Abercynon High Buttress
| Abercynon High Buttress | |
| Rock Type | Natural Sandstone |
|---|---|
| Climbing Style | Trad |
| Approach Time | |
| Area | Sandstone |
| Sub Area | Sandstone Central Valleys |
| Geodata | |
| WGS-84 Location | 51.654376, -3.326472 |
| OS Grid Ref. | ST 083 958 |
| WGS-84 Parking Location | |
| GR Parking Location | |
| Base Elevation | 194 metres (SRTM Estimation) |
| General Info | |
| Faces Direction | |
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| Wind Sheltered | |
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| Crags Within 5.0 km | |
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Abercynon High Buttress, Deri, Mount Pleasant, Mount Pleasant (X2), Mountain Ash, Mountain Ash Natural Buttress, Mountain Ash West, Navigation Quarry - Cilfynydd, Penrhiwceiber Quarry, Senghenydd, The Darren, The Gap, Trehafod, Upper Mountain Ash, Ynysboeth, Ynysybwl Lady Windsor Quarry, Ynysybwl Upper Quarry | |
GR 078958
PREAMBLE
A series of natural sandstone buttresses on the hillside overlooking Abercynon. All the current routes are either on a rectangular buttress above the tree line, or the buttress immediately above it.
J. Madison has details of bouldering in the vicinity http://www.abercynonbouldering.wetpaint.com/
Also see The Little Gap
ACCESS
The best approach is probably from The Gap (see The Gap for details). From the left-hand side of the lower quarry, go up the banking and across the plateau. Carry straight on when the ground starts dropping down, taking care not to fall over the top.
THE ROUTES
Lower Buttress
1. Eagle VS,4c
The crack, overhang and wall on the rectangular buttress. 9m
S.Richardson, C.Shorrock 00.09.1991
Upper Buttress
There are a couple of unrecorded Severes and:
1. Raped Arête - HS 4a **
The perfect hanging arête in the middle of the crag is taken on its right-hand side. An awesome solo proposition. 7m
Olly Birrell, Jamie Maddison. Solo 08/06/2009
2. Girdle Traverse S,4a
As the name suggests. 15m
C.Shorrock 00.09.1991
