Most of the routes in this section of the database are taken from the 2009 Pembroke Rockfax and the page numbers refer to that guidebook. Some of the crags are DWS crags and they appear in the book Deep Water.

ROUTES
690 trad routes (D...E9)
141 dws routes (HVS...8a)
50 of the Best Routes
Graded List of Routes
List of First Ascents

Crag (click for details)	No. of Routes	Grade Range	Route Type	Sunshine or shade	Approach walk	Other	Page
Porth-Clais The twin-crag setup of Porth-Clais is an inviting spot, with the two compact...	13				5 mins		42
Porth-y-Ffynnon Some 500m east of the cliffs of Porth-Clais are the excellent paired slabs of...	11				10 mins		44
Initiation Slabs The Initiation Slabs are typical North Pembroke - surrounded by other craglets...	10				10 mins		48
Craig Caerfai Another excellent sandstone slab, and with a good choice of grades. The rock...	14				10 mins		52
Caerbwdi Bay (Barrel Zawn) Caerbwdi Bay is situated just to the west of the popular Carreg-y-Barcud. There...	18				15 mins		152
Carreg-y-Barcud Carreg-y-Barcud is undoubtedly North Pembroke’s finest sheet of sandstone; its...	46				20 mins		56
Flimston Bay Flimston Bay contains the best variety of easy routes in the whole of Pembroke....	7				20 mins		65
Crystal Slabs, Mosaic Wall The accessible Crystal Slabs are heaven for people who are into 'VS 4c's....	17				20 mins		66
Mewsford Mewsford is the best cliff at this end of Range East. There are loads of...	14				40 mins		72
Crickmail The south-facing aspect of Crickmail’s compact exposed walls provide the...	9				35 mins		74
Triple Overhang Buttress This fine, outstanding buttress (in every sense of the word) is a delight, and...	4				25 mins		77
Blockhouse to Sitting Bull Between the jutting headland of the Castle, and the prow of Triple Overhang,...	13				20 mins		80
The Castle This prominent headland has a series of fine routes on very compact grey rock....	29				20 mins		86
Rusty Wall A rugged west-facing slab suspended above a booming zawn, with one of...	12				18 mins		92
Misty Walls Which came first, the route names, or the crag name? Whatever way it happened...	12				18 mins		95
Breakfast Zawn Breakfast Zawn is a delightful and shapely zawn, found tucked away in the...	6				20 mins		-
Hollow Caves Bay This large bay has the huge huge square inlet of Box Zawn with its set of...	23				20 mins		97
Saddle Head Saddle Head is one of the most popular locations in Pembroke because it...	21				15 mins		103
Bosherston Head Bosherston Head is the broad headland between Huntsman's Leap and Saddle Head....	43				12 mins		110
Huntsman's Leap Opinions on Huntsman's Leap vary from the "best crag in the World" to "a grotty...	47				8 mins		124
Stennis Head In between the deep inlets of Stennis Ford and Huntsmans leap is the fine...	48				10 mins		138
Stennis Ford This impressive zawn is just a 5 minute walk west along the coast path from St...	27				5 mins		148
Newton Head The headland just east of Stennis Ford. It has a number of good deep water...	17				5 mins		-
Chapel Point Chapel Point is the closest venue to the St Govan’s car park, although it sees...	8				5 mins		154
Trevallen For some people the hardest thing about Trevallen is getting back out again....	59				10 mins		159
St. Govan's This army-free region needs little introduction for most seasoned visitors;...	94				8 mins		174
St. Govan's East Tucked away at the end of the most popular crag in Pembroke is a great crag...	32				10 mins		188
Broadhaven Beach This region has two main points of interest for deep water soloing. The first...	8				20 mins		-
Mowing Word Mowing Word is one of those spots which can elude climbers year after year -...	35				25 mins		196
Stackpole What an incredible spot; just when you thought you were all done at Pembroke,...	26				30 mins		204
Skrinkle Haven Skrinkle Haven is the delightful area found to the south of the village of...	10				4 mins		-
Lydstep This complex area is remarkable for its plethora of walls, caves and...	34				7 mins		-
Mother Carey's Mother Carey's Kitchen is one of Pembroke's best crags offering superb climbing...	61				10 mins		92
Penally The Penally Training Camp region is a remarkable and diverse collection of...	22				10 mins		-
			What do these symbols mean? Averages, based on the largest buttress at each crag

Be Brave (Carreg-y-Barcud)
"Overall it felt quite low in the grade to me but a good route" 31/Aug

Mythical Monster (Huntsman's Leap)
"I thought this was low in the grade, and something of anticlimax after what I'd ..." 31/Aug

Keelhaul (Bosherston Head)
"Brilliant, should be in the Top 50" 31/Aug

The Whaler (Stackpole)
"P1 is 5a; a great pitch, HVS climbing in an E5 situation. Neither Rockfax nor..." 16/Aug

Adam Adamant (Stackpole)
"The topo shown in the Rockfax guide is of a completely different route! Adam A..." 16/Aug

Mean Streak (Stennis Head)
"Agreed, nice climbing, good rock, great position. Very steady for E5." 13/Aug

Unknown Sentry (Craig Caerfai)
"A nice slabby intro then stonking gear for the short, sharp crux (which I'd give..." 26/Jul

Test Case (St. Govan's)
"Agree with Chris Parson, I found buckets of gear after leaving the roof, and on ..." 26/Jul

Just Klingon (Mother Carey's)
"Finished up the right hand groove (to the right of the last big thread), and pro..." 26/Jun

Sunlover (Trevallen)
"It used to be possible to place a good no.6 wire from standing in the first brea..." 21/Jun

Mean Streak (Stennis Head)
"This description really needs to be changed. General consensus is that this is ..." 21/Jun

Dinkum Wall (Trevallen)
"First pitch is tough for E1 5b and bold to start. Second pitch currently has a ..." 25/May

Rosary (Initiation Slabs)
"Perfect HS climb with spaced protection all the way and good holds just when you..." 24/May

Tempest (Mother Carey's)
"Agree with Felix, very good route, with 1 short 5c section, needs working out, g..." 19/May

Ghost Train (Stennis Ford)
"After three of us did this yesterday, and lengthy debate, we reckoned E6 6a is a..." 10/May

Sunlover (Trevallen)
"such a lovely route and all the time i had groove armada's 'sunlover' in my heed..." 06/May

Surprise Attack (Mewsford)
"cheeky move of the belay...... more like an easy E2??" 30/Apr

Blucher (St. Govan's)
"Great climbing, pretty hard and blind up the final arete. The threads seemes ok..." 28/Apr

Armorican (Craig Caerfai)
"Superb route. Upper slab is unprotected but easy. Climbing below is sustained an..." 16/Apr

Head Hunter (Huntsman's Leap)
"Definitely not high in the grade or particularly bold, great gear where you need..." 10/Mar

Foot and Mouth (Initiation Slabs)
"I did this route in September, it would be a very serious lead, not wise to fall..." 02/Nov

Flax of Dream (Mowing Word)
"This ia a great little line but a bit unbalanced. Its easy peasy up to the 'woul..." 13/Oct

Munchies (St. Govan's)
"Easy for the strong,or if you regularly climb E1 or above, otherwise you could e..." 11/Oct

The Fermenting Telescope (Carreg-y-Barcud)
"Maybe I'd been spoilt on the slabs, but this felt like very hard sustained climb..." 05/Oct

Marathon (Crickmail)
"Having lead Areo and seconded Tinker Tailor, I can only say that this was the ea..." 21/Sep

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