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Any suggestions?
Any shops around Brecon. Don't know the area and looking for some technical shoes.

Also- best bouldering areas?

I am In the area for 4 days and may be dry fingers crossed.

Many thanks
Pip

In reply to pipcollier:

there's a cotswold in town... which may explain why crickhowell adventure seems to be for sale (has closed?). there's probably still a crickhowell adventure in, well, crickhowell.

In reply to Dom Whillans:

Ok. Remember crickhowell from when I was a kid.

Do you know if Cotswold sell shoes? One near me doesn't scraps of gear but that's all

In reply to pipcollier:

Not exactly the area you were asking about, but thoroughly recommend Banana Fingers. Give them a call and you can go in and try every shoe in the shop and ask every daft question you want; I did! (Bought a pair as well). Turned out the type of shoes I thought I wanted simply felt awful. I think for shoes you make the effort to get them right.
Chris

In reply to pipcollier:

i think theres a cotswolds up the brecon area not 100% sure where, but the nearest bouldering is at Dinas Rock

In reply to cwarby:

Cool. Cheers

In reply to dringocymru1988:

I'll defo check this out.
Thanks again

In reply to pipcollier:

Up and Under in Cardiff. It's about a 45 min - 1 hour drive.

http://www.upandunder.co.uk/Outdoor/Climbing/Rockshoes/

Bouldering in South Wales is pretty poor generally. There's some small valleys sandstone crags nearish Brecon. Details here:

http://swmc.org.uk/wiki/Bouldering

and here:

http://www.swbg.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

In reply to pipcollier:

Bouldering wise... yeah Probably Dinas, or for some sandstone, hatterall Hill just north of abergavenny... Long tumbly slopes Below mind

In reply to pipcollier:

You can get climbing shoes in both Crickhowell adventure (brecon) and cotswolds. They're about 200 yards apart at top end of town. Cotswolds has bigger selection but Crickhowell has quite a few on sale.

Nearest bouldering is buckland hill near bwlch. Search on ukc crag list for location. Or llangorse ropes centre indoors if it's wet. Otherwise Huntsham near symonds yat, where as someone else already posted you can drop into banana fingers.

In reply to pipcollier:

Up and Under are your best bet for shoes in the South Wales area as mattrm mentioned..
It's probably worth a visit to Dinas and maybe Goitre Coed Rocks.. depending on what grades you want to get on.