Wednesday 12th July

Wednesday Night Climbing – 12th July

A rather late newsletter this week, but the weather is continuing to be favourable.

East

A number of members turned up to Castle upon Alun last week, where some interesting climbing was found. This week we are going to head to Llangattock – Chwar Pant Y Rhiw, where we’ll be meeting at about 6pm in the Llangattock Quarry Car Park, directions here: https://goo.gl/maps/7uf4QF3RLvB2. Information on the crag and routes can be found on the wiki: https://swmc.org.uk/wiki/Llangattock#Chwar_Pant_Y_Rhiw

If you’re attending and are offering, or require lift sharing, please feel free to use the email list or post on the Bulletin Board.

West

A group of Westies headed to one of the newly developed crags, Calcite Bay, at Rhossili, for some sport climbing action. It was rather hot to begin with, so we warmed up on some of the easier climbs, and wondered how Mike Davies remained cool despite wearing jeans. The venue seemed quite fresh, with plenty of loose rock and soil to contend with. The right hand wall was more solid but Penny took a fall on Drill Your Own (6b) after a foothold came off. Mike S managed to stay on Calcite Crack’n Up (6a+) after grabbing a loose hold. He attempted a bit of route cleaning but gave up after deciding he’d be there all evening. In all a fun evening’s climbing, with everyone leading between 4 and 6 routes each from grades 4b to 6b. A place with a fantastic view, and somewhere that should hopefully improve over time, with more traffic.

This week the selected crag is Dyfryn Woods, where some have said they’ll be there from 4:30pm. Information on the crag and routes can be found on the wiki:

https://swmc.org.uk/wiki/Dyfryn_Woods_Crag

There will continue to be a meeting point at Mike Davies at 5:30pm, where those that meet there will ideally join those that have said where they are going in advance, unless an alternative location is more appropriate.

Porthclais

We had a wonderfully sunny trip with some great climbing on sea cliffs and some good company to match.

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