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8 minsThe Cuttings Bouldering lies amongst the huge expanse of boulders, paths and scrub located in front of The Cuttings crag itself. The bouldering has been developed fully over the last five years and now provides a worthwhile circuit which has some very good problems. The rock is generally excellent and the setting is very pleasant. The spread of difficulty is fairly wide with many of the best problems being in the easier and mid grades, those after harder action would do better to stay at The New Cuttings. Care is needed when locating the individual boulders as the terrain is complex and has acres of brambles waiting to snare the careless or lost. Both long trousers and a bouldering mat are essentials for the preservation of skin and bone.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Blue Skies The scooped wall without the big pocket is a nice problem. Start with both hands on the low sloping ramp. 2 user comments | 1 Stars Technical | V1 |
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Jo's Arete Top 50 The fine prominent arete above the smooth flat rock 3 user comments | 2 Stars Technical | V0 |
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Nu Breed Make a powerful move to gain a wide pinch on the arete and a good finger ledge at the same height. Further tricky moves via a... 4 user comments | 3 Stars Bumstart Strong | V4 |
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Global Underground Starting from a rough crozzle and a low pinch, slap up to a good ledge, then a jug. Rock-over onto the slab with difficulty. 2 user comments | 1 Stars Bumstart Strong | V4 |
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Made in the Shade An eliminate breaking out of Rocky and Diesel. | Bumstart | V4 |
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Rocky and Diesel The quality arete with mainly sloping holds. Start from a good side-pull and a poor low pinch. | 3 Stars Bumstart Rounded | V2 |
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Porn Supporting the block are two boulders. Start on the right-hand supporting boulder on a projecting edge. Follow the arete before... 3 user comments | 1 Stars Bumstart Fluttery | V4 |
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Glue Start on the left where the lip is horizontal. Follow the ever steepening lip to the apex of the boulder. | 1 Stars Fluttery Death | V5 |
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Acid House Start low down on the jutting nose using a pinch and a sidepull. Power up the steep wall above. 1 user comment | 2 Stars Bumstart Strong | V6 |
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Hammer Time The juggy left-hand pocket vein. Good fun and a reasonable landing. | 1 Stars Bumstart Fluttery | V0 |
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The Anvil The middle pocket vein has a tricky final move off an undercut. Beware of the poor landing. | 1 Stars Bumstart Fluttery | V1 |
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Breaking Rocks The right-hand pocket vein. Again, a tricky last move. A spotter should be placed on the boulder facing the problem. | 1 Stars Bumstart Fluttery | V1 |
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Africa The centre of the face past an obvious boss. A small landing zone and a tricky descent. | 1 Stars Crimpy Fluttery | V4 |
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Secret Handshake The scouped wall on the higher boulder is powerful with good moves. The left arete is strictly out-of-bounds. | 2 Stars Bumstart Strong | V5 |
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Hot Ride A new problem up the arete right of Secret Handshake. Start from the lowest edges "au cheval" the arete for the V7 tick. 3 user comments | 2 Stars Bumstart Strong | V7 |
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Tim's Traverse The strenuous lip traverse from left to right. A reachy sit-down start off a block on the left side of the face. Finish at the... 1 user comment | 1 Stars Bumstart Pumpy | V2 |
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Perfect Day A good left to right lip traverse. Start at the far left of the boulder on a slight protuberance. Continue along the lip all... | 1 Stars Bumstart Pumpy | V2 |
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Lonely Vidual The juggy arete on its left side. | Bumstart | V0 |
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Tommy Cliffhanger The left side of the face from a contorted sit-down start. At this grade, the arete to the left is out-of-bounds. | Bumstart | V3 |
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Toll Booth Arete The dominating undercut arete from a sit-start with hands on the lip of the roof. 1 user comment | 1 Stars Bumstart Strong | V7 |
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The Dominator The juggy line on slightly suspect rock to the right of the main arete. Start on the lip of the roof under the line of jugs. | Bumstart | V3 |
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Southern Soul An excellent traverse leftwards along the lip of the steep side. 1 user comment | 2 Stars Bumstart Pumpy | V4 |
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Doogy Howser Gets Laid A lay-down start with both hands on a good edge at the very bottom of prow. Move up the very edge of the prow before swinging... | 1 Stars Bumstart | V3 |
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Doogy Howser Gets VD The right side of the prow. Move up and right with difficulty to good slopy sidepulls around a slight rib. | 1 Stars Bumstart | V5 |
