Gilwern Hill - Crag X
From SWMC Guidebook
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Bolting Policy
Retro-bolting allowed with first ascentionist's permission. New sports route allowed.
Preamble
25 routes up to 10/12mts in height. Rock is mainly flowstone and can be friable. Fully bolted with lower offs for all routes. The crag is split into 2 sections, a small wall containing 11 routes is on the right approx 250mts before the main wall. Because of its altitude it can be cold, but facing west gets any afternoon sun that's going. A good afternoon evening crag in fine weather.
Access
From Blaenavon take B4246 for approx' 1 mile, turn left at keepers pond towards Lamb and Fox, pass the pub and continue for approx' 1 mile until there is a very steep drop into an old quarry. You can park just before the steep drop or there is room for 1 car just after. A small path leads up from the road, follow this trending left until you come to the first wall on your right (11 routes here) continue along the path for 250mts to the main wall.
Descent
The Routes
1. Jug fest F4+ *
A Jug fest up the isolated wall on the left! 25m.
2. Destination Brynmawr F6a
The angled groove with an awkward finish.
3. Tea Leaves F6b **
4. Battle of the bulge F6c **
5. Flow Job F6b **
6. Christian broke my flake F6a+ **
7. Diagnosis Made Easy F6c+ **
8. Pwll Du Crack F5+
9. Go with the flow F6a
10. There's no business like flow business F5+
11. Whatever floats your boat F5+
12. A paddock full of ponies F5
13. Crack me up F4+
14. All aboard my dingy F4
15. Cod liver oil F6b *
16. Glucosamine & Chondroitin F6c **
17. Fuelled by Pies F7a+ *
18. Johnny takes a tumble F6a *
19. Snap crackle n Pop F6a
20. White Noise F5
21. Back, crack and sack F5 *
22. Take me up the Hindu Kush F5+
23. To Dai or not to Dai F5+
24. Brittle Biscuit F4+ *
25. Under a blood red sky F5+ *
