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Portland advice
August 20, 2007, 06:03:23 pm
What is the best area on Portland for low grade sport? And what's the best guide?

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#1 Re: Portland advice
August 20, 2007, 07:31:35 pm
Depends how low grade, but the cuttings has quite a lot of good stuff. Blacknor is also fun!

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#2 Re: Portland advice
August 21, 2007, 02:12:50 pm
ye def blacknorth north, reptile smile and all those, classic big 5+'s if that hoow low also some quality 6b's and a huge 6a arete the bigest route on the island at around 6a

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#3 Re: Portland advice
August 21, 2007, 03:43:24 pm
avoid the 3's and 4's at the cuttings if you can, never been on them myself but they seem polished to hell.
there's some nice 5's down at Cheyne Weares by all accounts...

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#4 Re: Portland advice
August 21, 2007, 04:27:22 pm
Thanks guys. I'm looking for 6a/6b rather than 5 and below. Any views on a guide?

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#5 Re: Portland advice
August 21, 2007, 07:26:07 pm
the rockfax guide is pretty good, ok there's a few bits out here and there but on the whole pretty good

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#6 Re: Portland advice
September 07, 2007, 11:05:17 pm
Wallsend South - from 'Trad Free World' northwards theres a bunch at 6c and under and they're all brilliant. Check the tides and make sure you've got a 60m rope before going though!

 

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