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Tremadog Revival - Can You Help?

© Mark Reeves
North Wales has been in the grips of a renaissance for some time now, with re-equipping of the slate, the installations of retreat points on Clogwyn y Grochan and the clearing of encroaching vegetation at Tremadog.

Clearing the overgrown routes at Tremadog is an on going project that requires help from you the climbers. There are two dates for the vegetation clearance, January 13th and February 10th. The work is being co-ordinated by Mike Raine, BMC Wales/Cymru area chair, and an active member of North Wales Climbers Action Group.

If you can help out on any of these days then just turn up at Eric's Cafe at 10 am with an abseil rope and gardening tools (sheers, secatuers and gloves). As further incentive those attending the cleaning sessions will receive a raffle ticket to a prize draw that will take place at the Tremadog Revival Festival that is on the weekend of the 24/25th March.

The aim of the festival is to climb all the routes that have been cleaned, as well as trim back the spring growth, and not to mention having a bit of fun. To aid this Stu McAleese, alpine guru, will be giving a slide show on 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Adventures in Patagonia', a raffle ticket will gain you entry in the talk. Where free beer paid for by the BMC will help lubricate the hecklers.

If that's not enough the BMC will pay your camping fees and anyone who attends all three cleaning events will receive a free DMM t-shirt.

The event is being supported by NWCAG, The BMC, V12 Outdoor, DMM, Joe Browns, Planetfear, Eric's Cafe and Pete's Eats.


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2 Jan, 2007
Can't make it myself, but hats off to anyone who does make the effort. There is some superb climbing behind some of those brambles. I can't help thinking that the best way to clear off some underclimbed routes is to provide a clear, modern (and starred) guidebook to the crag.
2 Jan, 2007
I'm not sure this is true of Tremadog. Far too few routes are being done there to the detriment of those routes (1SITC for instance)and to the routes that are being neglected (hands up who has done Alcatraz, for instance ?). My observation since the latest guide book came out is that this situation has got worse which is the opposite of the stated intent of the 'no star' system. Rescuing a few more lines from brambles and ivy is not going to jeapordise the indiginous plants significantly, i wouldn't have thought. Anyway, the original point is that if there is going to be a clean up (which it sounds like there is), it needs a decent guide to keep these routes clean or they will be under brambles again within a year.
2 Jan, 2007
Agreed on all counts. Plus, a guidebook which actually helps newcomers find their chosen route (I have to admit I still get lost on occasion - which doesn't help when trying to find the more esoteric routes at Trem).
2 Jan, 2007
no stars was a nice idea but you are right that the efect is simpy for those who don't knwo the crag to just do the ultra-classics and assume that if they haven't heard of it it must be trash. more generous allocation of stars would help (with hindsight of course)
2 Jan, 2007
Veg clearance is being done in line with conservation bodies advice. Yep, the current guide is inadequate, I think it was a worthwhile experiment not having stars, but it has failed. The well known classics are definately over used while many other routes hav become overgrown. Well known routes are suffering too, at the moment it is very taxing getting to the start of The Grasper for example and the first pitch looks a bit like a jungle. I'm really keen to open some of the lower grade routes though to take pressure of Xmas Curry which has, in my opinion, lost a star due to over use. Anyway remember it's our crag, BMC owned, it's up to useto manage it. Be good to see you there Mike Raine
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