North Wales Climbs (2013)

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The diversity of the rock and the climbing styles in North Wales is phenomenal. This guidebook featured 8 different rock types and 56 different crags, each with its own character, feel and of course history. Since the bolt-boom of the 1980s and the rebolting efforts of recent years, North Wales now offers fine sport climbing to sit alongside its world-class traditional adventures. And it is these adventures that are the biggest draw to the area. Nowhere in the UK is there such a concentration of classic traditional rock climbs, of all grades and of such variety.

North Wales Climbs spans the major mountain crags from Llanberis Pass, to Cloggy; and from Ogwen to the Carneddau. It also includes the Llanberis Slate quarries, Tremadog, the Moelwyns, the Gwynant Valley, Mid-Wales, Gogarth and the Ormes of Llandudno. As is normally the case with the selected Rockfax guidebooks, the choice of what to include is based as much on the crag it is on as the route itself. If we include a crag then we tend to include a good selection of routes on that crag.

Slate Quarries
Bus Stop, Dali's Hole, California, Australia, Serengeti, Rainbow Slab, Vivian Quarry

Llanberis Pass
Craig Ddu, Clogwyn y Grochan, Carreg Wastad, Dinas Cromlech, Scimitar Ridge, Dinas Mot, Clogwyn y Ddysgl, Cyrn Las, Cwm Glas Bach

Clogwyn Du'r Arddu

Lliwedd and Gwynant
Lliwedd, Clogwyn y Wenallt, Clogwyn y Bustach

Ogwen
Tryfan, Glyder Fach, Gribin Facet, Cwm Cneifion, Cwm Idwal, Braich Ty Du, Carnedd y Filiast

Carneddau
Craig Lloer, Carreg Mianog, Craig yr Ysfa, Craig yr Ogof, Lech Ddu

Tremadog
Cwm Silyn (Craig yr Ogof), Craig y Gesail, Craig y Castell, Pant Ifan, Bwlch y Moch, Carreg Hyll Drem

Betws y Coed and the Moelwyns
The Moelwyns, Craig y Tonnau, Carreg Alltrem, Clogwyn Cyrau, Clogwyn yr Eryr

Gogarth
North Stack and Main Cliff, South Stack, Holyhead Mountain, Rhoscolyn

Ormes
Upper Pen Trwyn, Lower Pen Trwyn, Castell y Gwynt, Castle Inn Quarry, Penmaen Head

Mid-Wales
Simdde Ddu, Y Grisiau, Llechau Mawr, Barmouth, Craig Cywarch, Gist Ddu, Cadair Idris
Published

November 2013

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Location

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Bolt Fund

North Wales Bolt Fund

ISBN

978 1 873341 82 7

Rockfax Number

Fax40

1 review for North Wales Climbs (2013)

  1. SteveFindlay

    Ah.. at last, Cystitis gets E6 ..

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