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Twll Mawr

Gwynedd, WALES

Climbs 54 – Rocktype Slate – Altitude 300m a.s.l – Faces NW

Crag features
Not for the faint-hearted or soft-headed. Some amazing routes, single and multi-pitch up to 219- the nearest Britain really has to Yosemite. (Leo Houlding spent a lot of time here.) Includes The Quarryman (E8 7a) but also many other easier routes. Some loose rock - helmets advised.

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Guidebooks
North Wales Rock (2006), Slate (1992), The Slate Wiki

Climbs at this crag

Sort climbs
 Climb nameGradex
 WATFORD GAP  
2In Between Red and GreenE1 5a  
3Snoring ExploringE1 5b  
4Watford Gap WestVS 4b 3
 COMBAT ROCK AREA  
6Combat RockE1 5a *100
7Tunnel VisionV5 1
8Graffiti Drive ByV4 1
9RhyfelwrE2 5b *29
10Teenage KicksE4 6a * 
11Purple HazeE3 5b *8
12The Color PurpleE4 6a *3
13Cyclone BE3 6a 1
 THE ALCOVE  
15Lethal InjectionE2 5c 1
16Legal MurdersE3 6a *2
17Top GearE1 5b  
18Drunken LaughsE2 5b  
 THE QUARRYMAN WALL  
20BeijqueiroE3 6b *6
21Fleur-de-lisE6 6c ** 
22Coeur de LionE8 7a *** 
23The Meltdown9a *** 
24BlockheadE7 6c  
25King of the MezzE7 6c * 
26The QuarrymanE8 7a ***1
27The Fire EscapeE7 6c ** 
28Mike's TromboneE6 6a/b *** 
29Phil's HarmonicaE6 6c  
30The Wonderful World of Walt DisneyE6 6b ***5
31The DykeE6 6a  
 Climb nameGradex
32The Gay BladeE6 6a  
33The Rock Bottom Line7b+ ***4
 THE NORTH WALL  
35Opening GambitXS 5c 2
36HamadryadE3 5c  
37The Razor's EdgeE3 6b  
38The True FinishE4 6b  
39BushmasterE3 6b  
40ScorpionXS 5b  
41Taith MawrE4 6a * 
42The Punters RetreatE3 5b  
43Bonza CrackHVS 5b *2
 THE SOUTH WALL UPPER  
45Practically EsotericE2 5c *1
46Birdman of Cae'r BerllanE2 5c  
47WolfhoundE4 6a * 
 THE SOUTH WALL  
49Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun7a **1
50Imagine Dragons6b *2
51Black Holes and Revelations - The Wobbly Ladder Pitch6b **1
52Black Holes and Revelations7a **3
53In the Line of FireProject  
54Supermassive Black Hole7a ***31
55Running Scared7c+ * 
56Black Hole Sun7a+ ***20
 GOLGOTHA  
58The Daddy ClubE1 5b  
59Green Slip7a  
60Slip of the TongueE6 6c ** 
61Slip Sliding AwayE5 6b * 
62Split DecisionE6 6c ** 
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Access notes
From Bus Stop Quarry continue along the path, beyond Dalis and Never Never Land. The huge vista of rock should be obvious as you go on.

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Some links for The Rock Bottom Line, Supermassive Black Hole, Black Hole Sun and Black Holes and Revelations... http://dmmclimbing.com/news/2011/10/uks-longest-sport-route/ http://dmmclimbing.com/news/2011/07/four-pitch-sport-route-added-to-twll-mawr/ http://dmmclimbing.com/news/2011/11/like-father-like-son/
ian Ll-J ? - 04/Jun/12

Check out my photosynth panoramic at the base of SuperMassive Black Hole in Twill Mawr: http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=14473c30-e651-4868-aaf2-4e32706160a1&m=false&i=0:0:0&c=0:0:0&z=548.482755730145&d=-1.24564770520284:-1.17570765130743:-1.16470582811073&p=0:0&t=False
Jonny2vests ? - 11/Sep/11

A historical account of Joe Brown's early explorations in Twll Mawr...Note to self - must remember the beer next time next time I'm new routing in there :o) http://www.climbers-club.co.uk/journal/original/1970-1%20Journal-p31-38.pdf
ian Ll-J ? - 11/Sep/11