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TR;- boars head abseil route 15-Mar-2012 At 8:13:20 AM baz74

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I have done this trip with some none climbers. Head as for the base of Dirty Rotten Pig and follow the ledge for another 100m, then scramble up a gully for about 15m to a ledge and the base of a route called Old Shandy. Old Shandy is bolted grade 11 slab easily climbed by non-climbers, one good pitch leads to an easy series of traverses all protected by glue in rings. The route out follows ledges and gullies with numerous bolted sections. After the first 2 pitches best to coil rope and leave 15m of rope (and half a dozen quickdraws) between you and your partner and simuclimb. Stay harnessed up until you are back at the car as there is some more exposed scrambling at the top.

Otherwise just keep abseiling down from the bottom of the gully before you traverse around to DRP, maybe 2 more pitches and the follow track to the walk out via Devils Hole.