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The Black Cliff: The history of rock climbing on
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mountain. Clogwyn Du'r Arddu is considered to be one of the best
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rock grades of Diff to E9; winter grade of II to VIII
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305:[ˈklɔɡwɨ̞nˈdɨːrˈarðɨ̞]
159:up to 300 metres (980 ft)
62:Location of Clogwyn Du'r Arddu
16:Cliff and climbing area, Wales
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727:"Clogwyn Du'r Arddu - Cloggy"
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367:Peter Bailey Williams
654:"Clogwyn Du'r Arddu"
553:North Wales Classics
458:John Menlove Edwards
318:traditional climbing
301:Welsh pronunciation:
150:Traditional climbing
910:Cliffs of Snowdonia
488:Margins of the Mind
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758:. Climbers' Club.
756:Clogwyn Du'r Arddu
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725:Hobley, Nicholas.
567:North Wales Climbs
297:Clogwyn Du'r Arddu
170:mostly multi-pitch
130:53.0792°N 4.0939°W
24:Clogwyn Du'r Arddu
905:Cliffs of Gwynedd
881:Crag Guide (2022)
871:Crag Guide (2022)
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561:978-1-873341-17-9
351:Far West Buttress
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201:+215 routes
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108:Coordinates
889:Categories
869:UKClimbing
736:12 January
703:15 January
663:10 January
625:References
481:in 1983),
438:The Corner
416:1930, and
414:Great Slab
285:Great Slab
261:White Slab
249:Great Wall
118:53°04′45″N
900:Llanberis
820:9 January
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426:Joe Brown
393:in 1928 (
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331:Llanberis
325:Structure
279:Great-Bow
243:Womb Bits
219:Elevation
187:Rock type
121:4°05′38″W
89:Llanberis
75:Snowdonia
36:Buttress)
814:Climbing
596:See also
516:-grade.
466:Bow Slab
446:November
434:Llithrig
310:rhyolite
281:(HVS 5a)
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269:(E2 5c),
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71:Location
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287:(VS 4c)
273:Llitrig
255:The Axe
177:Ratings
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156:Height
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79:Wales
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