Referred to as the "Red Crag" of "alien rock" in Avon '92,this is a little bundle of bold bouldering moves to spend an afternoon on. Low(3-5m)sandstone outcrop about 30m long. Hidden in the woods above Avon Gorge but just yards from the road. Used for bouldering for decades, but unable to find any written accounts. Easier to find than Golloms Cave and much bigger. The bulging wall at the left hand end offers most interesting problems. Rock is generally sound and unpolished and allows easy top outs. The undergrowth is rampant so a pair of secateurs is probably more use than a nut extracter.Broken glass is an issue so check where you may end up. The base of the cliff slopes in places, but the top of the cliff has very positive finishes once the ivy and brambles are cleared.The Merchant Venturers is a select and semi-secret club for posh rich white men.It owns large chunks of Bristol and surrounds and controls in terms of it's members far more. It would like us all to see it as a lovely philanthropic organisation for our own good. One or two white women have now joined to show how jolly democratic they are.
Climbing Area:
South West & Southern
Rock Type:
Sandstone
Importance:
CRoW Land:
No
Ownership:
Unknown
No. of Routes:
19
Within National Park:
No
Year Developed:
Grid Reference:
ST564773620.
Parking and Approach
Legend has it that this outcrop hides the secret tunnel entrance linking the Merchant Venturers Hall to Giants Cave and Bristol City Hall.Unfortunately this is buried under the compost beside the outcrop dumped there by Merchant Venturer serfs.Map ref 35641736. Park on Clifton Down Road. Opposite the Merchant Venturers Hall,(just before junction with Percival Rd) beyond the walkway is a horizontal stone plinth. Just to the right of this is a very large compost heap. Follow tracks to the right of the heap into the wood to find outcrop.
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