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An introduction to Welsh winter climbing

So it’s getting cold, the clocks have gone back and as a rock climber you face an interminable few months of inactivity or at best a regular incarceration inside a chalky climbing wall. A miserable prognosis I’m sure you’ll agree. That is of course unless you have the funds and inclination to hit the continent for some unseasonal sun rock and as attractive as that may sound I believe there is a better, more rewarding way to get your winter kicks and extend your climbing season to a whopping 12 months a year. Join me on a whistle stop tour of some of the exciting and accessible delights of Welsh winter climbing where we’ll be looking at some good introductory climbs up to grade II.