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Title: portland recommendations
Post by: soapy on August 24, 2006, 12:29:50 pm

if an indian summer pops up then i right fancy a weekend in weymouth, so come on, any experiences of the portland clips welcome



nothing too tedious, like, i don't wanna break a nail or owt

Title: Re: portland recommendations
Post by: Fiend on August 24, 2006, 12:41:11 pm

Quote from: soapy on August 24, 2006, 12:29:50 pm

nothing too tedious

Ummm. Then one of the main road routes away from Portland, maybe??

But seriously, if you need to climb there....what sort of standard are you looking at?

Title: Re: portland recommendations
Post by: Adam Lincoln on August 24, 2006, 12:47:06 pm

Here you go mate, classics of all grades


Buoys will be Buoys   Battleship Back Cliff   6b+
Downtown Julie Brown   Blacknor North   6c
No Man is an Island   Battleship Back Cliff   6c
Turned to Stone   Blacknor South   6c+
Nothing but the Groove   Coastguard North   6c+
The Cutting Edge   The Cuttings   6c+
Wolfgang Forever   Blacknor North   7a
To Wish the Impossible   Blacknor South   7a
Medusa Falls   Blacknor South   7a
England's Dreaming   Blacknor North   7a+
Victims of Fashion   Battleship Edge   7a+
Pump Hitler   Battleship Back Cliff   7a+
Reverence   Wallsend South   7a+
Bad Moon Rising   Coastguard South   7a+
The Mouth Waters   The Cuttings   7a+
Twangy Pearl   Blacknor Central   7b
Sweet Smell of Success   Wallsend North   7b
Stay Golden   Wallsend North   7b
Zinc Oxide Mountain   Battleship Back Cliff   7b+
Sign of the Vulcan   The Cuttings   7b+
Keyboard Wall   Battleship Edge   7c
Hall of Mirrors The Cuttings 7c

Title: Re: portland recommendations
Post by: Fiend on August 24, 2006, 01:02:24 pm

...apart from easy ones  ;)

Title: Re: portland recommendations
Post by: soapy on August 24, 2006, 01:14:50 pm

thank you very much adam  :kiss2:

Title: Re: portland recommendations
Post by: Adam Lincoln on August 24, 2006, 01:19:19 pm

Quote from: soapy on August 24, 2006, 01:14:50 pm

thank you very much adam  :kiss2:

A tip for you though. Dont do any 1 star routes on Portland. And even 2 star routes need to be selected carefully.... Should be ok with 3 stars though.

Portland star system can be very generous sometimes ;-)

Title: Re: portland recommendations
Post by: soapy on August 24, 2006, 01:22:40 pm

right, chuffage list sorted


now what about refreshments?, any dives that just have to be visited?!

Title: Re: portland recommendations
Post by: Adam Lincoln on August 24, 2006, 01:24:10 pm

Only two you need are

For Brekkie
The Blue Fish - Fortuneswell

For Beer
The Cove - Fortuneswell

Both within 100 metres of each other ;-)

Title: Re: portland recommendations
Post by: soapy on August 24, 2006, 01:33:08 pm

oh, right, er, thanks  ???


was hoping you'd divulge the list of sailor bars in weymo..

Title: Re: portland recommendations
Post by: Adam Lincoln on August 24, 2006, 01:34:22 pm

Quote from: soapy on August 24, 2006, 01:33:08 pm

oh, right, er, thanks  ???


was hoping you'd divulge the list of sailor bars in weymo..

That my friend, i will leave you to find out on your own!