Twll Mawr translates as 'Big Hole' and lives up to its name. Although it was first developed way back in 1971 by the legendary Joe Brown with the route Opening Gambit, it really saw little attention until the 1980s when a mini-boom followed Johnny Dawes' ascent of The Quarryman. More recently a series of long sport routes has transformed this area into a place where any 6c/7a climber can have a great adventurous day out on well-bolted multi-pitch routes. These routes can feel committing but most of the belays are rigged for abseil, so twin ropes will help you retreat if you are caught out.
Order | Climb | Buttress | Stars | Grade |
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1 |
The Daddy Club | Golgotha | E1 5b | |
2 |
Green Slip | Golgotha | 7a | |
3 |
Slip of the Tongue | Golgotha | 2 | E6 6c |
4 |
Slip Sliding Away | Golgotha | 1 | E5 6b |
5 |
Split Decision | Golgotha | 2 | E6 6c |
6 |
Tales of the Golden Monkey | Golgotha | 1 | E2 5c |
1 |
In Between Red and Green | Combat Rock | E1 5a | |
2 |
Snoring Exploring | Combat Rock | E1 5b | |
3 |
Watford Gap West | Combat Rock | VS 4b | |
4 |
Combat Rock | Combat Rock | 2 | E1 5a |
5 |
Rhyfelwr | Combat Rock | 2 | E2 5b |
6 |
Teenage Kicks | Combat Rock | E4 6a | |
7 |
Purple Haze | Combat Rock | 2 | E3 5b |
8 |
The Colour Purple | Combat Rock | 2 | E4 6b |
9 |
Cyclone B | Combat Rock | 1 | E3 6a |
10 |
Lethal Injection | Combat Rock | 3 | E2 5c |
11 |
Legal Murders | Combat Rock | 1 | E3 6a |
12 |
Top Gear | Combat Rock | E1 5b | |
13 |
Drunken Laughs | Combat Rock | E2 5b | |
1 |
Booooom, Blast and Ruin | South Wall | 1 | VS 4c |
2 |
Dark Side of the Moon | South Wall | 1 | 7b |
3 |
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun | South Wall | 2 | 7a |
4 |
Imagine Dragons | South Wall | 2 | 6b |
5 |
Lost in the Echo | South Wall | 1 | E2 5b |
6 |
Champagne Supernova | South Wall | 2 | 7b |
7 |
Cam-ikaze Corner | South Wall | 1 | E3 6a |
8 |
Black Holes and Revelations | South Wall | 2 | 7a |
9 |
In The Line of Fire | South Wall | 7c+ | |
10 |
Supermassive Black Hole | South Wall | 3 | 7a |
11 |
Running Scared | South Wall | 1 | 8a |
12 |
Black Hole Sun | South Wall | 3 | 7a+ |
13 |
Black Hole of Calcutta | South Wall | 1 | 7a |
14 |
Black Hole of Calcutta (P2) | South Wall | 1 | 6a+ |
1 |
Wolfhound | Quarryman Wall | 1 | E4 6a |
2 |
Birdman of Cae'r Berllan | Quarryman Wall | E2 5c | |
3 |
A Winter's Tale | Quarryman Wall | 1 | 6b |
4 |
The Hunted | Quarryman Wall | 2 | E7 6c |
5 |
Fleur-de-Lis | Quarryman Wall | 1 | E6 6c |
6 |
Beijqueiro | Quarryman Wall | 2 | E4 6b |
7 |
Coeur De Lion | Quarryman Wall | 3 | E8 7a |
8 |
Blockhead | Quarryman Wall | 3 | E7 6c |
9 |
The Quarryman | Quarryman Wall | 3 | E8 7a |
10 |
Meltdown | Quarryman Wall | 3 | 9a |
11 |
King of the Mezz | Quarryman Wall | 1 | E7 6c |
12 |
The Fire Escape | Quarryman Wall | 2 | E7 6c |
13 |
Phil's Harmonica | Quarryman Wall | 1 | E6 6c |
14 |
Mike's Trombone | Quarryman Wall | 2 | E6 6b |
15 |
The Wonderful World of Walt Disney | Quarryman Wall | 3 | E6 6b |
16 |
Disney Pixar | Quarryman Wall | 3 | E7 6c |
17 |
The Dyke | Quarryman Wall | 2 | E6 6a |
18 |
Opening Gambit | Quarryman Wall | XS | |
19 |
The Gay Blade | Quarryman Wall | 1 | E6 6a |
20 |
The Rock Bottom Line | Quarryman Wall | 3 | 7b+ |
1 |
Long in the Twll/The North Will Rise Again | North Wall | 2 | 6c+ |
2 |
Hamadryad | North Wall | 1 | E3 5c |
3 |
Tân y Ddraig | North Wall | 2 | 7a |
4 |
The Desolation of Smaug! | North Wall | 2 | 6c |
5 |
The Antiquarian | North Wall | 1 | E5 6b |
6 |
Twll Love | North Wall | 2 | E5 6a |
7 |
The Razor's Edge | North Wall | 1 | E3 6b |
8 |
The Baron | North Wall | 1 | E5 6b |
9 |
The True Finish | North Wall | 1 | E4 6b |
10 |
Burning Bush | North Wall | 1 | E7 6b |
11 |
Bushmaster | North Wall | 1 | E3 6b |
12 |
Taith Mawr | North Wall | E4 6a | |
13 |
The Punter's Retreat | North Wall | E3 5b | |
14 |
Scorpion | North Wall | XS 5b | |
15 |
Island of Stability | North Wall | 2 | 6c |
16 |
Bonza Crack | North Wall | 1 | HVS 5b |
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