Sport Climbing in cornwall

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 Stevenrob 03 Mar 2019

Hi everyone, are there any sport climbs in the Cornwall area, we r staying near Helston and then looe.

Cheers

Steve

 The Ivanator 03 Mar 2019
In reply to Stevenrob:

Cheesewring Quarry Is the best known Sport crag in Cornwall, although there are a few other obscure small quarries with bolts. The Cheesewring bolted lines are mostly quite hard (F7s) although it looks from the crag page like a few easier lines may have been more recently developed.

 Tom Last 04 Mar 2019
In reply to Stevenrob:

Yeah, just Cheesewring really and a few other bolted routes mouldering in Bodmin Moor and Luxulyan quarries. So this is actually quite good for Looe, but no good for Helston at all, where there is zero sport climbin, but loads of trad.

Depending on what time of year you come, Cheesewring could be great - though a bit of an acquired taste, as quarried granite tends to be - or utterly minging. There are plenty of good quality sixes and sevens in there, but little below that. Allow a few days of good weather plus a bit of a breeze for oCheesewring to dry.

To be honest, Cheesewring is definitely a bit of a locals spot in that as a visitor you’ll be totally missing the main draw of climbing in Cornwall which is the relatively easily accessible and arguably world-class sea cliff trad climbing at all grades, stretching for much of the coast.

Best of luck,

Tom

 deacondeacon 04 Mar 2019
In reply to The Ivanator:

Going sport climbing in Cornwall is like ordering a can of Stella at The Ivy. 


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