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Northumberland

Submitted By: Euan Cameron on Aug 12, 2007
Administrators: Chris Owen, Euan Cameron
Latitude: 55.5747  Longitude: -1.9082 
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Back Bowden, Northumberland.


Description 

Northumberland offers some of the best and hardest climbing around on solid sandstone in an idyllic location. Since it is on the Eastern side of the country it is often dry when other areas are wet. A wet day in Edinburgh or Newcastle may still be be OK in ‘the county’. Some of the best climbing is to be had in winter when the temperatures dip below freezing and the friction is at its best.


Getting There 

Drive North from Newcastle on the A1 to Belford, then turn West on minor roads.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Northumberland:
The Tube   5.11b R     Trad, 1 pitch, 50 feet   Back Bowden Doors : North Area
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Featured Route For Northumberland
Simon enjoying the flake on Lorraine, 5.9.

Lorraine 5.9  International : United Kingdom : ... : Tiger's Wall
Climb the obvious layback directly, until the horizontal break is reached. Traverse this break left, until the left arete of the buttress, and finish up this....[more]   Browse More Classics in International


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Bouldering at Ravenheugh.  Simply glorious.<br /><br />Alistair Donn (climbing) Tim Barnes (spotting?)

Bouldering at Ravenheugh. Simply glorious.

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