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Anna Hazlett and Tom Randall repeat The Quarryman on Llanberis slate in Wales
21/07/2022 - Climbing
Anna Hazlett and Tom Randall repeat the quarryman on Llanberis slate in Wales
Both Anna Hazlett and Tom Randall have repeated the quarryman, the Johnny Dawes classic located in the Dinorwig slate quarries above Llanberis in North Wales.
Hazel Findlay repeats Johnny Dawes classic The Quarryman
01/07/2020 - Climbing
Hazel Findlay repeats Johnny Dawes classic the quarryman
British rock climber Hazel Findlay has repeated the classic Johnny Dawes testpiece the quarryman in the Dinorwig slate quarries above Llanberis in North Wales.
The Quarrymen, featuring climbers James Pearson and Johnny Dawes
18/02/2019 - Climbing
The Quarrymen, featuring climbers James Pearson and Johnny Dawes
The film The Quarrymen by Neil Hart, about the slate quarries above Llanberis in North Wales starring James Pearson, Johnny Dawes and one of Britain’s most famous multi-pitch rock climb, the quarryman.
Hard trad repeats in Wales by James McHaffie, Angus Kille, Emma Twyford, Gérome Pouvreau, Florence Pinet
30/08/2018 - Climbing
Hard trad repeats in Wales by James McHaffie, Angus Kille, Emma Twyford, Gérome Pouvreau, Florence Pinet
Good weather has resulted in a series of hard trad repeats in Wales by the likes of James McHaffie, Angus Kille, Emma Twyford, Gérome Pouvreau and Florence Pinet.
Caroline Ciavaldini climbing The Quarryman in Wales
26/04/2018 - Climbing
Caroline Ciavaldini climbing the quarryman in Wales
A short clip of France’s Caroline Ciavaldini climbing the quarryman in the Llanberris slate quarries in North Wales.
Caroline Ciavaldini makes first female ascent of The Quarryman in Wales
15/04/2018 - Climbing
Caroline Ciavaldini makes first female ascent of the quarryman in Wales
France's Caroline Ciavaldini has made the long-awaited first female ascent of the quarryman in the slate quarries above Llanberris in North Wales. First ascended by Johnny Dawes back in 1986, this climb is one of the most famous multi-pitch rock...
James Pearson climbs Power Ranger, bold and beautiful trad at Chattanooga
04/12/2017 - Climbing
James Pearson climbs Power Ranger, bold and beautiful trad at Chattanooga
British climber James Pearson has made the first ascent of the bold and difficult route Power Ranger (5.14R / 8c) at Sunset Rocks, Chattanooga, USA.
James Pearson climbing The Quarryman in North Wales
22/01/2017 - Climbing
James Pearson climbing the quarryman in North Wales
The video by Neil Hart of James Pearson climbing the quarryman in the Llanberis slate quarries in North Wales.
Johnny Dawes slate masterpiece repeated after 28 years
10/04/2015 - Climbing
Johnny Dawes slate masterpiece repeated after 28 years
James McHaffie and Pete Robins have repeated Coeur de Lion E8 7a in Twll Mawr, Llanberis, Wales. This is only second ascent of the route that was put up by Johnny Dawes in 1987.
James McHaffie conquers the Meltdown in Wales' Dinorwig slate quarries
10/07/2012 - Climbing
James McHaffie conquers the Meltdown in Wales' Dinorwig slate quarries
Big news comes from the fresh Dinorwig slate quarries in Wales where British climber James McHaffie has freed an old project which over the years had come to be known as The Meltdown project.
Johnny Dawes - the rock climbing interview
23/12/2011 - Interviews
Johnny Dawes - the rock climbing interview
Interview with Johnny Dawes, one of the most talented and influential British climbers of all times.
The Rock Bottom Line, the longest sport climb in the UK
05/10/2011 - Climbing
The Rock Bottom Line, the longest sport climb in the UK
In Twll Mawr in the Dinorwig slate quarry in Wales Ian Lloyd-Jones and Sion McGuinness have established The Rock Bottom Line (130m, 7b+).
Twll Mawr: new route and The Quarryman
08/07/2011 - Climbing
Twll Mawr: new route and the quarryman
Ian Lloyd-Jones and Sion McGuiness add Supermassive Black Hole (F7a, 75m) to Twll Mawr in the Llanberis slate quarries in Wales. Video of James MacHaffie on the quarryman
The Quarryman and Strawberries - important repeats in Wales
05/07/2011 - Climbing
the quarryman and Strawberries - important repeats in Wales
Jorg Verhoeven has made the second on-sight of Strawberries E6 at Tremadog while Steve Mcclure has carried out the first one-day ascent of the quarryman E8 in the Dinorwig slate quarries.
Nicolas Favresse - trad climbing in Wales and England
13/06/2008 - Climbing
Nicolas Favresse - trad climbing in Wales and England
Nicolas Favresse and Sean Villanueva have just spent three weeks climbing in Wales, repeating a series of routes on Gogarth, Dinas Cromlech and Cloggy including John Redhead's masterpiece "Authentic desire" E7 6b.