Prawn Zawn

Prawn Zawn
( Spring Zawn )
Rock Type	Natural Carboniferous Limestone
Climbing Style	Sport
Approach Time	30 minutes
Area	Gower
Sub Area	Heatherslade to Pwll Du
Geodata
WGS-84 Location	51.561819, -4.083517
OS Grid Ref.	SS 556 868
WGS-84 Parking Location	51.566835, -4.087865
GR Parking Location	SS 553873
Parking Postcode	SA3 2DH
Base Elevation	5 metres (Other)
General Info
Faces Direction	Various
Aspect	Partially Sunny
Wind Sheltered	Mostly
Climbing Type	Normal
Seepage
Crags Within 400m
Bacon Hole, Bosco's Den Area, Bowen's Parlour, Bucketland, Golden Wall, Heatherslade Bay, Marble Arch, Minchen Hole, Pantheon, Prawn Zawn, Quartz Corner

BOLTING POLICY

New sports routes,old routes rebolted with first ascentionists permission.

PREAMBLE

The short 12m tidal wall above the "prawn pools" 120m west of Bowen's Parlour

There has been a recent re-equipping of the old routes.

ACCESS

At low-tide walk along the foreshore from Bowen's Parlour (4 min). Avoid attempting to walk down from directly above to avoid trampling vegetation and disturbing the ecosystem.

THE ROUTES

Old pegs and threads replaced with bolts,all routes have lower offs to avoid topping out. Leave plenty of time to escape along the foreshore avoid walking out up the hillside to minimise environmental disturbance.Well this is a bit of a pain so time your last route for the tidal cut off then top out and walk easily up avoiding treading on any rare moss,nesting choughs or special geological features.

1. Bull Fighter - Fr. 7b+ *
   Bulge at back of zawn. 15m.
   
   
2. Rush Hour - Fr. 7b+
   Break out from previous at 2nd bolt climb tallest part of zawn. 16m.
   
   
3. Prawn Star - Fr. 6b+ *
   The bulge and wall above then traverse right at the old peg/thread. 15m
   
   
4. Prawnsite - Fr. 6b *
   The crack and groove at the back of the narrow zawn. 15m
   
   
5. Hard Prawn - Fr. 6c+ *
   The crack as before then launch steeply up the sharp holds on the wall to a ramp. 15m
   
   
6. Soft Prawn - Fr. 6a+ *
   The flake then wall above to double bolt L.O. 12m
   
   
7. For King Trad Prawn - El,5a
   The rightward slanting flaky crack high up. 12m.
   
   
8. Prawn Cock Tale - Fr. 6a *
   The wall above the barnacled intro to a ring LO. 10m
   
   
9. Teen Prawn - Severe
   The easy leftward traverse line to finish at the ring belay. 10m
   
   

First Ascents

1. Bull Fighter - Ashley Ward May 2012
2. Rush Hour - 2012
3. Prawn Star - 1999 R.Thomas P.Hadley
4. Prawnsite - 1999 R.Thomas P.Hadley
5. Hard Prawn - 1999 R.Thomas P Hadley
6. Soft Prawn - 1999 R.Thomas P.Hadley
7. For King Trad Prawn - 1999 P.Hadley R.Thomas
8. Prawn Cock Tale - 1999 R.Thomas P.Hadley
9. Teen Prawn - 1987 R.Thomas