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Rockfax Description
One of Chudleigh's well-worn favourites that follows the wide snaking crack left of Cow Cave. Start below a short 3m wall directly beneath the crack. Climb the wall to a ledge and take on the wide crack and its right wall with conviction. At its top, move left to a narrower section of crack that leads quickly to the top. © Rockfax

FA. T.Patey 1960.

Ticklists

West Country Climbs , South West VDiff-HVS , Bristol Crack School , South West Climbs - Pat Littlejohn (1st Ed.) , I want a Pasty! , South Devon Stars: Diff - HVS , Birds , S Devon & Dartmoor’s Severe Stars , The South Devon Time Machine (Part I)

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katie_hodgey 29 Apr, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: Raven/crow nest in the crack at about half height. Bees nest near the top so go right to the tree to avoid.
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βeta: Raven/crow nest in the crack at about half height. Bees nest near the top so go right to the tree to avoid.
Dave1987 19 Apr, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: Wasps nest at the top, finish right to avoid.
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βeta: Wasps nest at the top, finish right to avoid.
Graeme Hammond 30 Jul, 2022 Show βeta
βeta: Bees currently in top crack best traverse right at the top to avoid
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βeta: Bees currently in top crack best traverse right at the top to avoid
MGrock 20 Sep, 2021 Show βeta
βeta: Tricky route for the grade. Very polished and big cams needed to protect some of it. High in the grade.
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βeta: Tricky route for the grade. Very polished and big cams needed to protect some of it. High in the grade.
BuzyG 21 Aug, 2021 Show βeta
βeta: Good fun route.
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βeta: Good fun route.
drdave 22 Nov, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: It's not a nest, its a large English Ivy, which bees take most of their food from in the autumn. The bees shouldn't feel threatened, but the plant is virulent, and if not controlled, will take over the rockface. It is already spreading on the route, no doubt assisted by the lack of traffic this summer. Is gardening allowed?
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βeta: It's not a nest, its a large English Ivy, which bees take most of their food from in the autumn. The bees shouldn't feel threatened, but the plant is virulent, and if not controlled, will take over the rockface. It is already spreading on the route, no doubt assisted by the lack of traffic this summer. Is gardening allowed?
TimPWigley 13 Sep, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: Looks more like a wasp nest than a bees nest. Finish right and belay off the tree and they leave you alone.
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βeta: Looks more like a wasp nest than a bees nest. Finish right and belay off the tree and they leave you alone.
jk29 31 Aug, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: No bee nest at the top.
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βeta: No bee nest at the top.
JamesAS 18 Jul, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: Bee nest at the top on the left, but looks like everyone is finishing to the right to easily avoid it.
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βeta: Bee nest at the top on the left, but looks like everyone is finishing to the right to easily avoid it.
Mlewis 6 Oct, 2019 Show βeta
βeta: Large active bees nest on the last few meters. Easy to step to the right for a alternative fuel finish.
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βeta: Large active bees nest on the last few meters. Easy to step to the right for a alternative fuel finish.
Yeah Roy bmx 22 Aug, 2019 Show βeta
βeta: BEES NEST. In crack on the left of the airy step right below the last slab. Don’t get stung.
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βeta: BEES NEST. In crack on the left of the airy step right below the last slab. Don’t get stung.
Slawek Noga 19 Jul, 2019 Show βeta
βeta: bee nest on the top
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βeta: bee nest on the top

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(Chudleigh Rocks - South Face)

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