, the line hasn't changed much in the new guide either, and the bolts are still to the right of the overhang.
Tim Broughtonshaw 3 May, 2005 Show βeta
βeta: Excellent route. Be careful of the topo. Near the top follow the obvious line of bolts up and slightly right of the small overhang. The topo in the old guide implies climbing over the left hand side of the overhang.
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βeta: Excellent route. Be careful of the topo. Near the top follow the obvious line of bolts up and slightly right of the small overhang. The topo in the old guide implies climbing over the left hand side of the overhang.
Jus 15 Jun, 2004 Show βeta
βeta: Awesome route. Did it in the dark a few summers ago. Was still bloody hot, so we went for a swim.
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βeta: Awesome route. Did it in the dark a few summers ago. Was still bloody hot, so we went for a swim.
John Alcock 6 Oct, 2003 Show βeta
βeta: Good route, but a fall while clipping the 2nd bolt would lead to a ground crunch and the last move is way harder if you're short.
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βeta: Good route, but a fall while clipping the 2nd bolt would lead to a ground crunch and the last move is way harder if you're short.

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Style of Ascent
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Route of Interest
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Grade: 6b+ ***
(Battleship Back Cliff)

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