Ascents in Wales having Beta

I remember the top offwidth crack being pretty tricky

Did it on changing weather and with trainers. Led the grove on pissing down rain... Quite tricky when you can't smear. Fully Welsh/British climbing experience my partners said.

I remember the second pitch (which I didn't lead) being pumpy

From start of crack which I'd guess is the start of P2. Got lowered in from the cliff top on a top rope to recover some cams I had lowered off on an earlier aborted attempt!

This route had stayed dry in the rain and was a good challenge.

With Marc. Just after I led the top pitch and started belaying it started absolutely pissing down with rain. Marc had to second it with sheets of water pouring down the cliff while I sat shivering in a t-shirt at the top. Good times

Awesome crack line in the center of the wall. Jugs all the way, a bit pumpy; nice technical crux before the edge, which requires some stemming and bridging. Easy slab after the edge, but the crack still goes on until the very end!

Cool slab climbing with awesome moves; looks way harder than it is. The protection is mostly on small wires (which get stuck easily, as witnessed half-way up). Juggy finish.

Good line and decent climbing. Felt a bit uncomfortable in the corner below the roof, with little to stand on; the bulge was actually quite easy. Terribly windy and cold at the top, I shouldn't have climbed in T-shirt …

Good slab along a vertical crack.

Nice line along a thin crack. Surprisingly hard crux. A lot of wind at the top. (Gear was already placed by Christoph Rauch.)

Gear was already placed by Christoph Rauch.

Great route, but I was a bit tired. Traverses through half the crag in pitch 1, with some balancy moves (gear was slightly thin, but I probably could have done better). Nice swing onto the jugs a few meters above the belay on pitch 2. Only jugs from there; got a little pumped while fiddling with the gear. Belay is quite far back on a holly tree. Terrible walk down, better bring a long enough rope and abseil.

What a fabulous adventure! Strenuous and slippery approach and a wet first pitch on cracks and lots of roots and branches lead inside the rock into a funny chimney. Awkwardly pushed my way up and belayed in a window. Third pitch is a walk through a narrow tunnel with some easy climbing in the end towards daylight, where a final delightful juggy slab awaits. Glorious!

Gear was already placed by Christoph Rauch.

Felt significantly harder than Lavaredo. Might be due to the scarce protection and the two traverses, though. First pitch has a big runout after the initial crack, then some good gear before the belay on the ledge. Pitch 2 is awesome; pumpy traverse in the beginning with mediocre gear, then nice dihedral and a sudden exit towards the arête with smooth moves.

Good first pitch with good gear in nice parallel cracks. The second pitch is brilliant with loads of jugs and superb movements for the grade.

Placements were already in.

First climb in Wales. Off to a good start! Interesting second pitch with a nice traverse followed by an easy slab. Did pitches 3 and 4 in one go.

Great, short crux pitch. Obviously even climbable in the rain … which started when I was at the belay of pitch 2. The last pitch was challenging when wet, though, but it's a nice corner crack.

I remember this being fun, if a bit wandery.

Wicked route. I remember the first moves on the last pitch being pretty tricky.

Really enjoyed, lovely moves

Nice big moves

Don’t bother

One hard move

Barnacle fest

Weird

So so good

Jen then I alternated leads. Fell once on 2nd pitch which sent Jen flying into the belay anchor which had some sharp slate on it giving her some cuts & bruising unfortunately but she was still able to climbin on and finish the route!

Lead all pitches. Tricky route finding on P2!

Loose barnacles and loose rock, an adventurous and pumpy undertaking.

A tough little second half.

Easy for the grade

Enjoyable, good rock

Tricky moves at the top, no chance for a second go with the tide upon us

Had to rest once. I didn't see a critical handhold.

Short but interesting problem.

Brilliant! Hard to Onsight, took two attempts.

Maybe a 6b. It is weird and unclear to do it without big hand holds.

Two cruxex, one at the bottom and one at the top. Easier than 6b+ if you know the moves probably, so more of a 6a+/6b

Very amenable

Hard in the heat and top end E1.