In reply to Chris.Thomson:
Well, that's a big question. It's a little like opening a box of chocolates and asking, "Which one should I eat first?". They're all delicious to someone and you may think some of them are too, but others you might not be so keen on, some you really won't like and others may put you off eating chocolates ever again.
And so it is with beginners and climbs. What may suit someone that's been to a wall and knows the basics of belaying may not suit a university fresher's meet; what may suit a child may not suit an adult; what may suit a beginner climbing with an old hand may not suit two novices starting out together.
So forgive people asking for a little more detail. The general principle of the leader always being able to see the second when there's a beginner involved makes the likes of Tryfan Bach and various, usually gritstone, outcrops popular, with the likes of the Idwal Slabs there for those wanting a more "mountain" feel. But there are others in great number too.
Good luck with your article, and with this thread. You may need a helmet.
T.
Post edited at 17:07