Climbs 124
Rocktype Gneiss
Altitude 27m a.s.l
Faces S
George Thomson on Floating Rib a.k.a. The Pink Panther © jimaye04
The biggest crag in the island. Rock is a pink/orange gneiss which tends to form slabs and overlaps (Think of Ochre slab at Bosigran). Some superb lines are here including the classic VS of 'Floating Rib', many are non-tidal.
Some routes are protected by the odd Piton from before 1996, these are deemed untrustworthy.
Rock quality ranges from good to loose, some lines are quite dirty & grassy due to a lack of traffic.
Abseil in recommended, as is getting someone from the GMC to show you the quickest ways down (see www.gmc.org.gg).
'Cato' > 'Mortally Wounded' are non-tidal (if the sea's not rough) and easily accessible by abseiling from a good boulder at the top of 'Floating Rib'.
'Original Route' > 'Grass Trip Direct' are also non-tidal and best accessed using the scramble down to Sea wall.
As Le Bigard stack is climbable on neaps it's an option to setup a tyrolean traverse to get back to dry land - there may be a big sling in place on the stack halfway down to tie onto.
No bird restrictions, although seagulls & Cormorants nest on the crags.
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