Blackers Hole

Blackers Hole contains some of the greatest challenges available to climbers along Britain\'s south coast, and for most the view of the Great Cave\'s twenty five metre roof comes as a shock to the system on first acquaintance. This vast cavern provides the setting for cutting edge routes such as Infinite Gravity and Endeavour. Further east the cave gives way to slightly less-steep territory on its left-hand side, but the base changes from boulders to sea, making access difficult and the climbs even more adventurous. It is here that a number of long and difficult trad adventures wend their way, with the likes of Polaris and The Aquatic Ape being amongst Swanage\'s most serious undertakings. However, there is more on offer here, in the shape of roof-based sport routes in the quarry, and some secluded (though accessible) trad routes on the shorter walls to the east of the Great Cave.

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Order	Climb	Buttress	Stars	Grade
1	Frank's Little Secret	Polaris Area	1	E1 5b
2	Polaris	Polaris Area	3	E5 6a
3	Exchange of Fire	Polaris Area	1	E5 6a
4	Nuke	Polaris Area	1	E4 6a
5	Bolt the Blue Sea	Polaris Area	1	E5 6b
6	Weapons of Sound	Polaris Area		E5 6a
7	Enter the Void	Polaris Area	2	E6 6b
8	The Aquatic Ape	Polaris Area	3	E6 6b
9	The Schwarzechild Radius	Polaris Area	3	8a+
1	Laughing Arthur	The Great Cave	3	E8 6b
2	Coma 2	The Great Cave		E5 6b
3	Forever Laughing	The Great Cave	3	7c+
4	Endeavour	The Great Cave	3	8c
5	Infinite Gravity	The Great Cave	3	8a+
6	Naked and Savage	The Great Cave	3	E7 6b
7	Procrastinating Giant	The Great Cave	3	E6 6a
8	Monsters of Rock	The Great Cave	3	E7 6b
9	Giantslayer	The Great Cave	2	E5 6a
10	Cold Empty Gun	The Great Cave	1	E6 6a
11	Coercri	The Great Cave	1	E4 6a
12	Cosa Nostra	The Great Cave	1	E2 5c
1	Freedom Fighter	The Quarry	1	7a
2	Crack Gang Killing	The Quarry	1	7b
3	Roof Supreme	The Quarry	2	7b+
4	Sunyata	The Quarry	2	7b
5	The Energy, the Faith, the Devotion	The Quarry	2	7c+
6	Plasma Stream	The Quarry	2	7c
7	The Nolans Meet Impulse Manslaughter	The Quarry	1	7a+
8	Swimming in Jugs	The Quarry	1	E3 5c
9	Les Hommes en Noir	The Quarry		E3 5c
1	Zig-Zag	Zig-Zag Area		VS 4c
2	Parallel Lines	Zig-Zag Area	1	HVS 5a
3	Straight Lines	Zig-Zag Area	1	E1 5b
4	Credit in the Straight World	Zig-Zag Area	1	E4 6a
5	Absence Makes the Heart...	Zig-Zag Area	2	E3 6a
6	Street Fighting Years	Zig-Zag Area	3	E7 6c
7	Full Circle	Zig-Zag Area	2	E7 6c
8	A Dose of the Malhams	Zig-Zag Area	1	E6 6b
9	Sport Free World!	Zig-Zag Area	1	E3 5c
10	Mr Fantastic Totally Stroptastic	Zig-Zag Area	1	E1 5b
11	Rufty's Roll Up	Zig-Zag Area	1	E1 5b
12	Tobacco Road	Zig-Zag Area	1	VS 4c
13	Snout	Zig-Zag Area	1	E1 5b
14	The Vapour Edge	Zig-Zag Area	2	E1 5b
15	Parsons Pleasure	Zig-Zag Area	1	VS 4c
16	Havana	Zig-Zag Area	2	E4 6b
17	The Equalizer	Zig-Zag Area	2	E6 6b
18	Centrepiece	Zig-Zag Area	2	E5 6c
19	Not Forgotten, No Fade Away	Zig-Zag Area	2	E5 6b

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