27m.

Rockfax Description
A well-positioned route. Climb easily to the mid-height ledge, as for Shape Shifter. Ascend the groove above to a steep finish. © Rockfax

FA. Pete Oxley 16/Apr/1993.

Ticklists

West Country Climbs , Feature Photo Routes from Dorset Rockfax 2012 , ROCKFAX Dorset 2012: Graded Sport List , Classic Portland 7as (2* +) , South coast sport/DWS ticklist , Jurassic 7a , Portland , The Portland Olympian Challenge (Pete and Butters's routes) , Portland 7a/+ , Portland Trip , Unfinished business , Portland Olympian , Pongoose Portland Sport Climbing Gems

Feedback

User Date Notes
micheclimbsrocks 24 Mar, 2022 Show βeta
βeta: Really nice crux. Definitely various ways of doing it. Technical bridging on ok holds was my preffered way.
βeta?
Show beta
βeta: Really nice crux. Definitely various ways of doing it. Technical bridging on ok holds was my preffered way.
joshtee25 29 Jun, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: Flake by the finish is loose - top half is solid, bottom half (sidepull) looks and sounds dodgy.
βeta?
Show beta
βeta: Flake by the finish is loose - top half is solid, bottom half (sidepull) looks and sounds dodgy.
John Alcock 4 Jun, 2007 Show βeta
βeta: Blew the crux, found it reachy. You can avoid the bridging by some thin face climbing out right though it's further from the bolt. The top is run-out but not hard and very safe.
Show beta
βeta: Blew the crux, found it reachy. You can avoid the bridging by some thin face climbing out right though it's further from the bolt. The top is run-out but not hard and very safe.
Bern 14 May, 2006 Show βeta
βeta: I on-sighted this and found it surprisingly soft for the grade, but hey I'm not complaining!
βeta?
Show beta
βeta: I on-sighted this and found it surprisingly soft for the grade, but hey I'm not complaining!

Logged Ascents

538 users have logged this

Guidebooks for Battleship Back Cliff

Not all climbs appear in all guidebooks 163 users have this on their wishlist

Please Login to view more details on the logged ascents

Voting
High 7a+
Mid 7a+
Low 7a+
High 7a
Mid 7a
Low 7a
High 6c+
Mid 6c+
Low 6c+
Votes cast 91
Votes cast 80
Style of Ascent
Lead
Toproped
Followed
Not Set
Redpoint
Dogged
Onsighted
Repeated
Flashed (β)
DNF
Ground Up
Not Set
Route of Interest
Medusa Falls

Grade: 7a ***
(Blacknor South)

Loading Notifications...