Bowden Doors
Area Description
Once one of the most majestic crags in the country, Bowden has sadly suffered from erosion and its own popularity. It cannot be denied that Bowden's boulder problems are superb. That said however, the rock quality of much of the crag falls short of many places and once its hard outer shell is broken, the rock underneath is crumbly and soft. There are better venues in the county but unfortunately none with such easy access as this.
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Rock: Sandstone
Aspect: West Altitude: 175m Walk-In: 5 minutes Problem quality: 
Route quality:
Access: CRoW. No known problems. |
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Location and Approach
From Belford/A1: Take the B6349 turning out of Belford, follow this for 3 miles until the crag appears behind you on the right. Park on the verge. Alternatively one can walk in form the parking at Back Bowden
Public Transport:GNER/Virgin Trains run to Berwick/Alnmouth. Buses 501/505/515/525 run to Belford. 1 hour walk from Belford.
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New Problems
New problems since the latest guidebook (2000):
- Antihydral (8a)
Sharp problem right of The Rajah.
Andrew Earl 2005 - Growlers (8a)
The wall right of Poseidon Adventure.
Andrew Earl 2005 - Sprung (7c)
The sharp line out of the left of the cave.
Andrew Earl 2005 - Jimbo's Off to Oz (7c)
The wall in between Staggered and Barbarian
Andrew Earl 2005 - Alfie Thornton (7c)
The wall left of The Crack.
Chris Graham 2004 - Working Class SS (8b)
Sit Start to Working Class.
Malcolm Smith 2003 - Underdog Traverse (8a+)
Traverse under the cave from left to right finishing up the Cave RH.
Malcolm Smith 2003 - The Crack Sit Start (8a+)
Sit Start to The Crack.
Malcolm Smith 2003 - Staggered Sit Start (7c+)
Sit Start to Staggered
Malcolm Smith 2003 - Honeycomb Wall (7c+)
The oft tried wall left of The Manta.
Malcolm Smith 2003
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Full Problem List
| 8b | Working Class SS |
| 8a+ | Underdog Traverse |
| Working Class | |
| The Crack Sit Start | |
| 8a | Antihydral |
| Growlers | |
| The Crack | |
| 7c+ | Staggered Sit Start |
| Honeycomb Wall | |
| Pulp Friction | |
| Transformer LH Traverse (Lip only) | |
| 7c | Alfie Thornton |
| Sprung | |
| Cave problem (V-Crimps) | |
| Jimbos Off to Oz | |
| Dont let Go Direct | |
| Born Lippy | |
| 7b+ | Staggered |
| Vienna | |
| Flying Stag | |
| Poverty Right Hand | |
| Undertow | |
| 7b | Short problem (R of Dog Eat Dog) |
| Temptation | |
| 7a+ | Poverty |
| Manta LH Start | |
| Toffs Original | |
| Toffs Jump Start | |
| Captain Haddock | |
| 7a | Y-Front Arete |
| Y-Front Direct | |
| Dog Eat Dog | |
| Cave Centre (LH Finish) | |
| His Eminence (With Top Out) | |
| 6c+ | The Scoop Traverse |
| 6c | Cave Centre (RH Finish) |
| 6b+ | Childs Play |
| 6b | Cave RH |
| 6a+ | Cave LH |
| 6a | Y-Front |
| The Manta | |
| Transformer | |
| Flying Fish |
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