Bacon Hole

United Kingdom / Wales / Swansea / Swansea
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Quick Info

Country United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Rock type Limestone
Climbs
Boulder problems 9 (8B to 8B+)

Quick Info

Country United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Rock type Limestone
Climbs
Boulder problems 9 (8B to 8B+)

References

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/01/striped-rock-dismissed-as-natural-reclassified-uk-oldest-cave-art-mumbles-south-wales

Contributors
73 contributions since 20th May 2025.
28 contributions since 22nd May 2022.
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2 contributions since 28th August 2026.

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Climbs

9 recorded climbs.

Year Climb Grade Climber Style Date
2014 Louis Left 8B Liam Fyfe Boulder | worked 2014
First ascent.
Sanctum 8B Liam Fyfe Boulder | worked 1st May 2014
First ascent.
2015
2016
2017
2018 Unsanctioned 8B Eliot Stephens Boulder | worked 13th Sep 2018
First ascent.
2019 The Last Supper 8B Eliot Stephens Boulder | worked 3rd Aug 2019
First ascent.
Louis' High Society 8B+ Eliot Stephens Boulder | worked 8th Sep 2019
First ascent.
The Long Night 8B+ Eliot Stephens Boulder | worked 18th Sep 2019
First ascent.
2020
First ascent.

Elliot initially gave this 8B, before retrospectively upgrading it after Leo's repeat
2022
2023
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C79Qf6LN6LW/
Uprising 8B Eliot Stephens Boulder | worked 12th Aug 2024
First ascent.
Climb Grade # Recorded Ascents Ascents Recorded Between
Louis' High Society 8B+ 2 8th September 2019 – 8th June 2022
The Long Night 8B+ 2 18th September 2019 – 19th August 2025
Rise and Fall 8B+ 2 19th May 2021 – 2nd June 2024
Chromatic 8B+ 1 25th May 2024
Louis Left 8B 3 1st January 2014 – 20th May 2025
Sanctum 8B 3 1st May 2014 – 20th May 2022
Unsanctioned 8B 2 13th September 2018 – 8th June 2022
The Last Supper 8B 2 3rd August 2019 – 16th May 2023
Uprising 8B 2 12th August 2024 – 25th June 2025