Wired North Wales Rock Climbing Guidebook

This is a selective guidebook covering the best trad rock climbing and sport climbing in North Wales.  This popular climbing destination has everything from a tremendous array of spectacular mountain crags, world class sea cliff climbing, great outcrops, plus a wide range of sport climbing including the unique Dinorwig Slate Quarries.

The guidebook covers 13 widely different areas, which are:

Llanberis Pass
Snowdon (Yr Wyddga) that includes Cloggy and Lliwedd
Slate – sport climbing in the Dinorwig Quarries
Ogwen Valley
Carneddau Valley
Betws-y-Coed
Moelwyns
Tremadog
Cwm Silyn and Nant Gwynant
Gogarth and Rhoscolyn
Pen Llyn
Mid Wales – Tap Y Graig
Limestone – sport climbing around Llandudno

I total the guidebook covers over 860 routes across a wide range of grades from classic VDiffs to top end E-grade routes.  All the routes are shown on colour photo topos, along with a short description.  At the start of each crag there is a description of the style of climbing to be found, along with a location map, access information and descent information if applicable.  Additionally, there are QR codes for the parking area, the crag, and the RAD app, plus a table showing the total number of routes in each grade band.

Published by Wired Guides and the Climber’s Club in August 2025

Number of pages is 480.
Size is 150mm x 210mm (A5).
ISBN is 9781919643632.