Kennelgarth Wall
| Kennelgarth Wall | |
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| Rock Type | Natural Carboniferous Limestone |
|---|---|
| Climbing Style | Sport |
| Approach Time | 10 minutes |
| Area | Inland Limestone |
| Sub Area | Dinas Rock |
| Geodata | |
| WGS-84 Location | 51.760154, -3.574461 |
| OS Grid Ref. | SN 914 080 |
| WGS-84 Parking Location | 51.759561, -3.578172 |
| GR Parking Location | SN 911 079 |
| Parking Postcode | SA11 5NU |
| Base Elevation | 75 metres (GPS Survey) |
| General Info | |
| Faces Direction | South |
| Aspect | Sunny |
| Wind Sheltered | Mostly |
| Climbing Type | Normal |
| Seepage | |
| Crags Within 10.0 km | |
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| BMC RAD | |
| RAD Notice/Restriction | Kennelgarth Wall@BMC RAD |
Preamble
100m up the path on the left bank is the obvious Kennelgarth Wall, leaning quite steeply at its right-hand end. By and large the routes are short and very sharp, with fingery climbing dominating. The undercut base of the wall is good for bouldering on steep rounded jugs, but please try to avoid bouldering up the start of the routes as they have become very polished in a short space of time. Twin bolt belays are now in place on the ledge above the climbs.
Follow the link to more information on bouldering at Kennelgarth wall - Dinas
The Routes
1. Technitis - Fr.6c
The short left-hand line on the wall, with one very technical move. 8m
2. By Proxy - Fr.7a
The wall to the right of Technitis. 9m
3. Out Come The Freaks - Fr.7a+
A hop, skip and a jump in rapid succession that starts below the arched overlap to the right. 9m
4. Fings Ain’t What They Used To Be - Fr.7b **
A desperate route that would have been more aptly named Fingers Ain’t What They Used To Be. Follow the hairline crack to the right of Out Come The Freaks on good pockets to a left-slanting crack, PR. Make a very trying sequence up and left onto the upper wall, with difficult pulls on slots to finish, 2PRs. 11m
5. Kennelgarth - Fr.7b *
A blind route that is flashed with ease if the hard-to-spot two-finger hold at the top is found. Jump up to the triangular sentry box and climb this to a slot out left. Make a long reach up for a two-finger edge, then fall back right for a jug from whence the BB can be clipped. 12m
6. Eugene's High Point - Fr.7b+
The stapled project right of Kennelgarth. Lower off the final staple. All attempts at gaining the ledge have failed since this date.
There is a project on the wall above Kennelgarth Wall.
First Ascents
1. P.Donnithorne, T.Meen 00.00.1988
2. G.Gibson, R.Thomas 30.03.1997
3. A.Sharp 23.05.1988
4. A.Sharp, P.Thomas, P.Lewis 15.05.1988
5. A.Sharp, P.Lewis 1pt 00.00.1984
G.Ashmore 23.07.1994
6. Eugene Jones 00.00.1995
