More evening climbing in the Ogwen Valley and I think our seventh day of consecutive rock climbing around Snowdonia. This time we opted for the brilliant little buttress below Cwm Bochlwyd. We've done all the routes here, but so long ago, they all felt new again! Bathed in the warmth of the evening sun, we enjoyed two routes before bad light stopped play. The climbs are about 40m high, so give plenty of time to get absorbed in the process of moving and placing protection. At the top of Marble Slab, we fixed an abseil point so we could quickly zip back down to the start of the next route, which was even better.
This evening, we had eaten some food before heading up the valley, so as we walked away in the dusk, for once, we weren't starving!
Earlier in the day I'd taken a group of students up to the Obelisk above Llandudno Junction. The views there are great, especially on a day like today!
Plenty of wood anenomies in the forest on the way there as well as wild garlic, violets and cow slips in abundance. Even saw my first Swallow arrive back here after it's winter in South Africa.
Bochlwyd Buttress Climbs:
- Marble Wall, HS (4a)*
- Five Pitch Route HS (4a)**
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