Dog Rocks is the classic roped climbing area for Mount Alexander. There is good bouldering here too! All first ascents by Peter Reynolds unless noted.
Severn Tide Area
This is on the right as you walk towards Scottish Reign from the car park.
The Signature of All Things V6
Traverse the sloping block, starting matched on the rail. Mantle at left to finish on the good hold.
Severn Tide 25
This is not a boulder problem.....! Up the beautiful arete right of 'Mobile Phone'. Soloed after top roping. Named after the River Severn.
Arlo's Arete 22
Climb the arete of Severn Tide on its right-hand side. Easier, but with a tricky finish. Soled after top- roping.
[To be named later....] 24
Directly climb the wall right of Arlo's Arete. Don't use the right arete either. Crux at the top.
The Descendants 26
Head up the thin seam to the roof (crux). Traverse left to finish up the rough crack. Soled after top-roping.
Uniquely Delicious V1
Start from the slab left of The Descendants and stretch left into the corner to a good hold. Finish from here on good holds. A strange but good route.
Golden Evening V3
The beautiful arete below Severn Tide. Can be done on either side, and from a sit. See photo below.
Scottish Reign Area
Mandarin V3
On the left up the hillside as you walk to the Scottish Reign amphitheatre from the car park. Sit start and head up the groove.
Miss Lee V3
This takes the arete right of Mandarin from a sit start.
Mother and Child V6
In the main Scottish Reign amphitheatre, to the right of the bouldering/warm-up slabs. From a stand start take the thin wall and arete to the top. Tricky.
Julian's Problem V7 (FA: Julian Saunders)
Climb the wall left of Finger Food to top out. High.
Semantics and down the hill
Seam to Slope V3
Near the Rover...etc slab. Stand start and move from a seam to a slope. Top out.
Graceful Dancer V2
Arete near Little Bo Peep.
Back on the Horse V5
Left to right traverse on a thin seam on a boulder down the hill below the Semantics area. Like Jerry's traverse at Cratcliffe. Hidden from view.
Outlying Areas
The Dyke V5
An obvious great looking problem up a dyke feature. Located on a lone boulder north of Dog Rocks close to summit trail – don’t stack pads – much easier if above 6 ft tall. Easy finish.
Squeeze Machine V6
Eliminate line near the arete to the right of The Dyke using a right-hand sidepull and left-hand crack-crimp to reach crimps/slopers, and then ,move left to jugs and top out. No arête on right.
Summit Path
These problems are on the good quality boulders about 15 minutes along the summit track towards Harcourt. You pass through other boulder fields to reach them. The boulders are just down the hill - look for the overhanging orange face on good rock.
Easy right arete V1
The Leaning V5
Lucky Man V8
Velvet Morning V3
Porcelain V4
Central Crack V0
Severn Tide Area
This is on the right as you walk towards Scottish Reign from the car park.
The Signature of All Things V6
Traverse the sloping block, starting matched on the rail. Mantle at left to finish on the good hold.
Severn Tide 25
This is not a boulder problem.....! Up the beautiful arete right of 'Mobile Phone'. Soloed after top roping. Named after the River Severn.
Arlo's Arete 22
Climb the arete of Severn Tide on its right-hand side. Easier, but with a tricky finish. Soled after top- roping.
[To be named later....] 24
Directly climb the wall right of Arlo's Arete. Don't use the right arete either. Crux at the top.
The Descendants 26
Head up the thin seam to the roof (crux). Traverse left to finish up the rough crack. Soled after top-roping.
Uniquely Delicious V1
Start from the slab left of The Descendants and stretch left into the corner to a good hold. Finish from here on good holds. A strange but good route.
Golden Evening V3
The beautiful arete below Severn Tide. Can be done on either side, and from a sit. See photo below.
Scottish Reign Area
Mandarin V3
On the left up the hillside as you walk to the Scottish Reign amphitheatre from the car park. Sit start and head up the groove.
Miss Lee V3
This takes the arete right of Mandarin from a sit start.
Mother and Child V6
In the main Scottish Reign amphitheatre, to the right of the bouldering/warm-up slabs. From a stand start take the thin wall and arete to the top. Tricky.
Julian's Problem V7 (FA: Julian Saunders)
Climb the wall left of Finger Food to top out. High.
Semantics and down the hill
Seam to Slope V3
Near the Rover...etc slab. Stand start and move from a seam to a slope. Top out.
Graceful Dancer V2
Arete near Little Bo Peep.
Back on the Horse V5
Left to right traverse on a thin seam on a boulder down the hill below the Semantics area. Like Jerry's traverse at Cratcliffe. Hidden from view.
Outlying Areas
The Dyke V5
An obvious great looking problem up a dyke feature. Located on a lone boulder north of Dog Rocks close to summit trail – don’t stack pads – much easier if above 6 ft tall. Easy finish.
Squeeze Machine V6
Eliminate line near the arete to the right of The Dyke using a right-hand sidepull and left-hand crack-crimp to reach crimps/slopers, and then ,move left to jugs and top out. No arête on right.
Summit Path
These problems are on the good quality boulders about 15 minutes along the summit track towards Harcourt. You pass through other boulder fields to reach them. The boulders are just down the hill - look for the overhanging orange face on good rock.
Easy right arete V1
The Leaning V5
Lucky Man V8
Velvet Morning V3
Porcelain V4
Central Crack V0
