Sully Island

Sully Island
Sully Island at high tide. Flat Holm and Steep Holm are visible in the background.
Rock Type	Natural Carboniferous Limestone
Climbing Style	Trad/Bouldering
Approach Time	15 minutes
Area	South Coast
Sub Area	Barry Area
Geodata
WGS-84 Location	51.396153, -3.199511
OS Grid Ref.	ST 166 670
WGS-84 Parking Location
GR Parking Location
Parking Postcode	CU64 5UJ
Base Elevation	0 metres (Other)
General Info
Faces Direction	South
Aspect	Sunny
Wind Sheltered	Never
Climbing Type	Normal
Midge Problem	Never
Seepage
Tidal
Before/After Low Tide	2.5 hours (See Note)
Crags Within 2.0 km
Sully Island

PREAMBLE

Sully Island is accessed via a natural tidal causeway.

The seaward side has a series of short 7m walls with numerous trad routes.Many may have been done in the past but an attempt to record them and contemporary additions will be made once photo topos are made.

It is also a bouldering spot with a mix of rock types, both soft buff sandstone and hard grey limestone.

Sully Island with varying tide heights along its length???

THE ROUTES

Reveni Boulder

Revidi, Reveni, Revici

1. Revidi, Reveni, Revici - Fr.7b / Fr.7b+ **
   The large boulder more or less in the middle of the seaward cliffs. Sitting start on the obvious big holds, then right to left with hands no higher than the break 1ft above the lip. Once it runs out, swing up and left to finish.(20ft / 12 move traverse).

Merthyr She Wrote

Merthyr She Wrote

1. When Barry Met Sully - D
   
2. Matt 2 - HVS,5b
   
3. Matt 1 - HVS,5b
   
4. Where Eagles Aberdare - E2,5b
   
5. Jape of the Furry Country - VS,5a
   
6. Pandy Clock - HVS,5a
   
7. Crawshay's Castle - E1,5b
   
8. Merthyr on the Orient Express - VD
   
9. Dowlais Flap - VS,5a
   
10. Take Her up the Blorenge - VS,5a
    
11. Call Canute - E1,5a
    

FIRST ASCENTS

1. When Barry Met Sully - Unknown
2. Matt 2 - Matt Hirst & Goi Ashmore 2016
3. Matt 1 - Matt Hirst & Goi Ashmore 2015
4. Where Eagles Aberdare - Goi Ashmore 2016
5. Jape of the Furry Country - Roy Thomas & Goi Ashmore 2016
6. Pandy Clock - Roy Thomas 2016
7. Crawshay's Castle - Roy Thomas 2016
8. Merthyr on the Orient Express - Unknown
9. Dowlais Flap - Roy Thomas & Goi Ashmore 2016
10. Take Her up the Blorenge - Roy Thomas & Goi Ashmore 2016
11. Call Canute - Roy Thomas 2016

ADDITIONAL PHOTOS

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