Tears Point
| Tears Point | |
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| Rock Type | Natural Carboniferous Limestone |
|---|---|
| Climbing Style | Trad |
| Approach Time | 25 minutes |
| Area | Gower |
| Sub Area | Rhossili |
| Local Area | Rhossili Upper Crags |
| Geodata | |
| WGS-84 Location | 51.559840, -4.296507 |
| OS Grid Ref. | SS 409 870 |
| WGS-84 Parking Location | 51.569301, -4.28840 |
| GR Parking Location | SS 415 880 |
| Parking Postcode | SA3 1PP |
| Base Elevation | 10 metres (Other) |
| General Info | |
| Faces Direction | South |
| Aspect | Sunny |
| Wind Sheltered | Seldomly |
| Climbing Type | Serious |
| Seepage | Never |
| Crags Within a Half Mile. | |
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Black Buttress, Calcite Bay, Carbon Slab, Conglomerate Cliff, Devil's Truck Area, Evening Wall, Eyeball Wall, Fat Lady Wall, Giant's Cave, Hairy Dog Wall, Jacky's Tor, Keel Buttress, King Wall, Kitchen Corner, Lewes Castle, Lifebuoy Buttress, Platform Area, Poser Buttress, Silent Fright Buttress, Silent Walls, Sinister Sister Zawn, Sinners Walls, Tears Point, Trial Wall, Wedge Wall, Windy Buttress, Yellow Wall | |
Contents
BOLTING POLICY
PREAMBLE
Newly re-discovered collection of crags on Gower. Unusual rock (gritty and sharp) and more solid than it first appears. However, an inspection by abseil is advised. Particularly if doing new routes.
ACCESS
Park at Rhossili National Trust car park and head down the track towards Worms Head. After 900m the track leads into a wide and grassy expanse and reaches a coastguard lookout after a futher 300m. From the coastguard lookout descend the track that goes out towards Worms Head but turn left (east) when at the bottom and head along the small path for 600m. You will see the route on your left. (25 minutes from Rhossili).
If you use a map, you may be able to find a direct (and quicker) way, from Rhossili, by cutting across fields and through the maze of footpaths.
THE ROUTES
Tears Point West
- Left Gully - D
- Right Gully - VD
Tears Point Proper
- Tearaway - HVS,5a
Climb the leftwards trending crack over the bulging bottom section to the top. 20m - Project
First Ascents
Tears Point West
- Left Gully -
- Right Gully -
Tears Point Proper
- Tearaway - Roy Thomas & Tim Hoddy, 10th November 2019
- Project -