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Lightning Strike The fine undercut prow above the cave is the classic of the Boulderfield. Start with both hands on a good handrail at the back... 6 user comments | 3 Stars Bumstart Technical Strong | V7 |
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Relativity Start as for Lightning Strike. Move out right along a jug rail to a hard move around the right lip of the roof. 3 user comments | 3 Stars Bumstart Reachy Strong | V4 |
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Streamline The dominating arete on its right side is a fine problem. 4 user comments | 2 Stars Bumstart | V2 |
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Bling, Bling The short arete at the entrance to the tunnel. Start at a ‘Vulcan' pocket and a rough sloper on the left. | Bumstart | V4 |
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In Ya Face Takes the steep arete on the opposite side of the tunnel entrance. Rock-over onto the left face to gain the top. | Bumstart Strong | V4 |
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Pornographic Beats An excellent lip traverse through the tunnel and around the corner. Start up Bling, Bling. Only holds on the lip itself should... 2 user comments | 2 Stars Bumstart Pumpy | V4 |
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Achilles Heel Start on the left hand side of the boulder with one hand on the lip and the other on a good pinch on the left face. Traverse... | Bumstart | V3 |
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The Scene, Revisited The southeastern arete of the Bird Shit Boulder on its right side is an excellent problem, that is both balancy and dynamic. | 2 Stars Bumstart | V3 |
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Hello Sailor! The face to the right of Revisited without using either arete. Start close to The Fear and move diagonally leftwards to jugs... | Bumstart Technical | V2 |
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The Fear The northeastern arete on its left. Continue to the apex of the boulder before pulling over. Note the less than generous... | 1 Stars Bumstart Fluttery | V0 |
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First Impressions The sharp southern arete from a crouching start. A relatively straight forward arete leads to a tricky mantleshelf finish. | 1 Stars Bumstart Fluttery | V2 |
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Silent Hill A devious problem up the blunt arete. | 1 Stars Bumstart Strong | V4 |
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Neil Armstrong Start at a positive jug. Swing left to an obvious edge and make hard moves up the blunt arete. 4 user comments | 3 Stars Bumstart Strong | V6 |
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Lemon Jelly The central groove has a trick move. Start from the positive jug at the base of the groove. Use a hidden slot to pull over onto... | 2 Stars Bumstart Strong | V3 |
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The Death of Kings A right to left lip traverse starting from a good hold above the right arete. Follow the lip past Lemon Jelly and Neil... | 2 Stars Pumpy Rounded | V6 |
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Un-named The steep face offers a brutal problem. Start from the obvious central split pocket and a dish on the arete. Hard slaps up the... 1 user comment | 1 Stars Bumstart Strong | V7 |
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Pinky Power A powerful sit-start on an obvious undercut and an edge leads to flakes and then a jug. A tricky mantel finish. 1 user comment | 1 Stars Bumstart Reachy Strong | V6 |
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Liquid Sunshine The obvious rising right to left lip traverse. Start on the nose of the prow on the right and strenuously traverse leftwards on... 1 user comment | 3 Stars Pumpy Rounded | V7 |
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The Prow The steep prow under the start of Liquid Sunshine. Start from a good side pull on the left side of the prow and a reasonable... 1 user comment | 1 Stars Bumstart Strong | V4 |
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Rain Dodging Start just to the left of a rib using a high crimp. Move to a sloper just right of a wide pinch (see topo). Now reach/lunge to... 1 user comment | 1 Stars Bumstart Reachy Fluttery | V3 |
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A Bracing Dampness Gain the sloper, but this time grab the pinch itself with the left hand and reach right to a good side pull. Finish rightwards. | 1 Stars Bumstart Fluttery | V4 |
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The Lip Traverse Traverse the lip of the boulder without using the crack. At this grade make a standing start where the lip changes angle. A... | 2 Stars Rounded | V2 |
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The Crack Top 50 The obvious thin crack to an easy mantel. 6 user comments | 2 Stars Bumstart Strong | V0 |
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The Arete The right arete is fine and balancy. Mantel over the nose. At this grade the crack is out-of-bounds. 3 user comments | 1 Stars Bumstart Technical Strong | V3 |
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Trout Pout A left-hand start to Petty Thief from the lip. 1 user comment | Strong | V3 |
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Petty Thief The centre of the roof. Start from a good undercut and a pocket-pinch. Reach for jugs on the lip. Turn the roof using good... 3 user comments | 2 Stars Bumstart Strong | V6 |
