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Gogarth Main Cliff… and the express elevator

April 28, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

Another dodgy forecast prompted the first visit of the year to the hallowed crags of Holyhead for guaranteed sunshine, which duly greeted us as we crossed the Menai Straits. Lucky […]

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UK, Wales

Dyserth Castle Quarry

April 26, 2018by Dominic 2 Comments

The usual trawl through cragging locations on the Met Office weather app made pretty sobering reading: damp, dull, chilly. The only prospect of climbing was on the North Wales coast […]

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UK, Wales

New Mills Torrs

April 25, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

What a difference a week makes – another Wednesday evening meet on quarried grit, but a world of difference in the weather! From 24C down to about 10C and from […]

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Evening Meet, Peak, Rucksack Club, UK

Beudy Birthday Bash

April 21, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

It’s the 70th Anniversary of the Rucksack Club’s acquisition of our Llanberis hut, Beudy Mawr, and there’s a major gathering to celebrate. For once, the weather gods are smiling and […]

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Rucksack Club, UK, Wales

Stanage Spring Sunshine

April 20, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

As the heatwave continues it’s not surprising that Stanage is looking busy despite it being a Friday. High Neb is humming. First time on the hallowed Grit this year so […]

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Peak, UK

A jolly day at Giggleswick

April 19, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

Grabbing the weather window we headed to Giggleswick South – probably not everyone’s idea of the perfect crag but handy as a meeting point between the Lakes, south Yorkshire and […]

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UK, Yorkshire

Summer arrives at Hobson Moor

April 18, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

Got lucky again with the weather – REALLY lucky this time! After a shocking winter and early spring, and the washout of the first two Rucksack Club Wednesday evening meets, […]

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Evening Meet, Rucksack Club, Uncategorized

Daydreams – Mewsford Point

April 14, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

Daydreams is yet another route that’s been on my tick-list for decades – the last of the Pembroke Extreme Rock routes outstanding (as Return of the Natives now lies on […]

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UK, Wales

Kings of the Wild Frontier (Zawn)

April 13, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

Mother Carey’s and the nearby Frontier Zawn are near Lydstep and completely outside the MoD firing range, as well as being largely unaffected by bird bans (apart from StarGate – […]

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UK, Wales

Trevallen, St. Govans and Mowing Word

April 12, 2018by Dominic 6 Comments

Pembroke climbing is a logistical nightmare – so much amazing climbing with so many conflicting things stopping you from doing it! Tides – these are at least very predictable, but […]

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UK, Wales

Stennis Head and a reminder why they call it “Adventure Climbing”

April 11, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

Jake had a few days of a late Easter holiday spare, so much time was spent scouring weather apps to see where would offer the best scope for climbing. The […]

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UK, Wales

Higgar Tor and a bit of “head pointing”

April 8, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

If you are looking for dry rock in The Peak then Higgar Tor has the advantage of being hideously overhanging. Of course, that does come with the downside that all […]

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Peak, UK

Spring in The Peak

April 6, 2018by Dominic Leave a comment

Back in Blighty and at least “the beast from the East” has headed back. In fact, Thursday is positively spring like, and even though we’re only just off the boat […]

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Peak, UK

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