...ROCK CLIMBING, SCRAMBLING, MOUNTAINEERING AND HILLWALKING IN NORTH WALES...GUIDING, COACHING AND INSTRUCTION
The cliff itself has several buttress and ramps that all have slightly different feels due to the change in angle and nature of the rock. The left-hand ramps offer a few easy routes like primrose slab, Stairs and Teenage Kicks. Whilst the alcove has many…
Well, this weekend I was out suffering in the name of Winter Skills at Plas Y Brenin. It was a typical welsh winter with double-figure temperatures, rain and strong winds. As a result, we spent some time on the infamous Plas Y Brenin Glacier, a…
Ogwen has long been know as a breeding ground for trad climbers, with some many fantastic easy crags it is very common to hear of climbers leading their first trad routes here or even their first multi-pitch routes. The venues are often vast and can…
As a climbing area, the Moelwyns really does offer a lot of opportunities for people to be both introduced to the art of lead trad climbing and to refining their skills on Lead Climbing Coaching Courses. Essentially there are three main crags on this escarpment.…
Sunny Tremadog is something of a honeypot when the weather elsewhere is not so good. But the weather is not the only good thing here, the rock climbing is excellent as well. With some more positive climbing experiences with good gear on solid rock. Classics…
As such The South Stack area is pretty varied. As even whilst Castell Helen is home to some great routes from VS to E2 on steep slabs/vertical walls. There are also two massive overhangs with extraordinarily hard routes going through them. The Easiest is Kalahari…
Whilst Gogarth is known for its adventurous routes it is also home to some lesser challenges. It is these along with many of the classic routes that we use on our climbing courses. Whether it be a private rock climbing guiding or a lEad Climbing…
For the VS climber there are several amazing routes from the (Hard Severe) Skylon to Lion and Ribstone Crack (VS). The most impressive VS is Shadow Wall, which traverses beneath a large roof. The traverse is not too bad but the crux comes right at…
Dinas Mot can be broken into four major buttresses. Each has a unique character and the angle and even type of rock changes from crag to crag and even mid-route in some sections. This gives the climbing a fantastic variety. The only downside is most…
Scimitar Ridge is main the home to hard routes like the classic E4 and E5s. In particular Roc-Nest Monster at E4 and Killerkranky and the Trufty Club Rebelion at E5. Beyond this the routes remain classsic and none more so than the tick of the…