Restricted Access
Due to late nesting sea-birds on the eastern arete area please avoid the routes "Fallout" to Gstelli" inclusive until the end of August . The birds are Fulmars and can be very aggressive and will vomit foul smelling puke over climbers close to the nest ...so it's in our best interest to avoid these routes until the birds have fledged! The routes affected are also pretty poor!
Seasonal Restrictions
Dates: 1 May to 31 July
Reason: Nesting Birds
In addition to the advice regarding nesting Fulmars above, The BMC has been informed by the NT that they wish to impose a seasonal restriction ".... due to the presence of ‘cavity-nesting’ Common Swifts* using the cracks in this face. As a minimum the routes ‘Reptiles and Samurai’, ‘Isis’, ‘Horus’, and ‘Rhea’ need to close until 1st August".
The BMC does not normally agree to seasonal restrictions for nesting Swifts but crag nesting Swifts are very scarce and the species has seen significant decline in populations in recent years. We have been infomed by the NT that they "want the routes listed below at Lewes Castle closed until 1st August. The decline in breeding population of Common Swifts is very worrying".
No climbing on the routes "Reptiles and Samurai" to "Rhea" inclusive fro May 1st until August 1st.
Rockfax Description
1) 5a, 10m. The left-hand crack-line of Cima at the back of the gully leads up with a struggle to a belay in the recess.
2) 5b, 25m. Climb the wall on the right, then traverse rightwards across the side wall of the gully to finish up South Pillar Rib. © Rockfax
UKC Logbook Description
5a, 4a
Ticklists
Gower S-HVS *+ , Orange Spot Gower , Gower Peninsula - Jeremy Talbot's recommended climbs , But what have you done on South-East Wales Sandstone/Limestone? , Gower Classic Rock , Gower
Feedback
| User | Date | Notes | ||
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| tomlake | 25 Apr, 2019 |
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βeta: Very slippy and difficult to protect start, careful of the seaweed! Rope-work on the second pitch is also fairly tricky. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Very slippy and difficult to protect start, careful of the seaweed! Rope-work on the second pitch is also fairly tricky. |
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Assassin
Grade: HVS 5a ***
(Third Sister to Zulu Zawn)