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DWS
Afternoon sun
Downhill
10 minsTidal
Windy
Restricted Access
No climbing 1 Mar 31 Jul
An excellent steep venue, with amenable low level routes that do not venture too far above the water. Guidebook page 111.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Barnacle Continuation Traverse 9m. A very steep traverse indeed! From the left edge (looking in) of the White Rhino Tea buttress, drop down on good holds to... | 2 Stars DWS Strong Pumpy | 6b S0 |
2 |
Edge of the Jungle 5m. The very edge of the impressive prow gives an easy taster! | 1 Stars DWS | 4 S0 |
3 |
Humanize 7m. A bicep warm-up for the routes ahead. Follow Barnacle Traverse Continuation for 3m, then climb up the overhanging wall on... | 1 Stars DWS Strong Pumpy | 6a+ S0 |
4 |
Jose Sandeles 9m. BIG holds, but ludicrously steep. Climb up the left side of the overhang, past a calcite-tufa feature, and continue with... | 1 Stars DWS Strong Pumpy | 6c+ S0 |
5 |
White Rhino Tea 10m. This stunning route ventures up the leaning prow, which is easily seen from as far away as the Great Cave itself. Swing... | 3 Stars DWS Strong Pumpy | 7a S0 |
6 |
Watting Yer Ouzel 8m. Start from the right groove this time to save your arms. Climb leftwards on Barnacle Traverse Continuation to gain the... | 1 Stars DWS Strong Pumpy | 6c+ S0 |
7 |
Pink Roadster 11m. Classic positions. Take the steep hanging arete, and follow it all the way to a massive jug below the final slab. Grasp... | 3 Stars DWS Strong Pumpy | 7a S0 |
8 |
Whoomze Got der Keys to me Beema 8m. This line is essentially a hanging traverse accessed down the groove, as for Watting Yer Ouzel. Traverse rightwards into... | 1 Stars DWS Strong Pumpy | 6c S0 |
9 |
Hymenopteran Hippopotamus 11m. From the base of Whoomze, traverse right and gain the vertical wall on the right. Climb this to the hanging 'V' feature in... | 1 Stars DWS Strong | 6c+ S0 |
10 |
Cod Direct 14m. The arete is climbed by means of a boulder problem start, thereafter stick to the arete, on accommodating holds all the... | 1 Stars DWS Strong | 6b+ S1 |
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Barnacle Traverse 90m. And last but not least, the original solo here; a low-tide barnacle-fest. Start by Cod Direct, and blast along leftwards... | 1 Stars DWS | 5 S1 |
