A change of venue this week we headed back to the UK for a wedding and some time with kate family at there farm in Devon, we sneaked in the climbing gear hoping to manage a few days in the south west. The first crag we visited was Boulder Ruckle at Swanage, we climbed the superb Finale Groove a steep but superbly protected HVS. The next day the weather looked dry and the tides looked right for a shot at Moonraker at Berry head. Moonraker encompasses everything that is great about UK adventure climbing a traverse just above the sea to find the start of the route then three pitches of great steep climbing with good gear. A top tip for those trying the route is that the first belay is above the traverse line itÂ’s easy to go straight past it as there are only a couple of stumps left of pegs mentioned in the guide. The last day we managed was a couple of routes at Haytor on Dartmoor the first was the classic route by Tom Patey Outward Bound which has some superb moves through some improbable ground for the grade then Kate led the excellent Raven Gully. I was really impressed with the climbing in the SW and will definitely be back.
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