Thursday, April 17, 2008

New climbs at Eglwyseg

Managed to get a few routes done yesterday evening in beautiful crisp, clear sunshine. Went to the newly developed area of Trevor with Dale Berry: outside the bird ban left of Fudd Walls. Possibly the largest crag in the area, so longish routes. We began with a lead of Raptor Rap (f4+), a nondescript route on flat holds. Then Sgrech yr Hebog (f5+), up a shallow groove line. Both appropriately named (a peregrine circled just above our heads throughout this climb). Scratching the surface (f5) was probably the best route, another lead: a coherent line up the steep central groove then the overlap to a nice slab. Finished with Co-ed in the Coed (f5) on the far left: an awkward wall leads to another slab. Not exactly classic climbing, but more routes here are always welcome. Lovely spot in the evening, the sun gradually dropping behind velvet hills.

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