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Comes the Dervish

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This is a classic rock climb in the Vivian Quarry, Llanberis,Wales, UK.

It is graded at E3 5c and thought by many to be the finest climb in the quarry.

The slate quarries closed down in 1969 and at it`s peak employed up to 2,000 men.

Slate from the quarry was exported around the world from the small queyside village of Port Dinorwig near the Roman town of Caernarfon.

In the photograph is my friend Elfyn Jones. The vivian pool is now very buisy for Scuba Diving, the old buildings are the slate museum a must for any visitor.

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Nanuls

Bendigedig!

Voted 10/10

Would this be taken by the same Elfyn Jones who is now the new conservation and access officer for the BMC?

Posted Oct 14, 2009 5:54 pm

mills

Re - Bendigedig !

Hasn't voted

Indeed it is ! BMC access oficer for Wales and an active member of the Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team.
Also a very talented climber and mountaineer.

Posted Oct 14, 2009 7:36 pm


	Nanuls	Re: Re - Bendigedig !
	Voted 10/10	So I've heard. I actually have a meeting with him next Tuesday about windfarms.
		Posted Oct 15, 2009 6:04 am

mills

Impressive

Hasn't voted

Hi Nanuls, go easy on him lol ! Seen your profile and it`s amazing ! I`m new to SummitPost and not really up to speed with the in`s `n out`s of the forum.

Posted Oct 15, 2009 9:26 am


	Nanuls	Re: Impressive
	Voted 10/10	Ha ha, no worries, there'll be coffee and biscuits awaiting him! Thanks, you have some great photos by the way, especially the climbing shots. There haven't been many photos of hard Welsh routes on here until now. There's not many in's and out's here really - check out the FAQ for info.
		Posted Oct 16, 2009 3:00 pm