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Climbing at Chudleigh Rock is an inherently dangerous activity and climbers should be aware of the risk of personal injury and death. The landowner (The Clifford Estate), is very supportive of climbing at the crag, but requires that all climbers using the crag have 3rd party liability insurance cover up to £10 million. This is an integral part of BMC or MCofS membership or can be obtained elsewhere providing it gives the same level of cover.

Fixed equipment on the crag has not been installed by the Clifford Estate Company Ltd and is not the responsibility of The Clifford Estate Company Ltd. Please be aware that the fixed equipment is not checked or maintained by the Clifford Estate Company Ltd and the Clifford Estate Company Ltd accepts no liability for the death or injury of any person involved in climbing arising from fixed equipment failure.

Do not light fires - in the past this has caused damage to plants and the local bat colony, and could gain climbers a poor reputation if it happens in future.

Seasonal Restrictions

Dates: 4 April to 30 June

Reason: Nesting Birds

A nesting owl has been reported near Stalactite Direct - avoid this and nearby routes until the young birds have fledged (likely to be in mid-late June). 
33m, 2 pitches.

Rockfax Description
A strong line and a favourite first climb that follows the tree-draped corner above a small railed-off cave. Start 20m left of the huge corner of Sarcophagus at a small, railed-off cave. Climb up just right of the cave to a corner at 4m. Move up and climb the right wall of the corner to ledges on the right. Climb back leftwards to below a tree in a corner. Climb the corner on good holds, past the tree (possible belay) to the top. © Rockfax

FA. J.Brooks, R.Cockran Feb/1964.

Ticklists

West Country Climbs , I want a Pasty! , South Devon Stars: Diff - HVS , S Devon & Dartmoor’s Star Diffs , The South Devon Time Machine (Part I)

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βeta: Loose chunk of rock 5m below first tree, still held in place but be careful with gear placements
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