A nice deep water soloing venue although the water is only just deep enough at mid to high tide. Not advisable below mid tide. The climbs are sheltered and face south. This bay is found on North Shore Road approx 1 km from the junction with Spanish Point Road and just east of Deep Bay where there is a bus stop. At the point you will find some steps. Keep an eye our for the resident squadron of calamares. Try not to land on them. First ascents and photos by Grant Farquhar.

.

Calamares of Dill's Rocks

SQUID SQUAD 5.10c 2002
A brilliant anti-clockwise circuit, taking the line of least resistance. Start traversing leftwards off the ledge into the bay along the obvious high line past a couple of thin sections (see pictures) to some big flat jugs and a shake-out in a scoop. The water is getting shallower the further in you go and is chest deep at high tide below the shake-out. Drop leftwards down the jugs to obvious large flat holds at water level. Traverse hard back right just above the water to regain the ledge.

SQUID VICIOUS 5.10c 2002
Climbs Squid Squad in reverse i.e. clockwise. From the ledge drop down and traverse left at sea-level to the big flat jugs at the base of the scoop. Move up to the shake-out in the scoop. Finish via the high traverse back rightwards to the ledge. Has the disadvantage of being low when fresh and high when pumped.


The Van Rensburg brothers tackle Squid Squad

SUICIDE SQUID 5.11a 2002
An extension to Squid Squad which is only possible at mid-tide. There is not enough water to land in at low tide and the foot holds are underwater at high tide. From the lowest flat holds at the end of the leftwards traverse, continue leftwards at water level round an alcove to a flat jug on the arête, shake out here then traverse back right to finish along Squid Squad. The continuation of this traverse all the way leftwards to the beach remains unclimbed.


The initial high leftwards traverse of Squid Squad stays dry in the rain
.