Twilight Zone Climbing

The most remote offering of the Clwyd crags, occupying an exposed perch at the highest point of the escarpment. The rock here is well weathered limestone and, thanks to the limited traffic, lacking in polish. However, the tops can be quite loose and the belays are often set quite far back. Overall, the feeling of the area bears more resemblance to a mountain crag than a lowland outcrop.

The area is split into two distinct sections. The Twilight Tower Buttress is high up and receives a fair amount of sunshine but also a lot of wind! The Twilight Gully Walls are set further back in the valley and, while more sheltered, see less sun and consequently seep in the winter, sometimes through to the spring.

All the routes are short, up to a maximum of about 15m, but there is some definite quality that makes the long (ish) approach worth it. There are a couple of bolted lines (notably the left wing of the Gully Walls), but the majority of routes are trad.