Brean in Somerset

Brean down in Somerset is a good winter venue I have heard about many times. It is a long 2.5-3 hours away but we were not dissapointed; a great selection of routes next to the beach and in the sun it felt like we were climbing on the continent. Moreover, we had the place to ourselves :)

Paul leading Coral Sea 6c

After a nice warm up on the a couple of easy routes (the only routes below 6c on the crag) we got to business on the main route attractions:

• Coral sea 6c
• Chepito 7a
• Tide rising 7b+ (hoping for the rp next time?!)
• Bikinit atoll 6c+ (a first 6c+lead for Paul!)
• Kraken 6c 

  

  Me leading Chepito 7a

  I was pleased with my efforts on tide rising- and I would hope that on a cooler day I could stick through the two-third height crux.

Showing tide rising line to the left, 7b+

 We warmed down on a route that wasn't in the guide but on UKC is called a heavy road at 6b (felt alot harder than this but perhaps we were tired by this point). Overall I thought this crag was great and theres so much more to come back for and I can't wait!

Wheres your spade? View from the crag