Note: New routes have been submitted by climbers, many non CC members. They have not been verified by the CC and descriptions may be misleading or inaccurate. Climbers use the information and climb at their own risk.
Routes are listed in chronological order of submission.
Submitted by : Nick Taylor Area : Gower Crag : Pobbles Bay East Date of ascent : 30/08/04 Route Name : Nearly Dropped Me Brolly Length/grade/stars : E2 5c * Climbers : Nick Taylor Start location: On the east wall of the cove three parallel cracks slant up to a large conglomerate overhang. Pitch descriptions: Additional info: |
Submitted by : Nick Taylor Area : Gower Crag : Mewslade Bay area, The Aisle Date of ascent : 29/08/04 Route Name : Barefoot Acrobat Length/grade/stars : VS 4c * Climbers : Nick Taylor Start location: Go through the cave leading to Sump it up. Pitch descriptions: Additional info: |
Submitted by : Nick Taylor Area : Gower Crag : Mewslade Bay area, The Aisle Date of ascent : 29/08/04 Route Name : North Edge Direct Length/grade/stars : E1 5a Climbers : Nick Taylor Start location: The arete on the landward (north) end of the aisle. Pitch descriptions: Additional info: |
Submitted by : Nick Taylor Area : Gower Crag : Mewslade Bay area, The Aisle Date of ascent : 10/06/06 Route Name : Sixteen Hooves Length/grade/stars : E1 5b* Climbers : Nick Taylor Start location: Start right of Zoom Zoom Doris, underneath the arch. Pitch descriptions: Additional info: |
Submitted by : Nick Taylor Area : Gower Crag : Mewslade Bay area Date of ascent : 13/06/03 Route Name : Wriggler’s Chimney Length/grade/stars : HS * Climbers : Nick Taylor Start location: This route has been inserted into the guide in the wrong place, it is the chimney right of Malm, in the back of the right hand side of the gully. |
Submitted by : Nick Taylor Area : Gower Crag : Mewslade Bay area Date of ascent : 09/06/06 Route Name : Jiggler’s Chimbley Length/grade/stars : S Climbers : Nick Taylor Start location: This is the squeeze chimney in the back of the left hand side of the gully (left of Balm). Pitch descriptions: |
Submitted by : Oliver Heyes Area : The Gower Crag : Three Cliffs Bay Date of ascent : 03/09/06 Route name : Maze Bulge Length/grade/stars : 9 Metres, HVS 5a Climbers : Oliver Heyes, Kevin Start location: Start below the overhanging bulge. Pitch descriptions: Additional info: |
There is no S.E wales section,can a sub heading be set up?
Since I have heard from the Pembroke climbers and now yourself that the two areas should be listed separately I have now added an additional sub-heading for South East Wales and Pembrokeshire.
fine, but is there a sub section for new routes in mainland SE WALES(I.E not Gower) for places like the Valleys Sandstone,Ogmore,Witches,Dinas etc
With the exception of the Gower we only provide a New Route facility for areas for which we publish a guidebook. We have an agreement with the publishers of the Gower but currently no other areas. South East Wales guides are published by local clubs some of whom have new route facilities on their web sites. Discussions are taking place and this may change in the future.
Tony – South Wales MC publishes the Gower and South East Wales guidebook, latest volume published in 2002 though Pesda Press published a Gower selected climbs guide called Gower Rock in 2013. Any agreement about publishing Gower new routes would surely cover SE Wales as well. It should be pretty easy to establish that right.
My apologies for mis-interpreting web-site heading “new Routes” in information section. Did not realise it should be “new routes in areas for which CC has a guide book”. In which case S.E wales(including Gower)would be of no interest to you. Suggest you remove all of this secion from web page to prevent further confusion.
It’s not yet possible to enter new routes for the area GOWER which despite not being in a CC guide is listed in the New Route Archive Page under S.E Wales.
All attempts fail as Gower is not in the drop down selection box and is not accepted if typed in,(possibly a technical oversight).
Thanks for bringing this to our notice. The New Routes facility was upgraded a while ago and as the Gower is not one of our guidebook areas it was omitted. I have added the Gower as an area plus the crags currently listed in the existing Gower New Routes page. If the crag/buttress you need is not listed in the drop down menus then you can add it using Submit a New Crag.
With the imminent release of South Wales Rock, published by the CC (in association with South Wales Climbing Wiki) I think we can now add in a section for this area. Perhaps split into the four chapter areas of the new guide?
Hi Gwyn,
As soon as I get the guidebook I will set up the area South Wales Rock, crags and buttresses. However we should direct users to the SW wiki?