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Lord Slime
Sport climber
Fort Collins, CO
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 6, 2014 - 08:44am PT
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As you can see, they're pretty laid-back about things in Cayman Brac. It's been a few years but they'll get around to fixing this eventually.
What's Cayman Brac? It's an island in the Caribbean that has cliffs around 3/4 of it. It's also the only place in the Caribbean with titanium bolts, so you don't have to worry about the bolts breaking on you.
A British Territory, the Cayman Islands are English-speaking, have safe food and water, and first-rate medical care. "The Brac" is one of the small islands, only 12 miles long and one wide, has only 1500 people (the size of my high school), no traffic lights, no stress and almost no crime.
More climbing photos and a free climbing guide is available at http://www.climbcaymanbrac.com You can also check out http://mountainproject.com/v/cayman-brac/106458273 or the September 2014 issue of Climbing Magazine.
Diving, snorkeling, caving and hanging out on a beach will fill in the gaps between pitches.
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Lord Slime
Sport climber
Fort Collins, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 6, 2014 - 01:06pm PT
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A small sample of the adventure climbing on Cayman Brac. This is on Spiral Staircase, 10a.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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John Duffield
Mountain climber
New York
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They have a Russian Destroyer as a dive site too. Wudda gone, but it really sucks down two extra travel days.
Nice photos!!! TFPU!
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
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That is spectacular!
Susan
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Island Time
Yes please.
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Is there a girdle traverse ?
That would be epic! Camp on the rim if it's a grade V!
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looks easy from here
climber
Ben Lomond, CA
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Camp on the rim if it's a Grade V!
Considering it would be about 25 miles long I think that it's a bit beyond Grade V. :p
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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That place looks like you could get a serious dose of the crabs there.
But they could be good on the girdle bivy.
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Lord Slime
Sport climber
Fort Collins, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 6, 2014 - 04:25pm PT
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Wudda gone, but it really sucks down two extra travel days.
I'm confused why you say that.
There are direct flights from JFK (I see you are in NY) to Grand Cayman. Take a second 20min. flight to Cayman Brac. You can be there mid-afternoon and get a few pitches in.
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couchmaster
climber
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Holy smokes -want to head there right after the Dolomites, or right before....:-) That's so pretty.
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Heyzeus
climber
Hollywood,Ca
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How many routes are there?
Is the base civil? It looks like you rap in. If so, are all the routes that way? Hanging belay?
What's the bivy situation?
What about sharks,must one be concerned with chompy-chompy?
And lastly, how much was the snapper, gutted price of course?
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Splater
climber
Grey Matter
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Did you read the guide, that LSlime posted above?
http://www.climbcaymanbrac.com/climbing-guide-2/
80 routes mostly 5.10 to 5.12. table on page 1.
It does not seem to mention any hanging belays.
It does have particular instructions on how to rap in.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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Sweet, sweet, sweet post! Been twice to Grand Cayman, never to Cayman Brac. Next, if I ever get the priviledge to go again. Wow and thanks! lynnie
Edit: Just remembered they have an epic water slide on GC. If the 10 year old in front of me hadn't jumped I may have bailed. Literally you sit down and fly.....youza!
Edit again: Couchmaster, the climbing may be beautiful (and the water) but if I recall the Caymans are flat, flat, flat.
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Heyzeus
climber
Hollywood,Ca
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I did not.
Since he's pimping it, and it looks sweet, I thought I'd help him out by bumping it.
What about the snapper? Is that covered in the guide too?
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Lord Slime
Sport climber
Fort Collins, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 6, 2014 - 08:54pm PT
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What about the snapper? Is that covered in the guide too?
:-) Not in the climbing guide, but I have another document with beta on just about everything you'll want to know. Like how to buy fish. Who to call for home-made pies to order. Best places to snorkel, etc.
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MisterE
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Baja time is way closer, but yeah...it is time...
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Lord Slime
Sport climber
Fort Collins, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 7, 2014 - 07:45pm PT
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bump
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Lord Slime
Sport climber
Fort Collins, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 11, 2014 - 08:21am PT
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While there are many excellent walls on the island that have "normal" sport climbing, where you walk to the base, climb and lower, climbs at The Point provides a unique experience that's not to be missed. Bring your ascenders! There's no retreat!
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Oct 11, 2014 - 08:49am PT
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Here's the Russian destroyer that I shot a few years ago....
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Lord Slime
Sport climber
Fort Collins, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 20, 2014 - 06:51pm PT
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Many people have told me that they enjoyed the snorkeling as much, or more, than the climbing. Here's a taste. We're in about 10 feet of water when we come across one of the island's friendly inhabitants.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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