North Wales Bouldering
Author Simon Panton
Published Ground Up (2017)
ISBN 978-0-9554417-9-0
Published Ground Up (2017)
ISBN 978-0-9554417-9-0
Website www.groundupclimbing.com
Review
The long awaited and superb guide to bouldering in North Wales
Crags covered by this Guide
| Anglesey crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benllech | 59 | Limestone | E |
| Fedw Fawr | 153 | Limestone | N |
| The Ghost Cave (Treaddur Bay) | 34 | Quartzite | SW |
| Clwyd crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| Maeshafn | 80 | Limestone | W |
| Pantymwyn (Devil's Gorge) | 122 | Limestone | N |
| Ruthin Escarpment (Pwllglas Rocks) | 68 | Limestone | W |
| Conwy crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| Angel Bay | 82 | Limestone | NW |
| George's Crack Area | 26 | UNKNOWN | ? |
| Parisella's Cave | 152 | Limestone | E |
| Penmaenbach Boulder | 28 | Dolerite | all |
| Pigeon's Cave | 87 | Limestone | N |
| Rhiw Goch Boulders | 33 | Rhyolite | ? |
| Sunny Wall | 20 | Limestone | W |
| Tal y Fan | 26 | UNKNOWN | all |
| Denbighshire crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| GOP Cave bouldering | 26 | Limestone | S |
| Gwynedd crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| Beddgelert Forest | 25 | Dolerite | NE |
| Beddgelert Forest. The Shocker area | 16 | Dolerite | ? |
| Bogside Boulder | 33 | Welsh igneous | NW |
| Braichmelyn Bach Boulder | 8 | UNKNOWN | ? |
| Braichmelyn Block | 10 | UNKNOWN | ? |
| Braichmelyn Boulder | 32 | Rhyolite | SW |
| Caeddafydd | 10 | Rhyolite | ? |
| Carreg Hyll-Drem | 45 | Microgranite | SW |
| Carreg y Foel Gron | 82 | Welsh igneous | SW |
| Carreg yr Ogof | 70 | Gritstone | W |
| Clegir Boulders | 55 | Volcanic tuff | N |
| Clogfaeni y Llys | 20 | UNKNOWN | SE |
| Clogwyn Du'r Arddu Boulders | 17 | Rhyolite | all |
| Coed Doctor | 3 | Slate | NW |
| Crafnant bouldering | 63 | Dolerite | all |
| Craig Nant y Fedw | 41 | Rhyolite | NW |
| Craig Peniel | 33 | Rhyolite | all |
| Craig Y Gesail Bouldering | 20 | Dolerite | ? |
| Creigiau'r Garth | 12 | Welsh igneous | S |
| Cromlech boulders | 300 | Welsh igneous | SW |
| Cwm Glas Bach Boulders | 62 | Rhyolite | ? |
| Cwm y Foel | 35 | Dolerite | S |
| Fachwen Boulders | 117 | Volcanic tuff | all |
| Fontainefawr | 44 | Granite | ? |
| Gallt Yr Ogof | 42 | Rhyolite | N |
| Idwal Cottage Crag | 35 | Welsh igneous | ? |
| Milestone Buttress Boulders | 106 | Rhyolite | ? |
| Mynydd y Graig | 66 | Dolerite | all |
| Pac man boulders | 34 | Rhyolite | ? |
| Pant Ifan Bouldering | 46 | Dolerite | all |
| Parc Dudley | 29 | UNKNOWN | E |
| Parc Meurig | 5 | UNKNOWN | ? |
| Pen y Gwryd boulder | 14 | Dolerite | ? |
| Pont Gyfyng, Cwm Pennant | 9 | Dolerite | ? |
| Porth nefoedd | 74 | Gabbro | all |
| Porth ty Mawr | 32 | Quartzite | W |
| Porth Ysgo | 253 | Gabbro | ? |
| RAC Boulders | 128 | Rhyolite | all |
| Roadkill Block | 18 | UNKNOWN | ? |
| Talfarach | 59 | Gabbro | S |
| Tanygrisiau Boulders | 100 | UNKNOWN | ? |
| The Sheep Pen | 95 | Rhyolite | NW |
| The Spike | 6 | UNKNOWN | ? |
| The wave | 37 | UNKNOWN | ? |
| Wavelength Boulders | 236 | Rhyolite | all |