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Split Lip The centre of the roof. Start as for Petty Thief. Reach for jugs on the lip. Turn the roof by an ungainly move rightwards on... 1 user comment | Bumstart Strong | V7 |
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Lip Service A left-to-right lip traverse starting up Petty Thief and finishing up Cavity Search. No supporting boulders. Strangely the... | 1 Stars Bumstart Strong Pumpy | V7 |
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Cavity Search The right-hand side of the roof using a deep mono. Start at good undercuts with feet on a block in the back of the cave. Use... 1 user comment | 3 Stars Bumstart Strong | V7 |
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Blood Bath A good slappy problem up the right side of the leaning face. Start from the lowest sloper and a mono around the arete. An... | 2 Stars Bumstart Strong Rounded | V5 |
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Grave Robbing The arete has a couple of good moves. Terrible landing. | Bumstart Fluttery Death | V1 |
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Don't Touch Me A nice dead-point move up the face above the pit. A couple of mats and a spotter are essential. Can be started under the roof... | 1 Stars Bumstart Fluttery | V4 |
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Six Feet Under A right to left lip traverse above the pit. 1 user comment | 1 Stars Bumstart Fluttery Death | V1 |
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Tour de Bloc Start on the left arete as for Eco Terrorists. Traverse right, across Cat Killer to join the lip of the boulder at the far... | 1 Stars Bumstart Strong Pumpy | V4 |
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Eco Terrorists The left arete on its right-hand side. Watch your back. | 1 Stars Bumstart Strong | V3 |
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Cat Killer In the centre of the steep face are two big slots. Use these to yard up the face. Gain the lip and mantel the top. | 3 Stars Bumstart Reachy Strong | V3 |
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Nine Lives Lost Start at a jug on a boulder to the right of the main face. Reach onto the lip and traverse leftwards along the lip. Turn the... | 2 Stars Bumstart Pumpy Rounded | V3 |
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Hope Slide The left-hand side of the bulging face, starting from good side pulls. Use the sloping flowstone ledge to gain the top. | 2 Stars Bumstart Strong | V5 |
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Cheese Grater The right-hand side of the bulging face. From a sit start, use the pocket to reach a sloper and then the top. | 2 Stars Bumstart Strong | V6 |
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Grate Escape Start just right of Cheese Grater. Use a kneebar to stretch right to a good pocket and finish straight up. | 1 Stars Bumstart Strong | V4 |
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Napalm The juggy groove from a sit start off a big side-pull. 2 user comments | 1 Stars Bumstart Strong | V1 |
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I'm a Swinger Baby, Yeah Start from the big low flake. Make a wild swing up and left to a distant jug. | 1 Stars Bumstart | V2 |
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Tripomatic Fairytales Start with both hands on the big low flake. Slap your way straight up the rounded arete above you. A tricky mantel. | 1 Stars Bumstart | V4 |
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Downwards Spiral Start with both hands on the big low flake. Move right to a wide slopy pinch and slap for the lip. Mantel with difficulty. | 1 Stars Bumstart Strong | V4 |
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Pocket Traverse Traverse of the left wall without using the lip of the boulder. Finish up Tufty. | Strong | V2 |
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Tufty A good little number. Climb the left arete on good holds. | 1 Stars Reachy Strong | V2 |
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Crouching Start, Hidden Agenda The line up the middle of the boulder has a tricky start. 3 user comments | 2 Stars Strong | V4 |
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Hard Labour The line of jugs right of centre. | 2 Stars Strong | V1 |
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Captain Cook The right arete has a long reach. | 2 Stars Reachy Strong | V2 |
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The World's Best Mono II! Use the start of the previous problem to gain the obvious pockets on the west face. | 2 Stars Strong | V4 |
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Christopher Columbus The fine left-to-right traverse of the main face. Start up Tufty and follow the low lip with difficulty for the V6. Finish up... 2 user comments | 2 Stars Pumpy | V6 |
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Ménage a Trois The left arete of the landward face. Sit down on the quarried block to start. Keep to the right side of the arete for a more... | 2 Stars Bumstart Strong | V2 |
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Collo Della Terra The right arete of the landward face is superb. Start ‘au cheval' the arete. Move up to a small, high edge on the arete before... | 3 Stars Bumstart Strong | V7 |
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The Cutting Room The south side of the right arete starting as for Collo Della Terra 1 user comment | 1 Stars | V6 |
