Elephant Rock Guide

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Table of contents

1. Elephant Rock 28 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Sport climbing

Lat / Long: 56.675753, -2.466076

summary

Seacliff of mixed igneous rock that from certain angles actually does look like an elephant!

description

Routes mainly 15-22m in length and generally high quality. Mainly best for mid 6's up to 7b. High-quality gear [ie bolts] and all routes have lower offs. Gets sun till lunchtime. Mainly tidal but some routes available at any tide. As with any north east sea cliff, especially ones with caves, the routes can be greasy in humid weather though the more open routes and those above the tidal zone are often climbable.

access issues

no issues.

approach

Park on the minor road leading to Usan just beyond a white gate. Follow the track down under the rail bridge to the small clifftop graveyard. Take the steep and slippy (after rain) path down the south side of the Rock and then go through the first cave to access the east face.

At high tides when the through cave is awash then it is possible to access the crag by walking north from the graveyard along the field edge. At the north end of the bay a path leads down the grassy slope to the pebble beach. Don't be tempted down the gully which flanks the rock to the immediate north, it is wet and very unpleasant.

This approach also gives the best view of the "elephant" !

2. Index by grade

Grade		Stars	Name	Style	Pop
6a			It's not my Fault!	Sport 20m
6a+			Don't Blame Me!	Sport 20m
		★★★	Tale of the Tape	Sport 15m
6b		★★	Beware of the Wellyfish	Sport 13m
		★★	Pas de Charge	Sport 16m
		★	The Beggars are Coming to Town	Sport 14m
			Whistleblower	Sport 14m
6b+			Big Lug	Sport 16m
6c			Hornblower	Sport 14m
		★	Right Wing Extremist	Sport 14m
		★	Seeing is Not Believing	Sport 16m
			The Ex-Pert Route	Sport 20m
		★	The X-philes	Sport 20m
6c+			Mahoots Mon	Sport 13m
			Pig on the Rig	Sport 14m
		★★	Viagra Falls	Sport 18m
7a			Can't see the F Elephant Anywhere	Sport 14m
		★★★	Hanger	Sport 18m
			Pret's Buttock	Sport 20m
		★	Shapeshifter	Sport 14m
7a+		★★	Big Girls Blouse	Sport 14m
7b		★★	Butt Ugly Martians	Sport 11m
		★	Doigt Attack	Sport 16m
			Hannibal	Sport 22m
		★★	It's aroute Jim!	Sport 8m
		★★	Smells like Team Spirit	Sport 22m
7b+		★★	Alien Breed	Sport 22m
		★★	Bodysnatcher	Sport 22m