Phaser Wall
| Phaser Wall | |
| Rock Type | Natural Jurassic Limestone |
|---|---|
| Climbing Style | Trad |
| Approach Time | |
| Area | South Coast |
| Sub Area | Ogmore |
| Geodata | |
| WGS-84 Location | 51.4511359, -3.6172964 |
| OS Grid Ref. | SS 877 737 |
| WGS-84 Parking Location | |
| GR Parking Location | |
| Base Elevation | 0 metres (Other) |
| General Info | |
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| Wind Sheltered | |
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| Crags Within 2.0 km | |
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Black Zawn, Cave Inlet, Davy Jones' Locker and the Sea Caves, Dirty Harry Walls, Dunraven Cliff, Elephant Wall, Every Persons Wall, First Inlet, Folded Walls, Fools Fantasy Area, Mitzy Wall, Ogmore Popular End, Phaser Wall, Playtime Wall, Right Hand Wall, Second Inlet, Stone Wings Cliff, The Biscuit, The Castle Area, The Long Wall, The Western Crag, Tiger Bay, Tusker Chimney Area, Twinkle Buttress, Witches Cave, Witches Tip | |
ACCESS
See the Ogmore Crag Familiarisation Page.
To the right of the prow is a bay of overhanging rock. This area can be approached by abseiling down The Hatch or from above Phaser itself (stakes and other belays in place). Glycogen E1 is the obvious left hand overhanging crack.
The Routes
The letters are for new routes, the information here is gleaned from the Climb Magazine article 'Set to Stun: recent developments on Phaser Wall, Ogmore Sea Cliffs, South Wales, by Martin Crocker'.
A) Ogmore Olympics E3 5c
M. Crocker 2008
B) Trogs E4 5c
M. Crocker 2008
C) Man Overboard E4 5c
M. Crocker, R. Thomas 1986
D) A Giant Leap for Crabkind E4 5b, 5c, 5b
I. Parsons, M. Crocker [AL] 2008
E) Prawn Brain E4 5b
M. Crocker, I. Parsons 2008
F) Omega Duicide E5 6a
M. Crocker, I. Parsons 2008
G) Photon Torpedo E5 6a, 5c
M. Crocker, I. Parsons 2008
Route No. 167+, only top part was identified in the article.
