This is the definitive rock climbing guidebook for the Culm Coast and Baggy Point in North Devon, stretching from Croyde and along the coast to Bude. This area has a great wealth of varied trad sea cliff climbing and bouldering. This area offers a wide range of routes, including many in the lower grades of S to HVS, along with many harder routes in the E grades. Also included are the best boulder problems.
The guidebook is split into 5 main areas, which are:
Baggy Point – The most popular sea cliffs on the North Devon Coast
Hartland and Clovelly – Includes Blackchurch, Smoothlands, and Dyer’s Lookout
Welcombe – Includes Foxhold Slabs
Morwenstow – Includes Lower Sharpnose Point, Cornakey, and Vicarage Cliff
Bude – Includes Compass Point
The guidebook details over 1,200 routes that are all shown on colour photo topos along with a description. For each crag there is a location map, access information and tide details.
Published in July 2021 by the Climbers’ Club this guidebook includes many excellent action photographs.
Number of pages is 396. Size is 150mm x 210mm (A5). ISBN is 9780957281592.