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DescriptionCrags line up along the north side of the road, all reasonably close (albeit steep) to the parking. There are pullouts for your car.
The monolithic Dinas Cromlech being the most famous. Getting ThereNorth of A4086. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for North Side:
Flying Buttress 5.5 Trad, 5 pitches, 275 feet Dinas Cromlech
Crackstone Rib 5.6 Trad, 3 pitches, 175 feet Carreg Wastad
Brant Direct 5.8+ Trad, 80 feet Clogwyn y Grochan
Spectre 5.9 Trad, 4 pitches, 300 feet Clogwyn y Grochan
Cemetery Gates 5.9 Trad, 2 pitches, 170 feet Dinas Cromlech
Cenotaph Corner 5.10+ Trad, 1 pitch, 120 feet Dinas Cromlech
Featured Route For North Side
Flying Buttress 5.5 International : United Kingdom : ... : Dinas Cromlech
An essential classic. Steep and exposed, but furnished with the regular occurrence of positive holds. Pitch 1 (55ft) Head up the middle of the buttress.Pitch 2 (60ft) Continue up to the larger pinnacles.Pitch 3 (65ft) Drop down in the gap and climb the steep wall on the left. Pitch 4 (50ft) Follow the slab rightwards to a ledge.Pitch 5 (50ft) The awkward chimney on the right is thankfully short lived....[more] Browse More Classics in International |