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This limestone outcrop is situated by the Duddon Estuary on the west side of the Furness Peninsula, just south of Kirkby in Furness. It offers short leaning walls which provide some fingery problems and a massive overhanging traverse which is the ultimate in stamina training. The setting is quiet and scenic, even Millom looks appealing from here! Dunnerholme is also a Nature Reserve and - once across the golf course - a great place for the kids to play whilst you boulder. If the tide is out, walk back round the headland to the north for a change of scenery - there is zawn in the sea cliff with a few decent bolted and trad routes. Guidebook page 200.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
1 |
Intro 1 | V0- 4c | |
2 |
Intro 2 | V0- 4c | |
3 |
1st Wall The wall above the right end of the shelf. | Bumstart Reachy | V2 6a |
4 |
1st Crack | Bumstart | V1 5b |
5 |
Problem 5 The wall to finish via a thin crack. V1 5b from standing. | 1 Stars Bumstart | V4 |
6 |
2nd Crack The thin flake crack. A sit-down start is V3. | V1 5b | |
7 |
Problem 7 The wall to finish just left of the grass ledge. From sitting this is V3. | V1 5b | |
8 |
The Traverse Start just left of the grass and traverse the break to easy ledges. | 1 Stars | V3 |
9 |
Thin Wall Use a thin edge to gain better holds. Make sure you start off the grass and not off the ledges on the left. | V3 | |
10 |
Hairline Crack The middle of the wall. A sit-down start is V5. | V2 6a | |
11 |
The Arete The classic of the crag - climbed on the left. | 2 Stars | V0+ 5b |
12 |
Double Dyno Left side of the wall via the obvious jug - and no bridging. | Bumstart | V3 |
13 |
The Wall The wall left of the dirty wide crack. | V0+ 5b | |
14 |
Wide Crack Left-hand Using the left edge of the crack and the wall. | Bumstart | V2 6a |
15 |
Wide Crack Right-hand Using the right edge of the crack and the wall. | Bumstart | V2 6a |
16 |
Little Arete The final arete climbed on its leftt-hand side. | Bumstart | V1 5b |
17 |
The Full Traverse A very long problem! Use anything. The Green Dot area is traversed high. Start and finish at prominent cracks. | 2 Stars Strong Pumpy | V5 |
18 |
Green Dot Traverse Start at a wide crack and join the dots using anything for your feet. Desperate! | 2 Stars Pumpy Crimpy | V7 |
19 |
The Sloper Traverse The right-hand section of the wall using the slopers - a nice traverse on good rock. | 2 Stars Pumpy Rounded | V4 |
20 |
Overhang Left The wall passing the left side of the overhang. | Bumstart | V0+ 5b |
21 |
Overhang Right Up the wall just right of the overhang. | Bumstart | V5 |
22 |
Wall End Middle | V1 5c | |
23 |
Wall End Left | Bumstart | V1 5c |