Climbing

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Pembrokeshire offers some excellent and diverse climbing for all from bouldering and short slabs for beginners to steep and technical climbs up to E9. North Pembrokeshire has sea cliff climbing on sandstone, gabbro and volcanic cliffs from 10m to 90m high. In the South, the main climbing is typified by stretches of steep limestone cliffs, particularly around Lydstep, Stackpole, Bosherston and Castlemartin. Some easier slabs can be found but the majority of the routes are at VS grades or above including a high concentration of extreme routes that are amongst the best climbs in the UK. Most routes around the county are tidal and access is usually by abseil.

North Pembrokeshire has some fantastic slab climbing on old red sandstone, and Parth Clais is a good place to start with routes from Diff to E1. Nearby, Porth Y Ffynon has some good lines, and there are some quiet crags such a s velvet crag and initiation slabs to discover. Once you have perfected the easier routes, you could head to Carreg Y Barcud with steep technical slab climbing in a fantastic situation with routes ranging from easy to E7.

For some traditional adventure climbing and even some multi pitch sea cliffs, try St. Davids head. You can walk out in 1/2 hour from Witesands carpark near St. Davids. The gabbro rock here has great friction and the routes are mostly quite adventurous. You might also see cetaceans passing by such as porpoise, dolphins and even whales. On summer evenings Manx Shearwaters are returning to Skomer in their thousands. Top Spot!