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North Wales Topo's - Please Help!
August 13, 2011, 08:56:46 pm
Have just arrived for a week in north wales only to find out from v12 that the north wales bouldering guide is out of print, does anybody have any idea how i can get some topos or info or anything?

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#1 Re: North Wales Topo's - Please Help!
August 13, 2011, 09:11:40 pm
theres loads of info on the northwales bouldering website, also theres a marine drive mini guide for the cave mainly, also search on here theres loads of bits n bobs knockig about aswell as random videos on youtube of areas showing problems!

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#2 Re: North Wales Topo's - Please Help!
August 13, 2011, 09:14:44 pm
what do you want to know?

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#3 Re: North Wales Topo's - Please Help!
August 13, 2011, 09:22:32 pm
Had a look at north wales bouldering but seems to be a lack of topo's for bigger areas (unsurprisingly). We bought the mini guide for the orme but am with climbers operating around v2-v3 too so isn't the best location. Managed a session on cromlech boulders from a photo taken of a spare guide but was wondering if there are any photo topos for other areas mainly such as sheep pen and wavelength, just a way to identify problems.

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#4 Re: North Wales Topo's - Please Help!
August 13, 2011, 09:37:40 pm
well looking at the level you want too climb at id recomend the RAC boulders by capel curig, really good problems at the low end.

http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=1634

some info,
if you get too capel curig, head past the pla y brenin outdoor centre heading in the direction off llanberis about a mile down there theres an area too park on the right by a gate and some very obivous boulders below a crag

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#5 Re: North Wales Topo's - Please Help!
August 13, 2011, 09:42:29 pm
I know this is not going to sound to helpful but wavelength and sheeppen if you climb everything that looks good it is, especially in the v0-3 sort of area.  Stand out problems would be the big  lines on wavelength cant remember what they are but v2 and v0 rings a bell. the harder one being the left i think.  these are both 15 to 20 feet so would need to be comfy at a height.  Boysens grove down and to the right of wavelength about 50-70 meters its the big overhanging grove. lovely classic v3.  The witch is a great v7, starting at the bottom of this and moving out right.  Round the back of this block there arre 3 up lines that are about v3-5 ish all good.  The traverse of the ramp is a undderrated v5.  At wavelength sit down just to the left of the block behind you would make sence when you are there.  Climb up som eedges to a good hold slap out to some ripples towards the obvious golf ball hold, match and get the golf ball, Thats king of the drunks, do the same start and go out right useing the flatties and a shit foothold this is wavelength.v9 and brilliant.  The grove just to the left of centre, is about v3ish and awesome start hanging the shelf not a sitter, although you can its just not as good.  The arete is a plesent v0 from stand, if you start on the shelf and move left to the arete useing the seam with your right and undercuts and shit with your left its a great reachy v9.  Very morpho.

Behind this is a triangle block, left arete isda good v2-3 ish from a sit to the apex and rock out.  15 meters or so behind that is.

The pie shop is the one that looks like a tray sticking out, there is a block to the left and level about 10 meters to the left, the arete nearest the road is a nice v4 sit and v2 stand,
 Right thats all time for me to go home have fun hope that helped a little bit.

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#6 Re: North Wales Topo's - Please Help!
August 13, 2011, 09:45:35 pm
 :2thumbsup: Cheers guys, really helpful, shall have a trip to wavelength I think, king of drunks looks superb and loads of easier stuff for the oldies by the sounds of it, cheers again

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#7 Re: North Wales Topo's - Please Help!
August 13, 2011, 11:13:22 pm
What sort of grades are you looking for? Go to Cromlech and see if someone's got a guide you can look at to give you ideas!

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#8 Re: North Wales Topo's - Please Help!
August 14, 2011, 09:52:21 am
joe browns in beris has a copy in you can peruse (or join the riots and loot it).

Failing that, I can rent out a copy if you're around for a few days and can manage to keep it dry!

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#9 Re: North Wales Topo's - Please Help!
August 14, 2011, 09:56:33 am
Well a range from v1 all the way up to v9 really, went to cromlech yesterday and thought it was mint and managed to get photos of someones guide but just want to explore a few other areas while we're here.

Hi sam, would be very useful, will call you.

 

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