Cattle Troughs

The Cattle Troughs is the collective name given to a series of cliffs that are populated with a lot of very good lower and mid-grade trad climbs. Most of the routes are relatively easy to reach and have generally sound rock, although gear can be a bit sparse on some climbs and it is a dangerous venue in rough, or even moderate, seas. The Hangover Area is popular with novices, beginners and teams after some good lower-grade trad outings, although for climbers looking for their first taste of Swanage trad climbing, Subluminal may be a better bet. The Unknown and Flake Ledges are very quiet venues that have a number of interesting and varied climbs spanning the grades and have separate abseil approaches. Amphitheatre Ledge Area is a very different proposition having a serious atmosphere, harder routes and is more akin to the Boulder Ruckle. The routes at Amphitheatre Ledge are predominately extreme trad adventures on reasonably good rock, although the finishes need careful planning.

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Order	Climb	Buttress	Stars	Grade
1	Jesus and Mary Chain	Unknown Ledge	2	E3 6a
2	Fuel My Fire	Unknown Ledge	3	8a+
3	The God Slot	Unknown Ledge	2	HVS 5a
1	Dragon	Flake Ledge	1	E1 5a
2	Damson	Flake Ledge	2	HVS 5a
3	The Coral Prison	Flake Ledge	2	VS 4b
4	Hell's Teeth	Flake Ledge	1	HVS 5a
5	Moonstone	Flake Ledge	1	E1 5b
6	Grottle	Flake Ledge	2	VD
7	Lobster	Flake Ledge	1	HVS 5b
8	Wessex Hangover	Flake Ledge	2	VS 4c
1	Form a Queue	Hangover Area	1	VS 4c
2	Scrambler's Wall	Hangover Area		VD
3	Inspiration	Hangover Area	1	S 4a
4	Consolation	Hangover Area		HS 4a
5	Chockney	Hangover Area	1	VD 4a
6	The Chimney	Hangover Area	1	VD
7	The Chimney Direct Finish	Hangover Area	1	S 4a
8	Hangover	Hangover Area	1	VS 5a
9	Resurrection	Hangover Area	1	HS 4b
10	Perfection	Hangover Area	1	S 4a
11	Old Lag's Corner	Hangover Area	1	VS 4c
12	Bunney's Wall Left-hand	Hangover Area	1	HVS 5b
13	Bunney's Wall Flake Start	Hangover Area	1	VS 5b
14	Bunney's Wall	Hangover Area	2	VS 5a
1	Fallen Block Climb	Isis Area	1	VD
2	Pulpit Route	Isis Area	2	Diff
3	Ioma	Isis Area	1	VS 4c
4	Kariate	Isis Area		E1 5b
5	Pearly Gate	Isis Area	1	E1 5b
6	Eskimo Nell	Isis Area	2	E1 5b
7	Isis	Isis Area	2	VS 4c
8	Archangel	Isis Area		E3 6a
9	Peacemaker	Isis Area	1	E1 5b
1	Varina	Amphitheatre Ledge		HS 4a
2	Uncry These Tears	Amphitheatre Ledge	1	E2 5c
3	Solitude	Amphitheatre Ledge	1	VS 4b
4	Atomic Road Hero	Amphitheatre Ledge	2	E5 6b
5	Theory of Everything	Amphitheatre Ledge	2	E5 6b
6	Zoolookologie	Amphitheatre Ledge	3	E5 6a
7	In a Big Sky	Amphitheatre Ledge	1	E2 5c
8	Land of the Leaning	Amphitheatre Ledge	1	E3 5c
9	World in Action	Amphitheatre Ledge	2	E5 6b
10	Arapiles Syndrome	Amphitheatre Ledge	1	E3 5b
11	Pogor	Amphitheatre Ledge		E1 5b
12	Mr Ruckle	Amphitheatre Ledge	1	E1 5a

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