Far Far West Slab, Gorllewin, & Gone West

Crag: Clogwyn D’ur Arddu, The Far West Buttress (p106)

Far Far West Slab

Date of ascent: 25/06/10
Length/grade/stars: 45m VD
Climbers: BJ Clarke (solo)

Start location:

60 metres right of Trick of the Light across a loose grassy rake and just left of the descent gully; are a series of overlapping slabs. Start at the foot of the rib forming the toe of the uppermost slab and immediately left of the descent gully; cairn.

Pitch descriptions:

1. 25m Climb the slab just right of the rib; pull over the steepening on the right and continue up the slab to a large ledge and block belays.
2. 20m Move leftwards and follow the slab on the left, keeping just right of the left edge. A few steeper moves lead to an upstanding belay at the top.

Gorllewin

Date of ascent: 25/06/10
Length/grade/stars: 23m VD
Climbers: BJ Clarke (solo)

Start location:

Start 9 metres left of Far Far West Slab. Descent: traverse leftwards (looking in) across tricky broken ground, then down easy-angled slabs.

Pitch descriptions:

Follow the attractive, grey, left-trending slab; keeping right of the edge.

Additional info:

The name means “West”!

Gone West

Date of ascent: 25/06/10
Length/grade/stars: 10m D
Climbers: BJ Clarke (solo)

Start location:

Start 10 metres down and left of Gorllewin; at the toe of a shorter slab.

Pitch descriptions:

Climb the crack in the rib of the short slab to good spike belays.