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Mordor Rockfall - Dinorwic Slate Quarries

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Sl@te Head 18 Apr 2017

Not sure if this has been reported before, but walking past Mordor earlier today I noticed a huge Rockfall which has seen the loss of 'Maupin Rey Route' and affected its neighbour 'Josy Puss'. I'm not sure if it's affected routes on the level below but I would recommend taking great care in this area particularly for those on the popular 'Snakes Ladders and Tunnels'. https://www.ukclimbing.com/images/dbpage.php?id=291916

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Alex Riley 18 Apr 2017

In reply to Sl@te Head:

Not the same incident but someone i was climbing with the other day commented that it looked like a ladder had fallen down on the bit after the oil drum glacier scramble on snakes and ladders.

Didn't see myself so this might be nonsense, but again take care.

OP Sl@te Head 18 Apr 2017

In reply to Alex Riley:

It looks like the tunnel entrance at the base of 'Maupin Rey Route' has been blocked by the debris, I'm not 100% sure but I think this tunnel leads onto the ledge system at the top of the back wall of Twll Mawr, a real shame if it is that tunnel

harold walmsley 18 Apr 2017

In reply to Alex Riley:

The diagonal ladder from Vilcabamba up to Salt Pans fell down last year (not long after I did it so rather worrying) but later in the year I thought I saw someone on one of the remnants. It almost looked as if a piece had been re-fixed but I was too far away to see properly.