Norman Clacher goes boldly where no man has gone before.Photo T Taylor©
Appropriately, following the introduction to this week's Footless Crow article which mentions the new routing explosion in the Rhinog range during the 1990's. News comes in that a further 40 first ascents have been made on the unique gritstone of Y Rhinogau. Terry Taylor's excellent mid-Wales climbing website reveals the full extent of developments which have taken place in recent months...."40 new routes so far this year all along the Rhinog range. Most between 5 and 12 metres so many could be described as bouldering problems rather than routes but when the precedent was set by Martin Crocker for new lines on 5 metre walls back in the 1990s the trend has been to descrcibe these as routes. Most are solos due to the lack of any real protection placements on what is usually very compact rock and to date no mats have been used to protect the climbers.The drop below Norman in the picture above is quite alarming even though the arete is easy enough It is possible in certain areas to walk along escarpments in bright sunshine just going up and down all day on perfect rock with no need for any cleaning or pre-inspection and this wilderness remains a perfect haven for those keen on solitude and white sunny high friction grit.' (Terry Taylor)
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