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If you take the path from Fernbank Drive or Rombald's Drive that leads overto the Prince of Wales Park, you soon see the rocks on the right with the mobile phone masts blighting the scene behind. Take the path leading up to the right bythewooden fence and you come to the rock shown left. It's a good place to start. It's a short sequence of little ledges and toe holds that you step up using your hands for balance. If that was too easy try traversing along the rock to your right by the side of the path. It starts off very easily and then becomes more strenuous as you move along.This bit of the traverse ends with an edge that is climbable but requires a stretch and is a bit harder. The next section, which is overhanging, can be traversed by moving your hands along the top and using the broken ledge beneath for your feet. It's very secure but by now your forearms may well be feeling the strain. Round the corner the rock becomes mostly head height but it's possible to keep off the ground, traversing right round to the front of the crag where you started. There's one good awkward section where you go round the jutting corner by the birch tree. |
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