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Morning sun
Level
5 minsWindy
This amazing cave is littered with buckets, pockets, prows, grooves and roofs. It's simply stunning, and gives any reasonably strong climber the chance to do countless moves in almost complete safety. It's the closest thing you'll ever find to a steep bouldering wall above a swimming pool! The highballs are also stunning, but give that extra sense of commitment, with three lines topping out at 20m, although on perfect rock. The best viewing platform is the very well-positioned boulder/viewing island lying off the left side - it just couldn't be in a better place, and it's big enough for a small picnic. Guidebook page 226.
| Route (click for voting and user comments) | Symbols | Grade | |
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Amphibian Top 50 12m. This cracking line tackles the diagonal groove-line on the far left of the cave, just inside the viewing boulder; gain it... | 2 Stars DWS Technical Pumpy | 6c S0 |
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Coprolite Top 50 9m. The back wall of the cave offers this truly remarkable route, and at an outrageous grade for the territory. It's simply... | 2 Stars DWS Strong | 5+ S0 |
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Magnum Top 50 12m. Stupendous. One of the best solos in Portugal. Takes the hanging traverse out of the cave, with a wicked finale on the... | 3 Stars DWS Strong Pumpy | 7b S0 |
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Cabelo Loco Top 50 7m. The first of the truly steep routes in the Fossil Cave, this one plunges out from the low-level traverse to take on a roof... | 3 Stars DWS Strong Pumpy | 7b S0 |
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Cabelo Locko Top 50 7m. There is also a same-grade right-hand variation finish to the route, employing a dyno to the same finishing ledge. | 2 Stars DWS Strong Pumpy | 7b S0 |
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Trench Warfare Top 50 13m. The burly low-level traverse is usually climbed right to left, and involves an amazing collection of body bridges, funky... | 2 Stars DWS Technical Strong Pumpy | 7b S0 |
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The Speleologist 15m. The ultra-low traverse can be used to gain the dry-bag pedestal, but only when the sea is calm and the tide low. | 1 Stars DWS Pumpy | 6b S0 |
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Bill Piscod Top 50 8m. This superb line is truly, truly steep, but stops low, giving a very powerful and gymnastic test-piece, and all in complete... | 2 Stars DWS Strong Pumpy | 7b+ S0 |
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Faro Fawcett Finish Top 50 12m. Excellent. This leftwards line provides Best Seller with an S0 finish. From the mother route, climb diagonally leftwards,... | 2 Stars DWS Strong Pumpy | 7a S0 |
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Best Seller Top 50 20m. One of the coolest routes in town. Takes the steepness on, and combines it with a stunning and much easier wide groove... | 3 Stars DWS Strong Pumpy Fluttery | 7a S3 |
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Cult Classic Top 50 20m. Intimidating but superb, taking you to the very top. The lower roof leads you to the well-formed prow; climb this,... | 3 Stars DWS Strong Pumpy Fluttery | 7a S3 |
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True Grit Top 50 20m. This brilliant high-riser takes the big, steep arete on the right side of the cave. It offers generous pockets and jugs... | 3 Stars DWS Strong Pumpy Fluttery | 6c+ S3 |
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Pick n' Mix 50m. A long and pumpy link-up. Solves the problem of exploring the cave without swimming! Climb The Speleologist to the dry-bag... | 2 Stars DWS Pumpy | 7a S0 |