◆ THIS WEEKEND
Best crags this weekend
Sat 25 Jul – Sun 26 Jul
Updated Thu 05:48 · refreshes through the week
Perfect weekend 51
Green Saturday and Sunday.
Archidona
AndalucíaNo recent rain
Full forecast →Boiler Slab
GowerNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Non-tidal. Short walk from Port Eynon car park.
Full forecast →Boulder Ruckle
Dorset — SwanageNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Abseil-in. Non-tidal ledges at most points but base floods at HW springs. Check sea state — southerly swell makes this serious.
Full forecast →Bovedón
Costa BlancaNo recent rain
Full forecast →Bowles Rocks
Southern SandstoneNo recent rain
Full forecast →Cattle Troughs
Dorset — SwanageNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Abseil-in; base tidal at HW. Easier at mid-to-low tide.
Full forecast →Echo Valley (Vall d'Ebo)
Costa BlancaNo recent rain
Full forecast →El Chorro / Caminito del Rey
AndalucíaNo recent rain
Full forecast →Fall Bay / Lewes Castle
GowerNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Lewes Castle is non-tidal. King Wall below IS tidal (3-4 hours either side of low water on springs). Huge tidal range — up to 13m on springs.
Full forecast →Forada
Costa BlancaNo recent rain
Full forecast →Gandía — Marxuquera
Costa BlancaShould be dry
Full forecast →Guillemot Ledge
Dorset — SwanageNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Abseil to tidal ledge. Needs low-mid tide and calm seas.
Full forecast →Harrison's Rocks
Southern SandstoneNo recent rain
Full forecast →High Rocks
Southern SandstoneNo recent rain
Full forecast →Juniper Wall
GowerNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Non-tidal. Set high above the sea.
Full forecast →La Pedriza — El Yelmo
Sierra de GuadarramaNo recent rain
Full forecast →Loja
AndalucíaNo recent rain
Full forecast →Margalef
CataloniaNo recent rain
Full forecast →Marín
Costa BlancaNo recent rain
Full forecast →Mascarat Gorge
Costa BlancaNo recent rain
Full forecast →Montsant
CataloniaNo recent rain
Full forecast →Oliana
CataloniaShould be dry
Full forecast →Olta
Costa BlancaNo recent rain
Full forecast →Peñón d'Ifach (Calpe)
Costa BlancaNo recent rain
Full forecast →Rhossili / Shipwreck Cove
GowerNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Shipwreck Cove/Black Wall: 3 hours either side of low water (~6h climbing). Mermaid Wall: only 2 hours either side of low water. Bring tarp for kit on sand.
Full forecast →Rodellar
AragónNo recent rain
Full forecast →Ronda — El Tajo
AndalucíaNo recent rain
Full forecast →Sant Llorenç de Montgai
CataloniaNo recent rain
Full forecast →Sella
Costa BlancaNo recent rain
Full forecast →Siurana
CataloniaNo recent rain
Full forecast →Subliminal
Dorset — SwanageNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Abseil to non-tidal belay ledge. Generally climbable at any tide.
Full forecast →Symonds Yat
Wye ValleyNo recent rain
Full forecast →Terradets
CataloniaNo recent rain
Full forecast →Toix
Costa BlancaNo recent rain
Full forecast →Vadiello
AragónNo recent rain
Full forecast →Wintour's Leap
Wye ValleyNo recent rain
Full forecast →Fontainebleau — Apremont Bizons
FontainebleauNo recent rain
Full forecast →Fontainebleau — Bas Cuvier
FontainebleauNo recent rain
Full forecast →Fontainebleau — Cuvier Merveille
FontainebleauNo recent rain
Full forecast →Fontainebleau — Cuvier Rempart
FontainebleauNo recent rain
Full forecast →Fontainebleau — Franchard Cuisinière
FontainebleauNo recent rain
Full forecast →Fontainebleau — Franchard Isatis
FontainebleauNo recent rain
Full forecast →Fontainebleau — Gorges d'Apremont
FontainebleauNo recent rain
Full forecast →Fontainebleau — L'Éléphant
FontainebleauNo recent rain
Full forecast →Riglos
AragónNo recent rain
Full forecast →Alquézar
AragónNo recent rain
Full forecast →Fontainebleau — 95.2
FontainebleauNo recent rain
Full forecast →Fontainebleau — Cul de Chien
FontainebleauNo recent rain
Full forecast →Fontainebleau — Roche aux Sabots
FontainebleauNo recent rain
Full forecast →Fontainebleau — Rocher Canon
FontainebleauNo recent rain
Full forecast →Montserrat
CataloniaNo recent rain
Full forecast →Good bet 28
One solid day, one decent.
