UKC

Hi,

Is there any printed guidebook for Dinas Rock?
Scanning the forum does not reveal anything like that, but points to the two Web resources only:

http://www.swbg.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
http://www.southwalesmountaineering.org.uk/g_book/index.php/Dinas_Rock

Anything on paper (except printing Web pages, of course)?

In reply to mloskot:

http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=1026

See the guidebook section under the weather forecast.

As far as I remember you're better off printing the online topos than using the old swmc guide.

In reply to cha1n: Blunder. I didn't notice that one.

In reply to Stone Muppet: I'll keep it in mind.

Thanks!

In reply to mloskot:

Alright buddy. What are you thinking of climbing, the routes or the boulders?

In reply to JimmyKay: I'm keen in both.

In reply to mloskot:

Kennelgarth is great for bouldering. If you need beta or route descriptions, pretty much all of the boulders are on Youtube. Just type in kennelgarth wall and you'll get a load of videos courtesy of Kev Hughes. The online topo for Kennelgarth doesn't have any of the newer hard routes on it, like taylor made, but you can get videos for these online. Crucially the place stays bone dry in the rain. There is good phone signal down there, so if you have a decent phone you can get all the beta you need while you're at the crag!

Quite a few routes on youtube as well. The Rose Line buttress and Main Wall are best for sport.

Go and enjoy it, it's a great crag.

In reply to JimmyKay:

It is indeed. I came back from Dinas Rock on Monday after two days of crashing my a*s across the Kennelgarth and Main Crag too.

I met Kev, Paul and a few other (very strong) local guys.

Guides printed from the websites are very handy, but...some grades indicate that either the problems are soft graded or Kev and his friends do not realise how strong they are

For example:
"The Honey Pot V5", stand start gets only V3, no way
The guide on "Launch Pad V5/6", "crimping the good crimp with the right hand"...I'll be happy to admit I'm blind unable to find the good crimp, or it means the crimp where I can barely fit two tips of my fat fingers hehe.
Though, seen Kev doing the Launch Pad in non-climbing shoes giving impression it's just V1.

Anyway, brilliant bouldering is over there. The scenery is epic magic.


I've sent only one so far, the brilliant Berlin in 2nd go. I give Berlin zillion stars


It's fantastic place. I'll be back as soon as possible.