climbing topos for iPhone & Android
(Windows phone7 in development)
(Windows phone7 in development)
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The scope of this guide is for North Wales, and we have concentrated on the classic rock routes of the area from the sea cliffs of Gogarth to the mountains Snowdonia. The areas covered in the first edition of this website are:
The joy of having this guidebook online is of course we can update, alter and correct route descriptions, topos and access information as frequently as we like with the powerful database that drives this website.
As well as keeping this website up to date the database is also at the heart of the phone app, and many people wonder why they should take the time and money to download the app, when all the information is here on the website for free.
Well the app does more than just access the database, when you purchase the app the database is up loaded to your phone, along with the topos and all the information you need. Meaning that there is no need to wait for the topos to upload, which in North Wales may take time and potentially money.
The reason that the download times are slow is that there is no 3G reception in North Wales, in fact at some crags there simply isn't any reception and at Gogarth most phones roam to an Irish Mobile Network, which can be expensive if you are data roaming.
It's not expensive either £6 for an entire guidebook to North Wales, that fits in your pocket, weighs less than any other selected guidebook to North Wales and has interactive maps. For the price of two pints of Beer, the whole of North Wales Climbing is literally right at your fingertips.
Of course, there is nothing more compelling than putting down the vital statistics on just what you are getting for your money, and compared to around £25 for any modern guidebook, that £6 is going to seem even more value for money. Why, well at present the guide book contains 666 routes, 140 topos covering 7 major climbing areas in North Wales, and whats more there are still several places that we can develop further. To see how these routes breakdown across the areas we have compiled a list below.
Amazing aerial photo-topos, see Gogarth like you have never seen it before. We have yet to add routes to the sports climbing on the west side of Anglesey.
Gogarth HS and below - 4 routes
Gogarth VS to E1 - 42 routes
Gogarth E2 to E4 - 25 routes
Gogarth E5 to E6- 4 routes
All major crags covered save for Cryn Las and Lliwedd. These may appear in later generations of the guide if the smart phone screens improve enough to cover these massive crags.
Llanberis Pass HS and below - 25 routes
Llanberis Pass VS to E1 - 62 routes
Llanberis Pass E2 to E4 - 18 routes
An extensive guide, featuring virtually all the new easy sports routes, with over a staggering 300 routes covered, as well as nearly all of the most classic lines.
Slate 5 and below - 20 routes
Slate 5+ to 6a+ - 53 routes
Slate 6b to 7a - 38 routes
Slate 7a+ to 7c+ - 27 routes
Slate 8a and above - 8 routes
Slate HS and below - 1 routes
Slate VS to E1 - 41 routes
Slate E2 to E4 - 96 routes
Slate E5 to E6 - 26 routes
We have yet to get Wrysgan and Clipiau online yet. Thw areas covered here are Clogwyn Yr Oen, Craig Tonnau and Carreg Altrem.
Moelwyns HS and below - 14 routes
Moelwyns VS to E1 - 5 routes
This is a mere taster, as local activist have put together a complete app, available shortly through theSend.co.uk
North Wales Limestone 5 and below- 2 routes
North Wales Limestone 5+ to 6a+ - 12 routes
North Wales Limestone 6b to 7a - 9 routes
North Wales Limestone 7a+ to 7c+ - 2 routes
North Wales Limestone 8a and above - 2 routes
A nice covering of easy classic routes. We have not covered the mountain crags of Glyder Fach and Glyder Fawr.
Ogwen Valley HS and below - 59 routes
Ogwen Valley VS to E1 - 29 routes
Ogwen Valley E2 to E4 - 5 routes
Ogwen Valley E5 to E6 - 1 routes
Ogwen Valley E7 and above - 1 routes
Sadly our crag shots for Tremadog, aren't as good as we'd like, we are waiting for the leaves to fall off the trees, and hope to have this area updated before the end of the. At present there are no routes on Pant Ifan or right of Grim Wall Area on Blwch Y Moch. Hopefully this update will happen before christmas.
Tremadog and Beyond HS and below - 8 routes
Tremadog and Beyond VS to E1 - 18 routes
Tremadog and Beyond E2 to E4 - 8 routes