Engine Room Slab

Geodata
Engine Room Slab

Engine Room Slab

Rock Type	Natural Carboniferous Limestone
Climbing Style	Trad
Approach Time	15 minutes
Area	Gower
Sub Area	Thurba to Overton
WGS-84 Location	51.542514, -4.235688
OS Grid Ref.	SS 450 849
WGS-84 Parking Location	51.54486, -4.220247
GR Parking Location	SS 461 852
Parking Postcode	SA3 1NQ
Base Elevation	16 metres (SRTM Estimation)
General Info
Faces Direction	South
Aspect	Sunny
Wind Sheltered	Mostly

Climbing Type	Normal
Seepage	Quick drying
Crags Within 400m
Black Hole Crag, Boiler Slab, Engine Room Slab, Longhole Cave Buttress, Longhole Cliff

PREAMBLE

This is the small (12m high) buttress around the corner to the east of Boiler Slab. It provides a friendly and less windy venue than Boiler Slab.

Walk off easily.

One for Me - D
On the left side of the overhang, follow the left rib on continuously interesting but easy rock. 40 feet
The Missing Jug - 6m HS
Start at the right hand end of a grassy ledge under the centre of a roof. Climb to just under the roof and move about 2m left on good breaks, then climb directly over the roof to top out.
One for You - D
On the right side of the overhang, climb the rib right of the overhang. Suspect holds on steep rock by the overhang. 35 feet
Little Shrew - 10m S
Climb a leftward facing groove through the bulges about 5 metres left of their right end (3 metres left of Fly Tipping).
Fly Tipping - S
On the western flank, climb through the bulges about 2m from their right end.
The Forgotten Fleece - S 4a
Traverse from left to right. Start at the Obvious small cave, climb up and then traverse rightwards beneath an overhang on good breaks. Once past the overhangs, exit up the second obvious groove. An 'old' bolt hanger belay at top.