[north_country_boy]

Good finds, They look brilliant! 

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Ratt Roof 7B/+
7 March 2012, 12:00 am

Local lad does good at Crafnant

Source: North Wales Bouldering

[Doylo]

It never ends.... Shame it's all choss n 2ft high

[Greg C]

Looks good, nice to see loads of new sends Welshside.

[Pantontino]

There is a bit of a feeding frenzy going on at the moment (and lots more to come). I'm working hard on the new guide and have decided to give away (almost) all the projects I know of (there are quite a lot!) so that they get included.

[cofe]

Some of the new stuff looks fantastic. Quite fancy a day up near Lily Savage in a few weeks time.

[Doylo]

Some of the new stuff looks fantastic.

It's an optical illusion, it's rubbish really

[Pantontino]

Some of the new stuff looks fantastic. Quite fancy a day up near Lily Savage in a few weeks time.

Get yourself to Crafnant Cofe - even Spiderman has got keen for the place recently:

http://news.v12outdoor.com/gallery/

[Pantontino]

Some of the new stuff looks fantastic.

It's an optical illusion, it's rubbish really

It won't work Doylo - Cofe has actually bouldered in N Wales, he knows the truth already.

[cofe]

Some of the new stuff looks fantastic.

it's rubbish really

so's your face

[cofe]

Bam!

[Fiend]

Whereabouts is this Crafnant stuff in relation to that sharp steep crag with all them E2s and E4s on it??

[Doylo]

Bam!

Ok that ones good...

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Crack House G2
8 March 2012, 12:00 am

Another roof crack test piece from Big G

Source: North Wales Bouldering

[SA Chris]

Is dingdong spotting the spotters in that pic?

[BenF]

Is dingdong spotting the spotters in that pic?

No, he's stealing wallets. 

It's a pretty flat landing btw, although some of the stuff on the tier above (i.e the arete) needs spotter spotters.  And spotters for them.

[Pantontino]

Ben, I sent you an email with loads of pics the other day but it got bounced back for some reason?

Anyway, I wanted to congratulate you on some of your recent additions to the Ormes.

Went down to Pigeons on Saturday and repeated In the Mix 7A and Rinse it Out 7A+ - I thought these were absolutely superb: perfect rock and great moves!
 
Last thing we also repeated Where's my Hippo - again, what a brilliant problem; surely one of the best limestone 7As in N Wales. Me and Jack were made up with it.
 
You were far too modest when you wrote these up!



In the Mix 7A



Where's my Hippo 7A
 
A few weeks before I did Retro Clam down on the Pigeon's Boulders - it was a bit wet so I think I used a different sequence ( I slapped to a rounded pocket on the slab then crossed over back onto the steepness.)

[Pantontino]

Whereabouts is this Crafnant stuff in relation to that sharp steep crag with all them E2s and E4s on it??

It's the boulder field below the next crag to the left (Craig y Dwr). Dead obvious when you get there. My only advice (apart from not parking on the right at the road head) is to make sure that it has been dry the day before you go.

[BenF]

Ben, I sent you an email with loads of pics the other day but it got bounced back for some reason?

Anyway, I wanted to congratulate you on some of your recent additions to the Ormes.

Went down to Pigeons on Saturday and repeated In the Mix 7A and Rinse it Out 7A+ - I thought these were absolutely superb: perfect rock and great moves!
 
Last thing we also repeated Where's my Hippo - again, what a brilliant problem; surely one of the best limestone 7As in N Wales. Me and Jack were made up with it.
 
You were far too modest when you wrote these up!
 
A few weeks before I did Retro Clam down on the Pigeon's Boulders - it was a bit wet so I think I used a different sequence ( I slapped to a rounded pocket on the slab then crossed over back onto the steepness.)

I don't know why your email got returned, they normally get through ok don't they?  Try again maybe.

As for all those problems, thank you for your kind feedback!  Retro Clam has quite a few variations, including the one you mention.  There's even an extension traverse worth about 7A+/B, and a direct  version at roughly 7B.  Both a bit contrived but fun.

The In The Mix boulder is amazing.  When the hole below it returns again (ie when the wave moved block finally goes) it'll be back to full awesomeness and quite scary once again.  There are other minor problems nearby, including a cool little prow just above it.   

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Bacon Butty Start 7A+
13 March 2012, 12:00 am

New problems at Porth Nefoedd

Source: North Wales Bouldering

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Sex Bob-omb 7A+
13 March 2012, 12:00 am

Steep line in Chwarel Manod

Source: North Wales Bouldering

[richieb]

Nice one Jack. Great to have this new Blaenau stuff to try next time I'm visiting the in-laws.

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Ratt-arete 7A+
14 March 2012, 12:00 am

Another quality addition to Crafnant boulders

Source: North Wales Bouldering

[Richie Crouch]

So much choss.. so little time!

Quite excited to go check out some of the above with Benedict as my guide 

[BenF]

Oh, you want to climb with me now do you? 

Nothing for you there Rich, its all strong lines and no link ups...