Treen Cliff, West Cornwall

Submitted by: Barry Clarke
Crag: South Coast Treen Cliff (p 310)
Date of ascent: 28/05/2016
Climbers: P Watson, R Seymour, BJ Clarke

Pansy

Length/grade/stars: 20m D

Start location:

Start 5 metres LEFT of Painted Ladies at a cracked wall below a rib.

Pitch descriptions:

Climb the cracked wall and continue up the rib via a crack on the right to a finish up the corner to its left. A fine direct version is Sweet William (19m S Seymour 28.5.16).

Climbers: BJ Clarke, A Dovey

Shark’s Fin

Length/grade/stars: 18m HVS

Start location:

Start 3 metres right of Blue Bayou below a crack just right of the edge of the wall.

Pitch descriptions:

5a Climb the crack steeply to a small roof. Step left onto the slabby wall and continue up rightwards to gain and follow a crack to good holds. Pull over a bulge to easier ground and the top.

Additional info:

The lower half had in-situ gear from an earlier attempt!

Climbers: BJ Clarke, P Watson, A Dovey, R Seymour

The Hoary Head

Length/grade/stars: 15m S

Start location:

Start 7 metres right of Shark’s Fin at the end of a sloping ledge.

Pitch descriptions:

4a Move around and right to gain a right-angled corner, up this to the top.