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Post by Paul on Jan 27, 2010 16:12:06 GMT
We went to Wales a couple of years ago cant remember where but seems to be the place Harr is describing. I climbed every day over in Wales it was savage really enjoyed it well worth it. It says allot if I climbed everyday.
Oh wait I lied I didnt climb the last day I was on Holidays !!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by thecolm on Jan 27, 2010 16:37:09 GMT
Ha was looking into pembrooke for the summer ;D any interest harr?... ;D
if that was the plan maybe the Learn to Lead course could be happen on a previous weekend as 2 full days would need to be set aside for travell and it would be a shame to loose up to five days between this and the course, if you consider that we'd be leaving probably monday instead of potentially Friday. Just a thought.
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Post by john on Jan 27, 2010 21:57:45 GMT
that was idewall slabs area if i remember correctly paulie. that was a savage 4 days, great climbing, mighty craic. its only a short hop over the water by ferry. climates the same as ireland so i wouldnt book it too far in advance in case its a washout.
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Post by willie on Jan 28, 2010 9:59:57 GMT
I will be seeing ye over there so lads. I'm heaidng over for easter with brother and a few others for a bit of rock climbing and mountain biking. Heading to north wales. I was hoping to borrow the guidebook i bought for the club a couple of years ago on north wales rock.Thats out of teh question now anyway.
I would definately agree with harr. Its a savage idea. Head up to north wales. Head to gogarth first which is right beside holyhead car ferry and colm you would not loose any days climbing if you head over early enough on the Monday. Then head on down to the Llanberris pass where is excellent climbing routes to be done. we had a savage time when we were over there in 2007 and it was a great springboard for future trips
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Post by thecolm on Jan 28, 2010 11:31:31 GMT
just came accross this... The Gogarth sea cliffs offers a unique climbing experience. Almost universally bold, sparsley protected, and sometimes on suspect rock, Gogarth requires a greater degree of climbing competence and a cool head. Yet, the area sports some of the all-time classic routes unrivalled in the UK, such as "The Cad", "A Dream of White Horses", and "Mousetrap". Many a born-again trad hard man has cut his teeth on Gogarth rock. Gogarth is not the place for leaders operating at grades less than HVS. Due to the salty atmosphere, pegs found in-situ should be treated with the utmost suspicion. Several incidents have been reported where pegs have been reduced to crumbly dust when arresting a fall. cough cough
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Post by willie on Jan 28, 2010 14:22:24 GMT
jese colm you have a bad awl cold there...
here right i just heard it was a great spot for climbing. Trust me there is easier stuff when you go inland. Check out the two wales rock climbing books down at the climbing wall. Unbelieveable climbing in wales. Where we went to it is only 30 mins form bangor. Such a selection to choose from, from easy single and multi pitch to as hard as you want but i would recommend to move to another area after a few days. The famous hope, faith and charity are there at the idwal slabs but there are numerous other crags in the area
We'll just leave colm off at gogarth with his erection
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Post by barry on Jan 28, 2010 17:40:13 GMT
loads (60 odd) of clean doable routes on Holyhead Mountain which is above the sea cliffs at Gogarth Bay. Lighthouse Arete (on the sea cliffs and just below the South Stack cafe) is a 4 pitch VS which I've been told is the easier side of VS as opposed to the Bonann Bui side Faith, Hope and Charity on the Idwal Slabs go at VD and their other companion on the slabs, the Ordinary Route goes at D, grade wise you're talking 3A-3C and there's 200 M's of mileage in each one. The bikin down in Coed Y Brenin (down past the Tremadog cliffs) is out of this world.
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Post by woodsy on Jan 29, 2010 0:38:37 GMT
i know a few lads over there as well who'd be climbing.. i once spoke to them about coming over here for a weekend down the burren and us going over there for snowdonia and llanberris quarry.. i can give em a shout and see what they can do for us.. They are in Bangor University, bout 40 mins from holyhead, if not less.. sounds like a plan but i would be sure to have learning to lead done beforehand.. those who wont wait just go, those who wanna do learning to lead travel monday see what can be done with cars etc
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Post by Darragh K on Jan 29, 2010 1:01:48 GMT
That would mean having two trips to the one place which isnt really feasible. Firstly, all the experienced guys would go the first time and then there would be nobody for the second trip when the not so experienced guys would be there, unless you are saying that we would join the guys over there straight after doing learning to lead. Could you clarify?
I'm fairly sure the club wouldnt be able to subsidise two separate trips to the one location. It would get messy with having lots of cars going too, high fuel and fery cost etc.
I think we all go at once after learning to lead is the only option. I think the earlier we can do learning to lead the better so it would probably be a good idea to start looking into guides/instructors for the learning to lead now and try and get it set in concrete because we will have to come to a decision on the climbing trip fairly soon to see where we can allocate funding because it depends on the numbers who want to go where.
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Post by thecolm on Jan 29, 2010 8:17:48 GMT
no he meant non lead to leaders head out fir or sat, to be joined by the others when they have finished the course. I like that idea ;D thats if ye do the course on the same week as the trip. if not we all do a mad convoy off the wales
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Post by Paul on Jan 29, 2010 8:27:45 GMT
What about Learning to Lead in WK6 after the IV's
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Post by darraghc on Jan 31, 2010 12:59:31 GMT
ya i agree with paul, get every1 done with the learn to lead a week or 2 b4 the trip, theres no point in complicating things with two parties.
Also, have people given up the idea of pembroke? The pembroke sea cliffs have 34 quality, world famous crags, the furthest being 15-20 mins drive apart! Also there is a good veriety in climbing; trad, multi-pitch and lots of deep water soloing!
Also, the ferry goes direct from rosslare to pembroke, i've worked out possible travel times which give us 7 days of full on climbing!
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Post by thecolm on Jan 31, 2010 18:18:43 GMT
ya i know paul brennan and a few others were able to go there on weekend trips because of its proximity to the port. also bit further south so mayb warmer weather iv heard its an amazin spot. ill ask paul and get back to ye
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Post by thecolm on Jan 31, 2010 18:36:41 GMT
ya he suggests pembroke :-)
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Post by willie on Feb 1, 2010 11:27:03 GMT
I have been to pembroke before when i was in first year and there is definately not a weeks worth of climbing for a beginner
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