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Wales Rock Climbing

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Areas in Wales

Anglesey 21 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 21

Clwyd Limestone 5 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Eryri National Park 84 / 16 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 6 / 100

Gower 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

North Wales Coast Limestone 1 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Pembroke 24 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 24

South Wales 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Welsh Winter Climbing 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

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Elevation:	1,344 ft	410 m
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Description

The climbing in Wales is focused around the North in the Snowdonia and Anglesey, and on the South Coast at Pembroke. Both areas offer fantastic climbing, which will keep any visitor busy for any length of vacation.

Getting There

For the Pembroke coast, from London head West on the M4. For Snowdonia head North West on the M1 then the M6, then the A5 passing through Shrewsbury.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Wales

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b 4 ● North Ridge Trad Eryri NP > … > Tryfan > N Side
5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a 4 ● Hope Trad, Alpine 5 pitches Eryri NP > … 1 > Idwal Slabs > Idwal Slabs
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a 5 ● First Pinnacle Rib (via Yellow S… Trad 7 pitches Eryri NP > … > Tryfan > E Face
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 8 ● Crackstone Rib Trad 3 pitches Eryri NP > … > N Side > Carreg Wastad
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 10 ● Creagh Dhu Wall Trad 3 pitches Eryri NP > … > Craig y Castell… > Main Wall
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 4 ● The Gambit Climb Trad, Alpine 5 pitches Eryri NP > … > S Side > Clogwyn y Ddysgl
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 9 ● Main Wall Trad 6 pitches Eryri NP > … > S Side > Cyrn Las
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 27 ● A Dream of White Horses Trad 4 pitches Anglesey > Gogarth
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R 8 ● Diagonal Trad 4 pitches Eryri NP > … > S Side > Dinas Mot
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 5 ● Army Dreamers Trad Pembroke > Range E (Saddle… > St Govan's
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 15 ● Cemetery Gates Trad 2 pitches Eryri NP > … > N Side > Dinas Cromlech
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 4 ● The Arrow Trad Pembroke > Range E (Saddle… > St Govan's
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 17 ● Cenotaph Corner Trad Eryri NP > … > N Side > Dinas Cromlech
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 4 ● Vector Trad 4 pitches Eryri NP > … > Craig Bwlch y M… > Vector Buttress
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R 9 ● Comes the Dervish Trad Eryri NP > … > Llanberis Slate… > Vivian Quarry