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5 day rock climbing
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Previous Experience Required: None but additional experience is
catered for
Group Size: 2
Ideal For: People who want to be leading their own climbs by the end of
the week; A conversion from indoors to outdoor climbing; Preparation for
SPA Training
This course runs Monday to Friday and is ideal if you have done a little climbing before, perhaps at an indoor wall, or are new to the sport. We aim to develop your skills from introducing you to belaying and climbing a to progressing through to seconding, or perhaps even leading, multi-pitch routes involving belaying a lead climber and a second from above. The program will be run along the following lines, allowing for the vagaries of the British weather!
Days One & Two
An introduction to belaying from above and below either on single pitch
crags or easier multi pitch climbs, dependant upon weather and your
experience. We will also look at movement skills, tieing into the
harness, tieing into anchors, setting up top rope systems, abseiling,
crag etiquette, route finding and crag safety.
Days Three to Five
We head out onto the mountain routes with a view to climbing some of the
multi-pitch classics of North Wales. You will consolidate the skills
learnt in the first 2 days and we will be able to progress towards
leading your first lead climb if you want to. We will cover additional
multi pitch skills such as stance management and abseil retreat and
climb grades from Difficult to Very Severe to match your ability and
aspirations.
The whole course is run at a 1:2 ratio using Robs progressive teaching
model, click here to learn more.
Snowdonia offers every type of climbing from roadside crags
to long mountain routes and has its sheltered venues suitable for rock
climbing through the winter months (the North Wales coastline being
particularly good).
For information on getting to Snowdonia and the accommodation options
follow this link.
Dates
See diary page for open course dates. If you have at least two people then you can book a date to suit you on a private course.
This is one of our most poular courses and gets booked up quickly so if you have the flexibility try and book early.
Accommodation
Because I am not running an outdoor centre I am not in the business
of trying to sell bed-spaces! This means that I can keep the course costs
low and you can then choose an accommodation type to suit your budget from
camping to hotels. Follow
this link for a full list. Course
members often then meet up in the pub of an evening to share experiences
from the day.
Bookings
| Length | Location | Price | |
| 5 day non residential | Snowdonia | £425 pp |
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| Deposit | Snowdonia | £100 pp |
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| Balance | Snowdonia | £325 |
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Rock Climbing in Snowdonia
For me Snowdonia offers the best concentration of rock climbing of anywhere in the UK. Each area of the park is easily accessible and walk-ins take in some of the most beautiful scenery in the UK.
The History
The pioneers first tackled Lliwedd and the Ogwen Valley and as they devloped their skills and increased in courage they moved onto the crags of the Llanberis Pass and then onto Clogwyn Du'r Arddu on the back of Snowdon.
The end of the second World War saw an dramatic increase in the popularity of climbing and famous names like Joe Brown, Don Whillans and fellow climbers from the 'Rock and Ice' club pioneered many new lines across Snowdonia. By 1960 the main lines on almost every cliff had been climbed and climbers began to look elsewhere for challenges. Tremadog became the new stamping ground, and had the advantage that it was often dry when it was too wet to climb in the mountains. In the 1980's local climbers were again craving new potential, and this time found it in the Llanberis slate quarries and on the limestone cliffs of the Orme at Llandudno - the only local area to offer bolted sport climbing routes.
Our courses are based around Llanberis and Capel Curig which each have a good selection of pubs, gear shops and cafes. That caters for breakfast, post climbing shopping and evening entertainment!
The choice of rock climbing venues in Snowdonia is vast and our local knowledge means we will often be able to find somewhere dry even when it is raining heavily in the mountains.
Ogwen Valley
This valley contains many of the classic beginners climbs such as
those on the Idwal Slabs - Hope (v.diff), Faith (v.diff) and Charity (v.
diff),
Milestone Buttress - Pulpit Route (Diff), Direct Route - V Diff and the
East Face of Tryfan. Tryfan stands 3000 ft high and classic routes on
its Eastern face include Grooved Arete - a fantastic multi-pitch V Diff
that finishes on its summit.
Llanberis Pass
The Llanberis Pass offers a selection of fine routes in the middle
grades. Perhaps the most famous route of all is Cenotaph Corner (E1), an
immaculate corner crack on the Cromlech buttress. The adjacent walls
offer other superb routes such as Cemetery Gates (E1), Left Wall (E2),
and Right Wall (E5). On the opposite side of the valley Dinas Mot gives
more slabby climbing, Direct Route (VS) and Diagonal (HVS) being the
most climbed. The finest mountain crag of all is Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, set
off the Llanberis path up Snowdon. This 600ft. cliff has a wealth of
routes from HVS upwards. The central feature, Great Wall, is both
impressive and hard (the easiest line is E4), and has it has been the
scene of several epic new routes and failures. Johnny Dawes' route
Indian Face (E9) remains one of the hardest in the country, and has had
only three ascents in fourteen years. In poor weather the best climbing
destination in the Park is Tremadog. The rock dries quickly after rain
and has plenty of quality two or three pitch routes in the VS - E2
grades.
Clogwyn Du'r Arddu
Affectionately known as Cloggy this crag sits high on the flanks of
Snowdon with the base of the crag at 700m and the West Buttress rising
to almost 900 metres. The crag offers moody atmospheric climbing in a
true mountain environment with grades starting at Very severe. My
favourite climb is Longlands Climb VS 4a, 4b, 4b, - 4c
Tremadog
Situated to the South West of the main mountains the cliffs at
Tremadog tend to enjoy a rain shadow location and be dry when the
mountain crags are wet. The crags offer a variety of grades from Diff to
the top extremes and are generally multi-pitch climbs. There is handy
parking and also a good cafe which is always a bonus! Classic routes
include Christmas Curry (S), Yogi (S) and The Fang.
Holyhead Mountain and Gogarth
Situated on the tip of Anglesey these two venues can be reached from
Capel Curig in less than 45 minutes and are often a good wet weather
option, and a brilliant venue in their own right. Here you can enjoy a
variety of grades with routes from single to multi pitch with all of the
pleasures of being at the seaside.
You can view photographs of climbing in Snowdonia on our gallery by following this link.
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