Dorset

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
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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