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“Rockclimbers in action in Snowdonia” photo book 4-Dec-2012 At 10:31:58 AM maxdacat

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On 4/12/2012 kieranl wrote:
>>Yeh, that's what I thought - it looks huge here. I only stood underneath,
>>in a queue and checked it out, in 1993, before climbing the classic HVS
>>buttress nearby. It looked quite straightforward to me at the time, couldn't
>>see the fuss, other than the obvious architecture.
>>
>I managed to be first in line one fine summer's morning way back when.
>Camping at the Cromlech boulders was a help (wonder if you can still do
>that?). Really nice sustained pitch mostly about 15-16 with a short harder
>section (?19) right at the top. By the time I finished there were 2 or
>3 parties queued up below.

The Corner is rightly a mega classic....it never seemed easy from the first time i did it in 2003 to several other leads or seconds over the following years, despite climbing several grades harder.

Yes people still pitch a tent in the boulders but it's nicer to stay down the road in Nant Peris for 4 quid a night....the pub there is awesome.