2 pitches.
Coastal traverse of Duty point. Grade refers to the difficulty of the hardest climbs in perfect conditions (low tide, waves, dry condition etc - often it will be a few grades harder) and does not reflect the seriousness of coast traversing on Exmoor: in particular you must move with speed to traverse crucial sections before cut-off (at best) by the incoming tide.
A route at this grade is possible with a tide height below around 1.8 on the Ilfracombe gauge. start at Wringcliff bay: easy scrambling leads to Duty Creek gully. descend slippery slabs (grade-3) towards this. The gully itself has a hard initial traverse (hard to protect) which is usually wet. The final wall before Lee bay presents another short pitch of Diff.
A route at this grade is possible with a tide height below around 1.8 on the Ilfracombe gauge. start at Wringcliff bay: easy scrambling leads to Duty Creek gully. descend slippery slabs (grade-3) towards this. The gully itself has a hard initial traverse (hard to protect) which is usually wet. The final wall before Lee bay presents another short pitch of Diff.
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Whispering Doom
Grade: VD ***
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