Comes the Dervish

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Comes the Dervish

Comes the Dervish

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.
mills
on Oct 9, 2009 1:20 pm
Image Type(s): Rock Climbing
Image ID: 561913

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Nanuls

Nanuls - Oct 14, 2009 5:54 pm - Voted 10/10

Bendigedig!

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

mills

mills - Oct 14, 2009 7:36 pm - Hasn't voted

Re - Bendigedig !

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.

Nanuls

Nanuls - Oct 15, 2009 6:04 am - Voted 10/10

Re: Re - Bendigedig !

So I've heard. I actually have a meeting with him next Tuesday about windfarms.

mills

mills - Oct 15, 2009 9:26 am - Hasn't voted

Impressive

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.

Nanuls

Nanuls - Oct 16, 2009 3:00 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: Impressive

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.

mills

mills - Oct 16, 2009 4:13 pm - Hasn't voted

Cheers

Thanks Rich...

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