Bonehill Rocks - Dartmoor

I was running a NICAS Level 5 and Primary Centre re-induction at the Quay Climbing Centre in Exeter, I made a rough plan to catch up with Mark Bullock to discuss a trip to Yosemite we are planning and Mark suggested having a dash out to sample some of the Bouldering on Dartmoor before having some food and drink.

Having never been to the area before it was too good an opportunity to pass up, although my finger is still not 100% Mark promised a nice easy session... 

First impressions did not let me down, the area is stunning... 

Hound Tor from the carpark

Approach into Bonehill Rocks

The weather was stunning, it was warm, very quiet and there was a gentle breeze... 

Because the sun was low it meant that certain areas you were able to get quite *arty* with the photos, here is Mark on the *Warm Up Slab*

Mark Bullock on "4a Crack" on Warm Up Slab 

 After having a whistle stop tour and getting quite a few problems done we both went over and had a play on the Arete near the Wave ...

Iain on (spent more time off it!) "Problem 86" on The Wave

The Full Guide for the Area can be found here;

http://javu.co.uk/Climbing/Guides/DartmoorBouldering/index.shtml

luckily my finger didn't swell too badly after the session!!

Anyway, here is a quick video of a few of the problems, all in all a stunning location with some excellent Bouldering... Massive thanks to Mark for an excellent evening ...