Portland is justifiably famous for the wealth of quality sport climbing available on its lofty white cliffs. The West Coast in particular has now become one of the UK's best venues for well-bolted sport routes across the grades. The East Coast offers bouldering and deep water soloing into the mix as well as serving up its own excellent set of sport routes including many in the easier grades. Swanage offer unique climbing experiences in both traditional and sport modes of ascent. Much of the climbing is steep and overhanging, especially in the higher grades. Overall the style complements perfectly the more technical routes found on Portland. Indeed, some of the venues, such as Stair Hole and Blacker's Hole, offer incredible roofs of a scale not breached elsewhere in the Country. However not all the climbs are on such rugged terrain and some of the most popular venues are the bolted quarries at Dancing Ledge and Winspit, plus the gentler sectors such as Subluminal and the Cattle Troughs, which offer beginners the chance to break through. This database contains all the routes from the Dorset Rockfax.
Crag | Routes |
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Blacknor North
Far North, Blacknor Fort Quarry, Blacknor Pinnacle Area, Death of Cool Area, Wolfgang Forever Area, Reptile Smile Area, Seattle Be the Day Area, Captain Klutz Area
|
94 |
Blacknor Central
Return to Roissy Area, Go With the Flow Area, Pregnant Pause Area, Portland Heights Area, Hysterical Solitude Area, Monsoon Malabar Area
|
108 |
Blacknor South
Sacred Angel Area, Medusa Falls Area, Sharbutts Quarry
|
69 |
Blacknor Beach
Triple Slabs, The Lunar Boulder, Fallen Slab Boulders, Diamond Slabs, Fallen Slab
|
49 |
Blacknor Far South
Fear's Younger Brother Area, Reality Bites Area, Punter's Way Area
|
60 |
Battleship Edge
Middle Cliff, Humanoid Area, Drive a Car Area, Victims of Fashion Area
|
67 |
Battleship Back Cliff
The Block - Seaward Face, Brontosaurus Wall, The Block, The Attic and The Balcony, The Back Cliff, The Veranda
|
103 |
Wallsend North
So Hardcore Area, Unsung Area, Acid Jazz Area, Teenage Lust Area, Sweet Smell of Success Area, Bladerunner Area, Downhill Spiral Area, Seaside Slab, The Rampart
|
147 |
Wallsend South
Colors Area, The Bigger Piece Area, Mr. Natural Area, Realm of Chaos Area, The Enchanted Path Area, Trad Free World Area, Hong Kong Phooey Area
|
133 |
Coastguard North
Wax Museum Area, Nothing but the Groove Area
|
58 |
Coastguard South
The Aerials, Grip '89 Area, Manhattan Skyline Area, Xavier's Wall Area, Bad Moon Rising Area, Walking The King Area, Azymuth Area
|
93 |
White Hole
Mirthmaid Zawn, South Cliff, Memories Zawn
|
59 |
Lighthouse Area
Sector Pom Pom, Pulpit Rock, Deep Zawn (Red Crane Area)
|
39 |
Cave Hole
Too Funky Beach Area, Desperado Cave, Ixtlan Area, Crab Party Area, Spittle 'n' Spume Area, High Klicks Area, Octopus Weed Area, Waterfall Cave Area
|
103 |
Beeston Cliff
Golden Pants Wall, Limekiln Cave Area, Bay of Rainbows, The Great Escape Wall
|
77 |
Godnor
Godnor North, Godnor South
|
80 |
Neddyfields
Main Cliff, Left-hand Cliff
|
53 |
Cheyne Cliff
Coralized Area, The Nook, Road Rage Area
|
28 |
Dungecroft Quarry
The Damned Wall, Heroes of Swanage, Covert Strike, Wall Lizard, Ultrasonic Shoulder, Wind Dog Wall
|
64 |
Lost Valley
Main Wall, Neapolitan Slab, Sarah's Slab, Heaven Wall
|
69 |
The Cuttings
The Dell, The New Cuttings, Cutting Edge Area, Hall of Mirrors Area, Modern Nightmare Area, The Ditch, Mindmeld Area, Sunlovers Slab, Bonsai Area, The Bower
|
188 |
The Knobs
Nicodemus Knob, The Knob Head and Knob End
|
25 |
Lulworth
Dungy Head, Stair Hole - West Cave, Stair Hole - East Cave, Durdle Door, Church Rock, East Cliff, Stair Hole Traverses, Stair Hole - Inner West Cave, Stair Hole - East Cave - Link-ups
|
135 |
Winspit
West Quarry, Quarryman's Wall, South Face
|
93 |
Hedbury
The Quarry, The Big Cove, Smokey Hole, Mike's Corner
|
53 |
Dancing Ledge
The Quarry, Lower Ledge Wall, Hieronymous GBH Area, Mexican Wave Area, Graveyard Area, Bust Ya' Boiler Area
|
132 |
Guillemot Ledge
East Face, West Face
|
45 |
Cormorant Ledge
Cormorant Ledge Routes
|
9 |
Blackers Hole
Polaris Area, The Great Cave, The Quarry, Zig-Zag Area
|
49 |
Fisherman\'s Ledge
Squid Area, Vigilante Area, Palace of the Brine Area, The Funky Wall, New Dawn Area, Armed Insurgence Area, The Conger Area
|
109 |
The Promenade
Benny Area, Tensile Groove Test Area, Becalmed Area, The Futurist Area
|
102 |
Cattle Troughs
Amphitheatre Ledge, Hangover Area, Isis Area, Unknown Ledge, Flake Ledge
|
46 |
Boulder Ruckle
Old Faithful Area, Behemoth Area, Lightning Wall Area, Buccaneer Area, Ocean Boulevard Wall, Aventura Area, Relax and Swing Area, Lean Machine Wall, Finale Groove Area, The Grim Reaper Area, Marmolata Area, Airy Legs Area
|
146 |
Subluminal
Face/Stroof Area, Traverse of the Gods, Freda Area, Avernus Area, Bird's Nest Bay, Lighthouse Cliff, Black Zawn
|
97 |
The Needles
Skeleton Ridge
|
1 |
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