Category Archives: slate

post on rock climbing in the dinorwic slate quarries

Work and a little play

Well, I spent the weekend working on a ML training for Andy Newton, we did the mountain day and ML ropework. A great weekend of bi-polar weather. I was soaked to my skin on the Saturday, and we had a … Continue reading

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Slate

I spent the last couple of days up around the Never Never Land area, ticking a few easy and not so easy routes. Yesterday I was easy stuff, and I did a route that has to be the biggest waste … Continue reading

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Admin and Slate Hit

Well, even I have to stop from time to time to go to the bank, and even get a hair cut. I have to say I think it has almost been a year since I got my hair cut, one … Continue reading

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Anyone work on ‘The Keep’ in 1980′s

I was contacted today by a production company who are in the process of making a documentary about ‘The Keep‘, which was filmed in Glyn Rhonwy Quarry during the early 1980′s.  A few years back I took the co-producer down … Continue reading

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Get your Pump On

Well after work I headed up to Bus Stop Quarry, with an eye for Geordie Warcry, hoping for the sun to have dried it out. Unfortunately whilst the hard climbing was dry the bottom was being rained on. The clip … Continue reading

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Quick Hit

Well the weather was sightly better today, although it never really got good. So I eventually got out this evening to Bus Stop Quarry, we tried Raisin Frumpsnot, a rather poor F7b. I remember working it when Adam did the … Continue reading

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The Rain Cometh

Well I managed to get out on the rock briefly, I took Huw on the slate where he climbed a Slabby HVS named after a friend of ours who is back in the country soon. The Mentil Lentil is anything … Continue reading

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Morning LPT, Afternoon Slate

After spending the morning at LPT we returned for tea and medals before heading back up the quarries, where I sandbagged Simon into leading the Mau Mau. He did really well, and should have flashed it, however he managed to … Continue reading

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Looning around the quarries

Well it was another rather pants day with regards the weather, I put off going out until this afternoon. Even then when we headed up to Australia, I couldn’t face another day in the more shelter Vivian Quarry! So we … Continue reading

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Night of the Hot Knives

I got sent this picture of me climbing  Night of the Hot Knives, yesterday. So thought I’d post it up. Tweet

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