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A55 Sports Climbs: North Wales guidebook

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Six sport climbing crags between Junctions 16 and 23 on the A55 are all a short hop from the expressway, only 1½ hours from Manchester and ¾ of an hour by car from Llanberis and Gogarth. Easy route finding and technical climbing with the relative safety of bolted routes makes for a fun day out. It's a great way to bag a few routes on the way back from Anglesey or Snowdonia, or enjoy a full day of varied and fun climbing with short walk-ins. This new 72 page guidebook includes over 20 full colour photo topos.

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Cover photo by Ray Wood. Chris Doyle on Flowstone Shuffle, Penmaen Head.
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Gemma Simone on National Disaster, Penmaenbach Quarry  © Pesda Press
Gemma Simone on National Disaster, Penmaenbach Quarry
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The routes included are:

  • 163 routes from F4 to F7c+ (including a handful of trad).
  • At accessible single pitch sport venues with varied aspects.
  • Short walks from the car and accessible by rail and bike.

The areas covered are:

  • Llanddulas Cave
  • Castle Inn Quarry
  • Penmaen Head
  • Notice Board Crag
  • Penmaenbach Quarry
  • The Gallery


For more information Pesda Press



11 May, 2010
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12 May, 2010
'routesetters' is indoors surely, dont you mean equippers? the sample is technically impressive but no pages for any of the actual climbing are shown - limited value only? anyway, looking forward to seeing this in the flesh...
12 May, 2010
Looks OK... Be intresting to see some actual topos, why they dident include one in the preview i will never know. The formatting doesent look as slick as the new CC's or ground up books, it seems to have all the information widly spaced with lots of white space. Doesent matter i suppose as your not dragging it up multipitchs.
18 May, 2010
For all who are questioning certain aspects of the guide. I got to see one at the weekend, and was very impressed. The topo's do the job perfectly. The route descriptions are spot on. All presented in a lovely glossy guidebook. For a first time effort i think Mike has done a stonking job. As for not great value for money. I didn't realise guidebooks were priced per route? This has more than enough routes to keep people happy. Albeit the Mid 7's climber might be a bit limited but i think the cost is perfectly warranted. Also, who do you think paid for a lot of the equipping of the routes? Guidebook costs i personally think should take this into account. Get out there, buy one, and start enjoying the routes

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