Cemetry Gates | E1 Trad climb at Dinas Cromlech

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First ascent. With Don Whillans.

I led the first pitch and took a stance just above the holly tree and hung onto slings attached to poor spikes sticking out of the rock. This was the first stance in slings that we had taken. The position on the face was very sensational and frightening. I brought up Don [Whillans] and he was flabbergasted. "Christ this is a gripping place" he muttered hoarsely. Neither of us seemed able to move. Then it started to rain...All the way up little flakes of rock broke off when we pulled or stood on them. [1]

References

[1] Mountain Issue 104, page 16

First ascent. With Joe Brown.

In Don's later years he and Joe Brown went back to repeat the route together.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m_P_RzrQu4.