Odin's Cave

Odin's Cave
Odin's Cave from above Odin's Wall
Rock Type	Natural Carboniferous Limestone
Climbing Style	Sport
Approach Time	20 minutes
Area	Gower
Sub Area	Tor Bay and Great Tor
Local Area	Great Tor East
Geodata
WGS-84 Location	51.568967, -4.121902
OS Grid Ref.	SS 530 876
WGS-84 Parking Location	51.575583, -4.127859
GR Parking Location	SS 526 884
Parking Postcode	SA3 2HJ
Base Elevation	9 metres (Other)
General Info
Faces Direction	North East
Aspect	Rarely Sunny
Wind Sheltered	Always
Climbing Type	Normal
Seepage	Needs a short dry spell
Crags Within a Half Mile.
First Corner, Great Tor Proper, High Slab, Little Tor, Monty's Slab, Odin's Cave, Odin's Wall, Ramp Zawn, Second Corner and South Wall, Three Cliffs, West Tor

Tidal Status

Non-tidal but awkward to get to when not approached from along the beach.

Bolting Policy

Bolting permissible. NT currently refusing permission.

Preamble

Cave currently with one route. Scope for quite a few more when permission from the NT is forthcoming.

Access

Easiest access is from the beach at low (or near low) tide.

Otherwise it's an interesting, but easy, scramble from Russian Zawn A scramble can also be made from the start of East Ridge on Great Tor itself.

The Routes

1. Obscenities 12m E4 6b
   The right wall and rib of the cave. Climb the rib, TR, 2PRs, to the roof. Pull through into the groove via very thin moves until a "thank God" hold can be reached. Continue direct to the top (a pre-placed rope belay is advisable).
   
   Not actually in Odin's Cave, but on the broken slabs to the right is the following route:-
   
   
2. Another Fine Mess 14m Severe
   Take a line on the slabs to the right of the Obscenities. Some loose rock here.
   
   

First Ascents

1. Obscenities - E.Kellar, A.Wilson 00.00.1990
2. Another Fine Mess - Mark Winder, A. N. Other 27.04.2011

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