High Slab
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| High Slab | |
 Chris Wyatt starting the first ascent of Gardeners' Question Time E2 5c * | |
| Rock Type | Natural Carboniferous Limestone |
|---|---|
| Climbing Style | Trad |
| Approach Time | 20 minutes |
| Area | Gower |
| Sub Area | Tor Bay and Great Tor |
| Local Area | Great Tor East |
| Geodata | |
| WGS-84 Location | 51.570572, -4.119365 |
| OS Grid Ref. | SS 532 878 |
| WGS-84 Parking Location | 51.575583, -4.127859 |
| GR Parking Location | SS 526 884 |
| Parking Postcode | SA3 2HJ |
| Base Elevation | 33 metres (SRTM Estimation) |
| General Info | |
| Faces Direction | South |
| Aspect | Sunny |
| Wind Sheltered | Mostly |
| Climbing Type | Normal |
| Seepage | Quick drying |
| Crags Within 600m | |
|
First Corner, Great Tor Proper, High Slab, Little Tor, Monty's Slab, Odin's Cave, Odin's Wall, Ramp Zawn, Second Corner, Three Cliffs | |
Contents
Tidal Status
Non-tidal.
Bolting Policy
No bolting.
Preamble
A minor slab above the western side of Three Cliffs Bay.
Access
Access from the beach or by descent from above.
Descents
Walk off.
The Routes
This is the steep slab set behind the climbs at First Corner. Currently slightly vegetated but good quality bold routes await those who are willing to give this piece of esoterica a go
- Gardeners Question time 12m E2 5c *
Takes a slightly wondering line up the most compact and highest part of the slab . Start below a horizontal crack /notch. Find a way up to this, step left then take a rising line on micro cracks rightwards eventually reaching a small downward pointing tooth/flake in the upper part of the wall. From here tend slightly left to the top. Reasonable block belays. A good, bold and technically demanding climb
Chris Wyatt 7/7/2014
