Category: Climbing
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Falling off (and getting back up again)
Jack wanted to do some evening climbing and got stuck into some (for him) steeper stuff.
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Family Cragging in Snowdonia (Trawsfynydd Reservoir)
Our last day in North Wales, and we popped to a crag for a bit of v diff climbing with the kids with a short walk in from the village of Trawsfynydd. When the weather’s like this in Snowdonia what are you going to do? Drive home? Not before some cragging with a view!
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Wild Snowdonia Family Rock Climbing
Another climbing outing while staying in North Wales over the Easter holiday. This time we visit a wilder spot at the end of a valley and climb a gritty diff with some fantastic quiet views. Except for the RAF making a fair bit of noise chasing each other around.
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Barmouth Slabs (cycling over the Barmouth bridge & family rock climbing)
More from southern Snowdonia. I cycle across the famous 100-odd year old 900m long wooden rail bridge to Barmouth and we go looking for Barmouth Slabs to do a little but of rock climbing and see some huge Snowdonia views. There might be a geocache hidden around somewhere too.
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Windy Boiler Slab rock climbing (Gower)
We nipped out for another visit to a local Gower crag to get the kids on some easy routes, which they loved. I rather enjoyed myself too, despite the chilly wind on the belay.
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Gower family rock climbing
Spring is here, the weather is good, so we’re off out to the Gower for the first weekend of rock climbing of the year. There are a few family friendly crags, so we visit West Tor between Oxwich and Three Cliffs Bay, which is on the beach and has a handful of low difficulty routes.…
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Jack’s first visit to the climbing wall
I took Jack climbing yesterday to Dynamic Rock. We were there for 4 hours and even then he didn’t want to go home! He’s never spent so much time doing anything, except maybe a marathon Star Wars Lego on the Wii stint. It’s a nice climbing wall, and is pretty quiet at this time of…
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Dynamic Rock
A new climbing wall has finally opened that serves the Swansea and Gower area. Reviews are favourable, it looks well designed, and hopefully we’ll get an opportunity to check it out in the coming months. Dynamic Rock.