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Wiki for the Bermuda rock climbing community.
Feel free to post first ascent descriptions or comments about the existing routes or any aspects of the climbing in Bermuda.
For I am all the subjects that you have, Which first was mine own king:
and here you sty me In this hard rock, whiles you do keep from me The rest o' the island.
Caliban, The Tempest.
The rock here is a soft aeolian limestone. The oldest and most solid rock is called "Walsingham stone" and this is mainly found near Harrington Sound. Most of the climbing is on seacliffs (you are never far from the sea in Bermuda) and consists of beach bouldering, deep water soloing or sports climbing. If you are interested in the latter then feel free to contribute to the BOLT FUND. There is also the outdoor climbing gym in Hamilton, The Olympic Club. Lengths of the deep water soloing routes usually refer to the max height above the water rather than the total length of climbing involved which is usually a lot longer e.g. Romantic Pottery has 35m of climbing but tops out 7m above sea level. This is not unusual for deep water soloing. All directions (left/right) are given for looking IN to the cliff from the sea. Some of the routes have had few repeats and a lot of the grades are uncomfirmed. For an overview of the 90100 plus routes in Bermuda see the graded list. For grade translations consult the grade comparison table.
The climbing is good but not world class. One of the major advantages of Bermuda however is accessibility. With only 21 square miles of land you never have to travel far and you can easily be diving in the morning, wakeboarding in the afternoon, climbing in the evening and then get a surf in before sunset. It is possible to climb all year round with summer best for deep water soloing and winter best for sports climbing.
BOULDERING
John Smith's Bay
Mid-Ocean Club
Feel free to post first ascent descriptions or comments about the existing routes or any aspects of the climbing in Bermuda.
For I am all the subjects that you have, Which first was mine own king:
and here you sty me In this hard rock, whiles you do keep from me The rest o' the island.
Caliban, The Tempest.
The rock here is a soft aeolian limestone. The oldest and most solid rock is called "Walsingham stone" and this is mainly found near Harrington Sound. Most of the climbing is on seacliffs (you are never far from the sea in Bermuda) and consists of beach bouldering, deep water soloing or sports climbing. If you are interested in the latter then feel free to contribute to the BOLT FUND. There is also the outdoor climbing gym in Hamilton, The Olympic Club. Lengths of the deep water soloing routes usually refer to the max height above the water rather than the total length of climbing involved which is usually a lot longer e.g. Romantic Pottery has 35m of climbing but tops out 7m above sea level. This is not unusual for deep water soloing. All directions (left/right) are given for looking IN to the cliff from the sea. Some of the routes have had few repeats and a lot of the grades are uncomfirmed. For an overview of the 90100 plus routes in Bermuda see the graded list. For grade translations consult the grade comparison table.
The climbing is good but not world class. One of the major advantages of Bermuda however is accessibility. With only 21 square miles of land you never have to travel far and you can easily be diving in the morning, wakeboarding in the afternoon, climbing in the evening and then get a surf in before sunset. It is possible to climb all year round with summer best for deep water soloing and winter best for sports climbing.
BOULDERING
John Smith's Bay
Mid-Ocean Club
St George's
Astwood Cove
DEEP WATER SOLOING
Dill's Rocks
Deep Bay
White Grunt Hole
Clarence Cove
Hogfish Bay
Harrington Sound
The Great Sound
Tom Moore's Jungle
SPORTS CLIMBING
The Great Head
Astwood Cove
DEEP WATER SOLOING
Dill's Rocks
Deep Bay
White Grunt Hole
Clarence Cove
Hogfish Bay
Harrington Sound
The Great Sound
Tom Moore's Jungle
SPORTS CLIMBING
The Great Head
Tsunami Wall
Abbot's Cliff
Gospel Wall
Mother Tuckers Wall
Dockyard
ROCK CLIMBING GYM
The Olympic Club
WARNING AND DISCLAIMER; Rock Climbing is inherently dangerous. Even when doing nothing wrong climbers are sometimes injured or killed. Climb at your own risk. Some or all of the information in this wiki may be inaccurate. The contributors to this wiki accept no liability for anything. Please read the information about Deep Water Soloing below and the information regarding the in-situ protection on the relevant pages.
Deep water soloing refers to a specific climbing style which involves free climbing above water with only rockshoes and chalkbag. It is solo climbing relying on the water for protection from injury and to enjoy the freedom and movement of solo climbing in safety.There are many seacliffs in Bermuda where the rock is good but the water underneath is too shallow for deep water soloing. Shallow water soloing is not much different from soloing above the ground i.e. if you fall off then you are seriously injured or die. Deep Water Soloing requires at least 3m and preferably more of water underneath the landing zone. in order to avoid injury. There is approx 1m of water difference between high tide and low tide in the Sargasso sea, more at spring tides which occur at full and new moons and less at neap tides. Deep Water Soloing is safer at high tide for obvious reasons and some of the routes are not advisable below mid-tide. It is imperative to inspect the depth before getting on a project as the water is often a lot shallower than it appears. A mask and snorkel are therefore useful accessories to as many rockboots and chalkbags as you can get your hands on. The good news about that is the snorkelling is fabulous in Bermuda and there is loads to see. Although what you don’t want to see are Portugese Men O’ War or Cauliflower jellyfish, make sure there aren’t any under your chosen line, especially if the wind is onshore because the wind tends to bring them in. Even then bear in mind that even under perfect conditions and circumstances Deep Water Soloing is a stupid and perilous sport. Potential injuries include broken backs, ruptured lungs, perforated eardrums and involuntary salt water enemas. Please don’t do it, you will probably get injured or die.
Tide Times
Abbot's Cliff
Gospel Wall
Mother Tuckers Wall
Dockyard
ROCK CLIMBING GYM
The Olympic Club
WARNING AND DISCLAIMER; Rock Climbing is inherently dangerous. Even when doing nothing wrong climbers are sometimes injured or killed. Climb at your own risk. Some or all of the information in this wiki may be inaccurate. The contributors to this wiki accept no liability for anything. Please read the information about Deep Water Soloing below and the information regarding the in-situ protection on the relevant pages.
Deep water soloing refers to a specific climbing style which involves free climbing above water with only rockshoes and chalkbag. It is solo climbing relying on the water for protection from injury and to enjoy the freedom and movement of solo climbing in safety.There are many seacliffs in Bermuda where the rock is good but the water underneath is too shallow for deep water soloing. Shallow water soloing is not much different from soloing above the ground i.e. if you fall off then you are seriously injured or die. Deep Water Soloing requires at least 3m and preferably more of water underneath the landing zone. in order to avoid injury. There is approx 1m of water difference between high tide and low tide in the Sargasso sea, more at spring tides which occur at full and new moons and less at neap tides. Deep Water Soloing is safer at high tide for obvious reasons and some of the routes are not advisable below mid-tide. It is imperative to inspect the depth before getting on a project as the water is often a lot shallower than it appears. A mask and snorkel are therefore useful accessories to as many rockboots and chalkbags as you can get your hands on. The good news about that is the snorkelling is fabulous in Bermuda and there is loads to see. Although what you don’t want to see are Portugese Men O’ War or Cauliflower jellyfish, make sure there aren’t any under your chosen line, especially if the wind is onshore because the wind tends to bring them in. Even then bear in mind that even under perfect conditions and circumstances Deep Water Soloing is a stupid and perilous sport. Potential injuries include broken backs, ruptured lungs, perforated eardrums and involuntary salt water enemas. Please don’t do it, you will probably get injured or die. Tide Times
