As per the title, I have a climbing friend who has a special occasion in the Pass, North Wales in a month or two, and I'm looking for a route for him to remember for that day. Single or multipitch but has to be accessible as we have other things to fit in too.
I thought an afternoon/evening ascent of 'Dervish as an idea.
In reply to ewar woowar: True and an obvious choice! I'll have to find out if its been done by my mate. Trouble is I'd like to keep the final route a suprise.... But route chat is easy.
I often think the best ascent is the first time around.
I'm sure it can, though I'm not sure how much time it would save. The pitches are mainly (well, 3-5, anyway) grooves above convenient platforms, and they're not in a terribly straight line IIRC. Linking them might involve the rope dragging around a bit, though I'm sure it could be done.
In reply to Kevster: If you are short of time then what about Ten Degree North on the Mot? You won't find finer rock anywhere!
If you have more time than an obvious choice would be the The Grooves on Cyrn Las but with the Hugh Banner Overhanging Arete finish (E2 IIRC). It is a stunning line in an amazing situation. I can't think of any pitch that is likely to be any more memorable.
On the Nose I would pick Superdirect, but Ex Engineer is right about the rock on the Plexus buttress -unfortunately I thought Nexus was a tiny bit of a let down. Only a tiny bit, though.
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