Playground of the Ancients

Finally some climbing! With the winds going northerly and "onshore" on the North coast, making for poor surf conditions, I headed down to West Penwith with my friend Jez, to climb Rosemergy Ridge. Hidden away to the west of Bosigran, this tiny esoteric outing was first climbed in 1906 by Arthur Andrews and his younger sister, Elsie, during their discovery and development of West Penwith as a climbers playground. Although short, it has lots of character, including some good, old fashioned chimneying and a small abseil/lower. On the front of the ridge is the steep Monolith Slab which as a handful of harder, but enjoyable pitches. The crag faces west and catches the late afternoon/evening sun and is a delightful place to climb, away from the crowds at Bosigran, a mere stones throw away. I'm sure I will be visiting it again in the future.