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
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140 sport routes (2...8a) 92 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 |
| The Ditch The ditch has now been filled in, so you won't find it. |
6 | Sport |
Sun to mid-afternoon |
Up and down 10 mins |
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| The New Cuttings A great little crag that is almost always in condition and has a good set of short and technical... |
27 | Boulder |
Morning sun |
Level 5 mins |
228 | |
| The New Cuttings - Right The right-hand end of the crag also has a good set of short and technical lines but lacks the... |
9 | Sport |
Morning sun |
Level 5 mins |
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| Bonsai Area The far left-hand end of The Cuttings has lots of very popular lower-grade routes that are getting... |
21 | Sport |
Morning sun |
Level 5 mins |
232 | |
| Mindmeld Area A popular section of the cliff with a range of grades and a couple of the most attempted routes on... |
10 | Sport |
Morning sun |
Level 5 mins |
234 | |
| Cutting Edge Area The left-hand end of the main section of The Cuttings has a few good hard routes, interspersed with... |
20 | Sport |
Morning sun |
Level 5 mins |
236 | |
| Hall of Mirrors Area The centrepiece of The Cuttings has the best climbing, with some great routes across the grades.... |
24 | Sport |
Morning sun |
Level 5 mins |
238 | |
| Modern Nightmare Area At the far end of The Cuttings is a large roof-capped corner flanked by some clean walls and... |
16 | Sport |
Morning sun |
Level 5 mins |
240 | |
| The Bower Well-hidden, but only metres away from the main action at The Cuttings, is this excellent section... |
15 | Sport |
Morning sun |
Level 5 mins |
243 | |
| Sunlovers Slab The Sunlovers Slab is an isolated, leaning boulder perched next to the sea. The rock is solid, and... |
6 | Sport |
Lots of sun! |
Downhill 13 mins |
Windy | 244 |
| Cuttings Boulderfield The Cuttings Bouldering lies amongst the huge expanse of boulders, paths and scrub located in front... |
78 | Boulder |
Lots of sun! |
Up and down 8 mins |
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