7 hours and 19 minutes I reckon.When are you arriving? I could arrange a 'special' package for you to be left at the Outside shop in Llanberis if you like. I might even be able to sneak out and show you around a crag or two. I'm actually off at the weekend, but I am fairly committed with two small children, so I'll have to run it past the management (my wife).I'll check who else is around; I'm sure one of the local lads would be up for meeting you, at least for one of the days.Cheers, Simon.
Dave, love your site, the Glendalough topo is the biz and was well helpful when we popped in for a day over Easter. Well, it would have been if we'd remembered to take it. Just had another look at it now via your plugged link, noticed that the groove left of Andy's Arete is in as a blue started off a boulder. We did it off the ground (no topo eh! Best way...) and its a much better problem, about 7a/7a+. Sit-start got worked aswell, but not done, maybe next time we're over. North Wales bouldering photo-star Chris Doyle also did the sit-start to Andy's Arete, must be 7a+ or 7b I guess. Saw a nice photo of a prob we tried aswell, you've got it called Great White Wrestling. Your bouldering scene over there must be quite psyched, its a hard problem, nice one! Who did it?, as we should be over next Easter again and it'd be nice to have a guide who knew where the projects were and had some beta on the stuff you've got already.
Have fun in Wales (btw you can camp opposite the Cromlech boulders for 50p a night, just a field like, seems to match your description. I'm sure Mr Panton knows all though, he'll tell you).
I don't recall the footholds being from Poland though, the ones we used were homegrown Irish granite and so I'm claiming a harder grade (pure ascent you understand!).
We tried Great White Wrestling with Adam, and he didn't do it when we were there (Easter). Maybe he went back over the summer???? Don't know. If not then it hasn't been done (unless someone else has done it since).
Yeah, it'd be nice to be pointed in the right directions for our next trip, nothing more fun than putting up new problems. Are there any new areas waiting to be developed?
Yeah, saw the Glanmacnass place on your site, new since I last looked months ago, pics look ace! Can't wait to give the place a go, I love the granite you've got. Nice one.
Adam Lincoln hasn't done Great White Wrestling, its about V8+ though and he couldn't do any of the moves. He gets a bit confused sometimes about what he's climbed and what he hasn't, bless his cotton socks!
Dave - when's the Glanmac topo going on your site? Would be good to get some of the problems graded.
BTW, the arete to the right of The Fin is never 7a - pretty regular V4 I reckon (not that it really matters).
Me and my mate did that problem left of Andy`s Arete (without the boulder) I thought it around V4/Fnt6c?
Has any one done that problem up on the hillside above Andy's Arete? Its a highball with a big move through an overlap and onto a slab...looks wicked!
