The Cuttings is an excellent and popular inland crag with a fine aspect looking out towards the Purbecks across Weymouth Bay. The crag is in fact an old railway cutting that has left several contrasting walls rising directly from a flat clear base. These offer climbing which is mostly of a sustained and technical nature on good clean vertical rock. The majority of the lines link up numerous features giving routes that need lots of finger strength and tenacity. The Cuttings is an excellent morning venue (often too hot in the summer) with routes to suit all grades of climber from 2 to 8a. There is also a beginner’s wall set up for groups and individuals to cut their teeth on, which has an array of short bolted easy routes. Below the track that runs along the base of the Cuttings is a massive boulder field that has now been developed and provides lots of good problems which are also covered here.

ROUTES

2 trad routes (VS...E2) 82 sport routes (2+...8a) 93 boulder problems (V0...V10) Graded List of Routes List of First Ascents

Buttress (click for routes)	No. of Routes	Route Type	Sunshine or shade	Approach walk	Other	Page
New Cuttings A great little crag which is almost always in condition and has a good set of short and technical...	29			5 mins		160
The Sod Area The far left-hand end of The Cuttings, above the descending approach track, has lots of very...	19			5 mins		162
Cutting Edge Area The main section of the crag has a few good routes, interspersed with some easier corners and...	14			5 mins		163
Hall of Mirrors Area This brilliant bit of crag has the best climbing on The Cuttings with some fine routes across the...	21			5 mins		164
Modern Nightmare Area At the far end of The Cuttings is a large roof-capped corner flanked by some clean walls and...	10			5 mins		166
The Ditch This little crag is probably only worth considering if you have climbed everywhere else although...	6			10 mins		167
Cuttings Boulderfield The Cuttings Bouldering lies amongst the huge expanse of boulders, paths and scrub located in front...	78			8 mins		168
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Live by the Sword
"Now has a BMC-sponsored independent chain anchor." 10/Jun

Haute Cuisine
"Top end 7a for me. If you can do the move over the roof, go the extra mile and h..." 09/Jun

Infernal Din
"Absolute Classic.....maybe the best route at the cuttings?" 14/May

Three Fingers
"We did this after Two Fingers, and I thought it had trickier moves, but was less..." 28/Apr

Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth
"Did this on my first go. Excellent warm up if you're looking to try something ha..." 13/Apr

Pinky Power
"i used an undercut for the left hand which apparantly is not the original method..." 06/Apr

Rusty the Red Neck TakesOne for the Team
"Left, along or right of the bolts!? The guide says on the arete, but one cannot ..." 07/Mar

Another Notch in the Gun
"utter pile of complete chossey crap!!! super loose at the bottom! super polished..." 03/Feb

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