Clogau Mawr
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| Clogau Mawr | |
| Rock Type | Quarried Carboniferous Limestone |
|---|---|
| Climbing Style | Trad |
| Approach Time | |
| Area | Inland Limestone |
| Geodata | |
| WGS-84 Location | 51.857187, -3.851872 |
| OS Grid Ref. | SN 725 192 |
| WGS-84 Parking Location | |
| GR Parking Location | |
| Base Elevation | 420 metres (SRTM Estimation) |
| General Info | |
| Faces Direction | North |
| Aspect | |
| Wind Sheltered | |
| Climbing Type | |
| Seepage | |
| Crags Within 10.0 km | |
Contents
PREAMBLE
Some short limestone walls visible from and very close to the A4609. In the centre of the bay is a 12m wall, with four cracklines.
ACCESS
From Brynamman follow the A4069 Llangadog road for 3 miles until a car park is reached just below the crest of the hill as for Herbert’s Quarry. Clogau Maur is about 1km WNW of Herbert's Quarry.
DESCENTS
Walk off.
THE ROUTES
- Crack One - E4,6b *
The left-most crack. 12m. M. Crocker 19.06.1994 - Crack Two - E2,5b
The second crack from the left with an obvious pod. 12m. M. Crocker 19.06.1994 - Crack Three - E1,5b
The third crack from the left gained via the overlap. 12m. M.Crocker 19.06.1994 - Crack Four - E2,5c
The rightmost crack, mantling onto the grassy ledge at the top. 10m. M. Crocker 19.06.1994 - Think Of A Name - E2,5b *
The obvious thin righward-slanting groove in the grey wall towards the left side of the crag. Mantle onto the ledge below the groove, from the left, past a spike runner. Ascend the groove (runners in a shot hole), to reach a small tree and shuffle right at the top. 12m. M. Crocker 19.06.1994
