[lleyton]

a'aight westside. now, me is gonna be in Stratton next to bude for the nex too weex an wos wunderin if yooze had any tips on where to head to get a bit of...rok ac-shon.

i got the small guide thing off javu for northcott mouth, which seems pretty close to me by all accounts. where else should i head to climb after work of an eve? also, does ne1 have any links where i could read area descriptions/maps to get there etc. had a boss time in dartmoor last summer and hoping culm is gonna serve up the goods this time. cheers for the help.

word.

[Tim Heaton]

Your best bet is to get in contact with Simon Young at his climbing wall just south of bude, link is

http://www.barn-climbing.co.uk/

He knows the area really well and is a quality bloke so should be able to point you in the right direction, plus the barn has some of the best indoor bouldering that I`ve seen if you need a quick fix. The biggest place I have been to down there is Hartland Quay, from what I remember there`s quite a nice 7a+ roof to the left as you look at the sea. There is also some bouldering very near Bude too that I think was in an old OTE article but I didn`t think it was as good although still worth a visit if you`re living down there.

[paulh]

Northcott, Sandymouth, and Duckpool are all ace, there was a guid in OTE a while back, but just head down to any of them and you'll find loads of stuff... e.g.

http://www.ukclimbing.com/images/dbpage.html?id=14854

and

http://www.ukclimbing.com/images/dbpage.html?id=14501

its ace

[SA Chris]

Check tides very carefully and dont get caught out! A good pad is useful as are a lot of chalk and drying rags. Upton is supposed to have some good stuff. If you fancy a break from the smooth stuff Helman tor and Carn Barra have some good granite stuff in a non tidal stylee.

[lleyton]

top stuff, cheers for that. i didnt know that the barn was there - id heard of it but hadnt been before. its gonna prob be wet 4a week, so itll be a lifesaver