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Bantham hand
July 11, 2013, 09:28:24 pm
Going tomorrow. Do I need hi tide to jump off without breaking my legs? Looks good for a bit of fun. Any other beta?

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#1 Re: Bantham hand
July 11, 2013, 09:56:29 pm
Not done it but yeah think you need a high tide and to jump into a fairly specific spot apparently, maybe worth checking at low tide when you can see rocks etc then wait for tide to come in and do it then... HTH

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#2 Re: Bantham hand
July 11, 2013, 10:57:01 pm
Definitely need high ish tide. I'd swim first, then climb and jump.
Jealous. I miss the coast so much in hot weeks like this. Have fun.

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#3 Re: Bantham hand
July 11, 2013, 11:46:17 pm
Did this years ago, thought the jump looked well sketch and didn't want to get my kamets wet so down climbed it after the obligatory photo at the top. You will need a good high tide for the jump I reckon, calm sea as well.

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#4 Re: Bantham hand
July 14, 2013, 05:32:41 pm
cheers for the beta, going to have to do it another day, small person couldnt sit in the car all the way to bantham!

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#5 Re: Bantham hand
November 05, 2013, 02:46:41 pm
Should you revisit this thread - high tide needed to jump, but make getting to it without a soaking hard. Even at high tide, water is only about a couple of metres deep, and then only in one specific spot (exactly where Nick Hancock is heading in the picture from SD&D guide). Take a spring high and a dry bag, the swim to hand keeping kit dry and legs intact on dismount.

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#6 Re: Bantham hand
November 05, 2013, 03:36:10 pm
There were some cracking waves hitting it last week. I take it you didn't do it then?

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#7 Re: Bantham hand
November 05, 2013, 07:22:44 pm
nope :( small people we had to entertain couldn't handle the car journey. Pretty keen for next time though

 

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