Climbing at Penallta, Ystrad Mynach

As the weather makes a change for the better, the last week of sunshine proved too tempting and we ventured out to Penallta. Penallta is a great sandstone outcrop which overlooks Ystrad Mynach not too far from Llanbradach. Bouldering and Trad are available in abundance.


Claire starts out looking like a pro throwing out some shapes.....

Unfortunately a flapping wet dolphin incident took the shine off as she belly flopped onto a ledge and started climbing upside down!!!!! Some may say this is a skill, but I assure you....its not.

Late night bouldering, Penallta.

So nice sized bouldering with various level problems, the worried expression comes from ingesting my left leg as I stretch a lil too far!!!!!

Lovely heel hook there.......

And for my finale, catching a dyno at full stretch. Penallta is an awesome place for practising large dyno's!

Trebannog Pics

These pics have been taken from Right to left as you face the cliff from the road.

Witches Point, Ogmore UPDATE!

Witches Point
Witches point is the promentory on the left hand side of Dunraven Bay, Southerndown. The routes are predominantly sports routes on very steep limestone, typically in the high 6's - 7's. Whilst some of the protection was placed in the 1980's, Roy Thomas has been busy replacing the old worn out in-situ gear on Tufa Terrace and some of the routes in White Witch Cave using donations from the South Wales Bolt Fund.

Access to some of higher climbing areas (i.e. Tufa Terrace and The Gantry) was previously via very precarious paths from above. We have recently introduced two new bolted routes which now allow protected access to these areas. These are PCB 5b to access Tufa Terrace, and Pasty = Man Boobs 5, which tops out at the base of The Gantry.

The Laminated Photo Topo has now been completed for Witches Point and this topo, along with several other new photo topos for new sports crags in the area, will be appearing soon at local shops and climbing walls retailing at £3 each. Further details are available at http://www.southwalesboltfund.co.uk/.

WARNING! Kris visited Morlais Quarry recently. His car was broken into so be careful if you parking in this area.