København’s home crag… a couple of trips and we are finding our feet, or at least some of the buttresses. As it is Sweden, it is exceptionally clean and well managed, and the parking is good. Climbing at Kullaberg may include about 60 sea cliffs around the north and south coast of the promontory north of Helsingborg.
The rock is granite and wonderfully familiar, though typically can be hard to protect. Local ethics embrace trad and sport. The purchase of the ‘Klattring pa Kullaberg’ guidebook by the Club is really contributing. Thanks for that! Abseil access is sometimes necessary and Dr Thomas’s donations may provide a solution for that! Thanks Thomas! In addition, I have a 30m static line that can be used for abseil or rigging if you wish to borrow it.
These trips have helped us get to know several buttresses and we are keen to return. We have got some leading and top roping of routes completed. In addition, Club members have taken some of the time to build their mountaineering skills.
The climbing is fun! The overhangs sometimes have more holds than one imagines… the steep walls play fair. The crack lines are less abundant than I would have thought… but there are plenty more locations to challenge that. For the slab climber, current investigation suggests these are ether woefully too easy, or woefully unprotected… even by grit standards. Time and more trips may well tell a different story… And we are planning more trips over time… so watch this space.
Pictures to follow.
Jim