Albarracín — El Arrastradero
AlbarracínShould be dry
Full forecast →Albarracín — Las Espadas
AlbarracínShould be dry
Full forecast →Albarracín — Masico Pino
AlbarracínShould be dry
Full forecast →Albarracín — Sol y Sombra
AlbarracínShould be dry
Full forecast →Albarracín — Tierra Media
AlbarracínShould be dry
Full forecast →Almscliff
YorkshireNo recent rain
Full forecast →Anstey's Cove
Devon — South DevonNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Main sport walls accessed by abseil from top — non-tidal. Beach bouldering is tidal (below mid-tide only).
Full forecast →Babbacombe
Devon — South DevonNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Most sectors non-tidal. Some lower bouldering areas tidal. Abseil or path access.
Full forecast →Berry Head
Devon — South DevonNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Main cliff starts are tidal. Need 2m+ tidal range for low-level approach (expect wet knees). High-level traverse via cave works at mid-tide or lower (bring headtorch). Rainbow Bridge is non-tidal but needs calm seas.
Full forecast →Blacker's Hole
Dorset — SwanageNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Abseil-in, tidal base. Time carefully — rising tide can cut off access.
Full forecast →Blacknor North / Battleship Edge
Dorset — PortlandNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Walk-in or short abseil to non-tidal platforms.
Full forecast →Blacknor South
Dorset — PortlandNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Abseil to non-tidal ledges above the sea.
Full forecast →Brimham Rocks
YorkshireNo recent rain
Full forecast →Caley Crags
YorkshireNo recent rain
Full forecast →Cave Hole
Dorset — PortlandNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Walk-in, non-tidal.
Full forecast →Chudleigh
Devon — South DevonNo recent rain
Full forecast →Connor Cove
Dorset — PortlandNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Walk-in / short scramble. Non-tidal.
Full forecast →Daddyhole Main Cliff
Devon — South DevonNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Abseil access to non-tidal ledges. Main cliff can be cut off in heavy swell — check sea state.
Full forecast →Dancing Ledge
Dorset — SwanageNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Walk-on ledge from top, non-tidal except in big swell. 20-min walk from Langton Matravers.
Full forecast →Huntsman's Leap
PembrokeNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Tidal zawn — sea returns to the base of routes. Normal high tide reaches up to Shape-Up; ~2 hr window at the seaward end. Plan around tide times and swell.
Full forecast →Ilkley (Cow & Calf)
YorkshireNo recent rain
Full forecast →Long Quarry Point
Devon — South DevonNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Abseil or path to non-tidal platform. Some lower bouldering is tidal.
Full forecast →Meadfoot Sea Wall
Devon — South DevonNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Non-tidal. Walk-on access along the seafront path.
Full forecast →Neddyfields
Dorset — PortlandNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Walk-in, non-tidal.
Full forecast →Seacombe & Hedbury
Dorset — SwanageNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Walk-in / short abseil to non-tidal platform. Some lower routes tidal in swell.
Full forecast →Southgate
GowerNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Watch House, Foxhole, Three Sisters are non-tidal. Some bouldering areas are tidal (3 hours around low tide). Park at Southgate NT car park.
Full forecast →The Cuttings
Dorset — PortlandNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Walk-in from top. Non-tidal.
Full forecast →Wallsend Cove
Dorset — PortlandNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Abseil to non-tidal ledge at most states. Check sea state in swell.
Full forecast →Possible 9
Climbable but keep an eye on it.
Avon Gorge
Bristol & SomersetNo recent rain
Full forecast →Birchen Edge
Peak DistrictNo recent rain
Full forecast →Bosherston Head
PembrokeNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Most lines require abseil approach to a large tidal platform. Easiest escape routes start at E1/5.10. Watch the tide — the platform is large but the sea closes in.
Full forecast →Chair Ladder
CornwallNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Base traverse accessible ~3h either side of high tide. Terrier's Tooth and Bishop's Buttress accessible for longer. Scrambling descent into western end (Pegasus area) remains open at all tides.
Full forecast →Gardom's Edge
Peak DistrictNo recent rain
Full forecast →Mowing Word
PembrokeNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Most West Face routes are tidal — hanging belay above the high tide line possible if you abseil in. South Face is largely non-tidal and easier to access.
Full forecast →Saddle Head
PembrokeNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Most routes start from a non-tidal platform reached by scrambling/abseiling down the west flank. Long routes on the tall left buttress (e.g. Blue Sky VS 4b) need a low spring tide and calm seas.
Full forecast →St Govan's Head
PembrokeNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Mostly non-tidal — high spring tides cut off the base of The Arrow, but climbs up to The Arrow are non-tidal. Platform around Tactician/Deranged is always above the tide but may need a direct abseil.
Full forecast →Three Cliffs Bay
GowerNo recent rain
🌊 Tidal access — Tidal: base accessible 2.5-3 hours either side of low tide. Spring tides give better windows. Approach across beach from Pennard/Southgate.
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