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Wales Rock Climbing

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Areas in Wales

Anglesey 15 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15

Clwyd Limestone 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

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

Snowdonia 67 / 16 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 6 / 83

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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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.

5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a 4 ● Flying Buttress Trad 5 pitches Snowdonia > … > N Side > Dinas Cromlech
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a 4 ● First Pinnacle Rib (via Yellow S… Trad 7 pitches Snowdonia > … > Tryfan > E Face
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 5 ● Crackstone Rib Trad 3 pitches Snowdonia > … > N Side > Carreg Wastad
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 7 ● Creagh Dhu Wall Trad 3 pitches Snowdonia > … > Craig y Castell… > Main Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 5 ● Main Wall Trad 6 pitches Snowdonia > … > S Side > Cyrn Las
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 8 ● Seamstress Trad Snowdonia > … > Llanberis Slate… > Serengeti
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 20 ● A Dream of White Horses Trad 4 pitches Anglesey > Gogarth
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R 5 ● Diagonal Trad 4 pitches Snowdonia > … > S Side > Dinas Mot
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 4 ● Nose Direct Trad 4 pitches Snowdonia > … > S Side > Dinas Mot
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 10 ● Cemetery Gates Trad 2 pitches Snowdonia > … > N Side > Dinas Cromlech
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 13 ● Cenotaph Corner Trad Snowdonia > … > N Side > Dinas Cromlech
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 8 ● Seams the Same Trad Snowdonia > … > Llanberis Slate… > Serengeti
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 5 ● Brazen Buttress Trad 2 pitches Pembroke > Stackpole & Lyd… > Mother Carey's Kitchen
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 6 ● Fool's Gold Trad Snowdonia > … > Llanberis Slate… > Bus Stop Quarry
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R 9 ● Comes the Dervish Trad Snowdonia > … > Llanberis Slate… > Vivian Quarry