Portland
Rock Climbing in Portland
The scenic Isle of Portland is the sport climbing mecca of South West England – renowned for its wealth of excellent quality single pitch sport climbing. Over 900 routes of varying difficulty along its majestic white cliffs mean you can look forward to be challenged and enjoy spectacular views when you climb here.
Portland’s World Heritage limestone cliffs are a great place for mastering climbing at the easier grades – as well as some advanced climbing. One popular crag suitable for beginners is The Cuttings; other crags with exciting routes are for instance Blacknor North and Battleship Edge.
Portland’s climbs suit most abilities, from lower grades to plenty of grade F8a (and above) – many of which are bolted with good stainless resin anchors. Almost all rock climbing is on single pitch routes up to 30m. The cliffs are either right on the sea edge or set back 50-100m with boulder fields separating them from the sea. In some cases, the boulders are so big that there are 20m bolted sport routes up them!
Portland is an ideal location for Private Guiding. Our climbing guide will organise the day or weekend completely around your experience level and around what you would like to get out of your trip. Whether it is your first time climbing outdoors, or if you’d like to learn to lead climb, or if you would like to receive coaching. All is possible with Rock & Sun.
Type Of Climbing on Portland
- Great for beginners to experienced climbers
- Quality Sport climbing
- Single pitch climbing
- Abseiling (some crags)
- White Limestone Cliffs
- Walk-ins from 10 to 25 min
- Beautiful coastal views
If you would like to climb in Portland, please contact us and we will make it happen!!