So after a couple of days in Pembroke rock climbing myself and my good chum Henry Castle managed to bag 5 first ascents in 2 days. Not bad going at all.
On the first day we went to Giltar Slabs and did some new routes starting from the recess at the bottom of the main slab and above the high tide line, so good to know about these bad boys. The first route was a soft touch E1 5a and then a hard E2 5b both worth a star. We then moved over to a crag with no recorded routes and started opening up that area with another ground up on-sight of a lovely HVS 5a with great gear and moves.
For the next days rock climbing we went back to the same crag but forgot about the army firing there guns and were told to ‘piss off’ so instead we went on to the next crags ‘Proud Giltar’ and were gob smacked by what we found. An exciting ridge down climb that leads into a traverse above the sea to get to the start of the two first ascents that we did today. The routes are superb on rough rock with bomber gear, loads of exposure and a roof that looks hard but turns out its got whooping holds and great gear also. The whole outing with the ridge, traverse and one of the climbs would make a 3 star experience for the severe climber. We thought both routes should get at least 2 stars and I am looking forward to others doing them and getting excited about great rock climbing.
Below is a slide show with a photo of each new route that was climbed – they look good don’t they??
