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Access Banned

A major rock fall has occured - access to the lower tier, beyond Dawes of Perception slab is very restricted and has been fenced off to protect the public.

There is currently no access to the quarry and climbers should avoid it for the time being.

The quarry is within the Padarn Country Park, managed by Gwynedd Council.

40m.

Rockfax Description
Avoid this route and all the others in the Vivian Quarry.
© Rockfax

UKC Logbook Description
The most famous route on slate? Well-chalked and visible from Pete's Eats, this stunning crackline takes the centre of the Dervish slab, passing an overlap at two thirds height. "It's alright man, we're experienced rock cats."

S Haston Feb/1981.

Ticklists

Extreme Rock , Top 25 UKC Wishlist Rock Climbs , Dinorwig Essentials , North Wales Rock Graded List , Best slab climbs of the UK , Full of Myself - Johnny's Book namecheck , North Wales E3's , Welsh climbs to last a lifetime , ROCKFAX Style Top 50: North Wales , ROCKFAX - Top 50 North Wales Climbs , Ultimate E3 ticklist , The BMC 70th Anniversary Ticklist , Alex's Wales ticklist , Bangor BUMS Uni-Life Ticklist , Mike and Connors 2 year plan , Progression , AMC Uni Ticklist , Radical Rockcats 2nd Year of Uni Ticklist , WideBoyz Crack School , Tom Randalls Classic Finger Cracks , The best the UK has to offer for mere mortals (apart from the lakes cos its always wet) , The 30 best E3 routes in the UK? , The best the UK has to offer for beasts (apart from the lakes cos its always wet) , Chris H's 100 Mega Classic Trad , Caelan visits , Hobo Unicorn Essentials , Michelle's crack ticklist , Slate 2018/2019 , UK Holiday Plans , E3's for 2020 , Hard Rock & Other Classics , Llanberis Slate *** Routes , Preparation for the Resurrection , ROCKFAX TOP 50s upto e3

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ZacMoss 15 Jun, 2022 Show βeta
βeta: May 2022 rockfall has badly affected the route and rendered it unstable at best and potentially unclimbable at worst. More information here - https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/rock_talk/comes_the_dervish_-_rockfall-747403
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βeta: May 2022 rockfall has badly affected the route and rendered it unstable at best and potentially unclimbable at worst. More information here - https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/rock_talk/comes_the_dervish_-_rockfall-747403
annemiekev 5 Jun, 2021 Show βeta
βeta: Great climb!
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βeta: Great climb!
Tom Fullen 6 Aug, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: Loose fake in the crack a couple of meters after the overlap. Looks like it’s ready to go
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βeta: Loose fake in the crack a couple of meters after the overlap. Looks like it’s ready to go
Compo 22 Jul, 2012 Show βeta
βeta: So long coming. Turn the brain off and go for the first good gear.
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βeta: So long coming. Turn the brain off and go for the first good gear.
salancaster 5 May, 1990 Show βeta
βeta: Ace
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βeta: Ace

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Grade: E3 6a ***
(Idwal Slabs (aka Cwm Idwal))

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