South Wales Bouldering Guide
Author Julian Sykes
Published Grit Climbing (2021)
ISBN 978-1-3999-0691-3
Published Grit Climbing (2021)
ISBN 978-1-3999-0691-3
Website southwalesboulderingguide.bigcartel.com
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Guidebook for South Wales, UK.
With over 1,240 problems documented and grading ranging from 3 - 8C every boulderer young or old, experienced or just starting out will be able find something for every ability.
This guide has been designed a bit like a journal which 'hopefully' sums up bouldering as a whole. So it's notjust about the climbing it's about the friends we make and the placed we visit because of it.
So there are loads of extra bits in there from warming up, to poems, to widlife, mini-comics and even areas for you to make notes as you find new places as you adventure further afield.
Crags covered by this Guide
| Caerphilly crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penallta | 59 | Sandstone (hard) | S |
| Gwent crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| Garn Clochdy | 46 | Gritstone | W |
| Herefordshire crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| Biblins Cave | 74 | Limestone | SW |
| Huntsham Crags | 412 | Sandstone (hard) | E |
| Merthyr Tydfil crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| Clogfaen Gigfran | 80 | Sandstone (hard) | all |
| Troedyrhiw | 43 | Sandstone (hard) | W |
| Neath Port Talbot crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| Abercregan | 20 | Sandstone (hard) | S |
| Neath Abbey Quarry | 169 | Sandstone (hard) | all |
| Pembrokeshire crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| Mynydd Dinas | 96 | Rhyolite | all |
| Newgale Beach | 49 | Sandstone (hard) | all |
| Plumstone Mountain | 34 | Rhyolite | all |
| Preseli | 87 | Dolerite | all |
| Powys crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| Bilberry Boulders | 58 | - | NW |
| Buckland Hill | 66 | Sandstone (soft) | SE |
| Rhondda Cynon Taff crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| Craig y Nos - Dan yr Ogof | 7 | Limestone | ? |
| Goitre Coed Rocks | 209 | Sandstone (hard) | S |
| The Creek | 23 | Sandstone (hard) | ? |
| The Gap | 162 | Sandstone (hard) | NE |
| The Steps (ponty Common) | 28 | Sandstone (hard) | SW |
| Trebanog | 70 | Sandstone (hard) | S |
| Treherbert Quarrry (Rhondda Pillar) | 61 | Sandstone (hard) | NW |
| Swansea crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon Hole | 40 | Limestone | S |
| Bracelet Bay | 17 | Limestone | S |
| Caswell Bay | 137 | Limestone | S |
| Dinas Rock | 298 | Limestone | SW |
| Limeslade Bay | 19 | Limestone | ? |
| Limeslade Crag | 246 | Limestone | all |
| Pwlldu Bay | 79 | Limestone | S |
| Rams Tor | 32 | Limestone | W |
| Southgate | 50 | Limestone | S |
| Third Sister to Zulu Zawn | 321 | Limestone | S |
| Ynys Mond Boulder | 11 | Sandstone (hard) | W |
| Vale of Glamorgan crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| Ogmore Bouldering | 171 | Limestone | SW |
| Witches Point | 236 | Limestone | SW |
| West Glamorgan crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| The Book of Love | 19 | Sandstone (hard) | ? |
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