Crag Symbols
The crag symbols give a summary of the type of climbing found at each crag. There may well be exceptions eg. boulder problems on route crags, a trad route on a predominantly sport climbing crag.
Crag Climbing Type Symbols
Trad
Trad climbing requiring hand-placed protection
Sport
Sport climbing with fixed bolted protection
Bouldering
Bouldering
DWS
Deep water soloing
Mixed
A crag with routes of different styles
Winter
Winter (ice) climbing
Other Crag Symbols
Tidal
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Tidal
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Tidal
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Tidal
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Approach walk angle | Time crag is in the sun | Approximate angle of crag | Abseil approach required |
Tidal
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Tidal
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Tidal
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Tidal
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Seepage after bad weather | Dry climbing in the rain | A windy and exposed crag | A tidal sea cliff |
Tidal
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A crag with access restrictions – either a banned crag or a crag where there is special access information. |
Route Symbols
These refer to the type of climbing found on individual routes.
Quality stars | Powerful climbing | Technical climbing | Fluttery climbing with a big fall potential | Sustained climbing – pumpy or lots of hard moves | Fingery climbing – sharp holds! |
A long reach may be required | Rounded holds | A dyno move (bouldering) | A sit-down start (bouldering) | A graunchy route – not specifically for hand and fist jams. | Banned. Do not climb this route. |