Carn Barra, West Cornwall

Submitted by: Barry Clarke
Crag: South Coast Carn Barra (p52)
Date of ascent: 06/05/2016
Climbers: BJ Clarke (solo)

Paper Tiger

Length/grade/stars: 20m VD

Start location:

Start 6 metres below and left of Easy Touch at a rib.

Pitch descriptions:

Climb the rounded bulges, the first direct, the second on the right to ledges. Continue up cracks in the rib to a small bulge. Step right and climb a short chimney to shelving rock and the top.

Sheep Amongst Wolves

Length/grade/stars: 21m D

Start location:

Start at the foot of the scramble descent to The Northern Platform Area.

Pitch descriptions:

Move rightwards along greasy ledges for 5 metres, then climb a short corner to a ledge. Follow the black wall on the right and finish up the crack.

Teardrop 1

Length/grade/stars: 6m S

Start location:

Immediately below Peel Crack is a short tier above a rock pool with two cracklines. Start below the left-hand crackline.

Pitch descriptions:

4b Climb the lower cracks and pull over the slight bulge to gain the upper crack. The right-hand upper crack is gained by a traverse from the right above the rock pool and is just as entertaining; Teardrop 2 (7m HS 4c Clarke 6.5.16).