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Ash Hole, Brixham any good?
June 04, 2015, 08:50:09 pm
anyone been, Ellis Butler Barker has been busy there as reported on UKC, just wondering whats its like?

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#1 Re: Ash Hole, Brixham any good?
June 04, 2015, 08:58:20 pm
For boulders? Not really.

Couple of good routes. There's Wayne, a classic E6 on threads. Dream River, a brill 7c of Tom Rainbow's, and an old classic E5 that needs some serious TLC. Theres a good 7A and a good "7C" which is more like 7A (I think Ellis eschewed the kneebars on that). Elis has done the 7A into the 7c at a proposed 8a.

The hard boulders look whack and you need a headtorch. I'm sure they're very hard, but given there's some stonkingly good boulders in Devon, I don't see why anyone outside the Torquay area would bother!

If someone put the effort in with a drill/wirebrush, there's potential for some cool sport 8s on steep tufas, but nobody has been arsed so far!


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#2 Re: Ash Hole, Brixham any good?
June 04, 2015, 08:59:59 pm
I should point out I havent (and probably couldn't) pull on to Ellis' hard boulders, but they look shite (and I am no snob, believe me!)

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#3 Re: Ash Hole, Brixham any good?
June 04, 2015, 09:01:33 pm
I should point out I havent (and probably couldn't) pull on to Ellis' hard boulders, but they look shite (and I am no snob, believe me!)

I meant the boulder problems, you've almost put me off!

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#4 Re: Ash Hole, Brixham any good?
June 04, 2015, 10:01:14 pm
I should point out I havent (and probably couldn't) pull on to Ellis' hard boulders, but they look shite (and I am no snob, believe me!)

Ive never been to ash hole but I can confirm that 3-9 isn't one to dismiss grotty choss off hand

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#5 Re: Ash Hole, Brixham any good?
June 04, 2015, 10:17:52 pm
I should point out I havent (and probably couldn't) pull on to Ellis' hard boulders, but they look shite (and I am no snob, believe me!)

Yes they are shit.
Went to have a look once, and was put off from returning.
All the problems exist in one roof, don't follow obvious lines, the rock quality was awful when I went, and it was very, very dirty.
Not even of local interest really.

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#6 Re: Ash Hole, Brixham any good?
June 05, 2015, 09:54:17 am
I knew it wasn't just me. I'll climb any old shit.

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#7 Re: Ash Hole, Brixham any good?
June 05, 2015, 08:27:50 pm
That's true...he even goes to Bovey Woods....nutter!

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#8 Re: Ash Hole, Brixham any good?
June 05, 2015, 11:00:43 pm
I don't think I'll bother  ;)

 

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