Monday 28 September 2015

Lighthouse Arête VS (4c)

It's always a good idea to check the length of the rope you are about to abseil on is long enough to reach your destination. We started out our day by abseiling down the sea cliffs of Castell Helen. We had our own abseil rope, but having found one insitu, we decided to just head on down it. We found the owners of the rope climbing up, who informed us that it didn't actually reach the bottom of the cliff! So the route started with a bit of faff, as we had to then had to build a belay and make a second abseil! 


Once established in 'the niche', we sorted out our gear and set off up the enjoyable VS route called 'Lighthouse Arete'. It had been a bit cold and windy by the van, but down at sea level it was a real sun trap and gloriously warm. In fact, when we emerged, three pitches later, it was 25 degrees on the thermometer!


As always, on a calm day, it's a wonderful place to climb...



The route passed without incident although was a bit steeper than I remembered on the second pitch! Back up at the abseil point where the route finishes, we had some food and even a little snooze in the sun! As it was only mid-afternoon and we had a van packed full of toys, we decided to take a little sea kayaking trip from nearby Porth Daffach.


There have not been many times when its been warm enough to kayak on the sea wearing only shorts and a buoyancy aid!


We paddled south towards Treaddur Bay, past some crazy old rock formations and cliffs.



All in all a fabulous 'summers day' out on Anglesey!

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