Had a quick trip up to the Skyline area of Australia in the Llanberis Slate Quarries this afternoon. It's been nice and sunny, but the strong westerlies are keeping the temperatures cool. We met a guy who was 102 years old and had worked in the quarry most of his working life! He was there having a reminisce (not rock climbing!) Tough guy though!
We chose a route which (I think) is one of the nicest in the area. It's got a weird name and the bolting is a bit all over the place, but the climbing is excellent.
To begin with, there is about 15m of trad climbing up a ramp, (the start of 'Act Naturally' VS 4c) then you follow a line of bolts up the steep face. I'd definatley recommend using two ropes as I imagine the rope drag would be paralysing if you only had one. (The bolts are not in a straight line up the route). We used half ropes and a few long extenders in places to minimise the drag. Take plenty of quickdraws as well as the route is just over 40m long.
Llanberis Slate - Skyline Area
- Ruby Marlee meets Dr Holingsworth (6a)
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