Build your Skill levels back up

As indoor walls are still not open it seems we are seeing a larger number of climbers coming to Purbeck to climb, some for the first time .

BMC guidance-for-new-outdoor-climbers

If you are unfamiliar with the area please stay well within your climbing ability, climb a grade or two lower than you are usually comfortable with to get familiar with the area, some climbs here can be under-graded, with steep and in places loose rock.

Be sure that on our sea cliffs both leader and second can climb out. Leave your abseil rope in place and ensure you have prusiks and more importantly know how to use them!  A lot of routes can be remote and once you’re  in you’re committed to climbing out .

Please ensure during these extraordinary times you make sensible choices.  We will attend any incidents we are called to   however be aware our response maybe slower than usual due to covid-19 protocols and the additional PPE we need to do to keep ourselves, our team members and our casualties safe.  In case of emergencies there is an emergency phone with a direct line to the National Maritime Operation Centre located by the gate of the lighthouse at Anvil point.

There is no mobile phone reception along the cliff top or at the bottom of any crags please keep this in mind, and if you do need our help an exact location of the area you are climbing  and the climb you or your partner need help on will assist in us getting to you as quick as we can .

From the BMC

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