Idwal Slabs

United Kingdom / Wales / Bangor
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Also known as Cwm Idwal.
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14 recorded climbs.

This timeline is missing some first ascents where the date of the ascent is unknown.
Year Climb Grade Climber Style Date
1915 Hope VD Emily Daniell Lead | onsight 14th Aug 1915
First ascent.
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1917
1918 Original Route VS C. F. Holland Alternate Leads 22nd May 1918
First ascent. With Ivor Armstrong Richards.
Original Route VS Ivor Armstrong Richards Alternate Leads 22nd May 1918
First ascent. With C. F. Holland.
1919 Tennis Shoe HS Noel Odell Solo | onsight Aug 1919
First ascent.
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1929 Central Rib HS Albert Hargreaves Alternate Leads | onsight 28th Sep 1929
First ascent. With Colin Kirkus.
First ascent. With Albert Hargreaves.

References

[1] Ogwen And Carneddau (1993)
Grooved Wall HS Albert Hargreaves Alternate Leads | onsight 15th Dec 1929
First ascent. With Colin Kirkus.
First ascent. With Albert Hargreaves.

References

[1] Ogwen And Carneddau (1993)
First ascent.

Quite frankly, I'd lost my way. I'd come to the famous thread belay at the end of the first pitch of the normal route, and I didn't know that the route ought to go right. I was a pole vaulter, which I think gives you pretty strong fingers, and I remember the pull-out onto the actual blade of the javelin was very strenuous; though not dangerous - I had a belay about 40 feet below me. [1]

References

[1] Ogwen And Carneddau (1993)
1931 Balcony Cracks VS John Menlove Edwards Lead 7th Sep 1931
First ascent.
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First ascent.

References

[1] Ogwen And Carneddau (1993)
First ascent. 1 point of aid.

References

[1] Ogwen And Carneddau (1993)
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1979 Zero E7 Pete Livesey Lead | worked Jul 1979
First ascent.
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1983
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.116371059819780/116373369819549
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2016 Devil's Blade 8A James McHaffie Boulder | worked Sep 2016
First ascent.
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2021
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF3Qkm0iHIc
Climb Grade # Recorded Ascents Ascents Recorded Between
Devil's Blade 8A 2 1st September 2016 – 13th September 2022
Climb Grade # Recorded Ascents Ascents Recorded Between
Zero E7 6 1st July 1979 – 1st January 2002
Teenage Menopause E7 3 1st January 1980 – 1st January 2004
Capital Punishment E4 3 11th September 1971 – 12th July 1976
The Garotte E4 2
Suicide Wall Route 1 E2 0
Javelin Blade E1 1 20th April 1930
Original Route VS 2 22nd May 1918
Balcony Cracks VS 1 7th September 1931
Central Rib HS 2 28th September 1929
Grooved Wall HS 2 15th December 1929
Tennis Shoe HS 1 1st August 1919 – 1st September 1919
Hope VD 1 14th August 1915
The Ordinary Route D 0