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All of the Wallsend crags face west so catch the afternoon sun well. Wallsend South is closer to the sea and can suffer from soapy rock on still and humid days, whereas Wallsend North is set back a little and is less affected by greasyness. The Colors Area and Hong Kon Phooey Area are cut off at high tides or in rough seas.Seasonal Restrictions
Dates: 1 March to 30 June
Reason: Nesting Birds
There are no applied bird restriction along the Wallsend cliff at present, (2022) However due to it's more isolated nature and available nesting ledges, it is often populated with breeding pairs of seabird through the season. As well as a Ravens nest in the Bigger Peace area.
Be sensible and avoid any routes close to nesting birds and advise others of nests, to leave them in peace. They will all be gone by mid July.
Rockfax Description
Good climbing up the wall and groove. © Rockfax
FA. Neal Heanes Aug/2003.
Ticklists
3 Star Portland , ROCKFAX Dorset 2012: Graded Sport List , Portland , Portland 7a/+ , Portland Projects 6c-7a+
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| Dan Browne | 18 Jun, 2020 |
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βeta: Rock eroded from bolts but all seemed sound, make your own mind up on this. Some loose rock at the start so clipstick the second bolt. Surface of the rock higher up is blowing and easily broken from smears etc (3mm thick flakes sort of thing) so belayer beware | βeta? | |
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βeta: Rock eroded from bolts but all seemed sound, make your own mind up on this. Some loose rock at the start so clipstick the second bolt. Surface of the rock higher up is blowing and easily broken from smears etc (3mm thick flakes sort of thing) so belayer beware |
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| Climber_Bill | 21 May, 2007 |
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βeta: Great climbing on good rock. Very thoughtful climbing. Perhaps not hard for 7a+, but it is harder than many 7a's, so I think 7a+ is right | βeta? | |
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βeta: Great climbing on good rock. Very thoughtful climbing. Perhaps not hard for 7a+, but it is harder than many 7a's, so I think 7a+ is right |
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| nealh | 2 Oct, 2006 |
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βeta: fair play oringally done on an incredibley hot day (hence the name)never really could grade it but was definitely harder than than a bunch of other new 7a's which we onsighted earlier the same day, funny old game | βeta? | |
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βeta: fair play oringally done on an incredibley hot day (hence the name)never really could grade it but was definitely harder than than a bunch of other new 7a's which we onsighted earlier the same day, funny old game |
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| matt perks | 23 Apr, 2006 |
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βeta: This route has some excellent moves in the middle section between very good holds. It's easy for 7a+ maybe more like 7a or even 6c+. Well worth doing but not 3*. | βeta? | |
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βeta: This route has some excellent moves in the middle section between very good holds. It's easy for 7a+ maybe more like 7a or even 6c+. Well worth doing but not 3*. |
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| Ben Stokes | 29 Jul, 2005 |
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βeta: FA was 16.6.03 | βeta? | |
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βeta: FA was 16.6.03 |
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Grossville
Grade: 7a+ ***
(The Promenade)