- Angus Kille on a rare repeat of The Meltdown, 8c+ 9a
Last week we reported on Angus Kille's fourth ascent of the iconic route The Meltdown (9a), at Twll Mawr, in Wales The route, graded at 8c+ 9a, has long been heralded at the UK's hardest slab route
- The Meltdown 8c+ 9a – Angus Kille - SCARPA UK
The Meltdown at Twll Mawr, in Wales is known as the UK’s hardest slab climb – first put up by Johnny Dawes in 1985 and only a handful of climbers have managed it since
- The Meltdown 9a | Climbing History
Meltdown is unique, though only 80' high it has two crux traverses of 20' each Each move is different to any other, tiny slivers of slate as sidepulls manifested in spookily appropriate positions, rounded micromounds for feet, set in natural perfection to limit the sweep of the hand
- Angus Kille repeats The Meltdown (F8c+ 9a) in Twll Mawr
Angus Kille has made the fourth ascent of the North Wales slate test piece, The Meltdown (F8c+ 9a); celebrations were somewhat tainted however as Angus ‘blew’ a finger tendon in the process!
- Second Ascent of The Meltdown (8c+ 9a) by Ignacio Mulero
The Meltdown on The Quarryman wall in north Wales' Dinorwig Slate Quarry was equipped by Johnny Dawes—who appears in this short film
- James McHaffie conquers the Meltdown in Wales Dinorwig slate quarries
Big news comes from the fresh Dinorwig slate quarries in Wales where British climber James McHaffie has freed an old project which over the years had come to be known as The Meltdown project
- Angus Kille – Climber and Outdoor Professional
I have made my home among the mountains in North Wales where I work as a Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor I have travelled overseas to climb in Europe, Turkey, India, Brazil, China and USA, but I can still find just as much adventure on the crags of the British and Irish Isles
- UKC Logbook - The Meltdown - UKClimbing
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