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North Wales Slate
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- Book Synopsis
- The slate quarries near Llanberis have become one of the most popular climbing spots in North Wales for climbers looking for sport routes, or immaculate slab climbing. The development started with the slate boom of the 1980s when the area became famous for immaculate slabs of purple slate with bold run-out routes. Most of these routes are still there in their original style and many have become classics and much sought-after trad ticks. More recently the area has been developed with a multitude of super sport routes from short single pitches to huge multi-pitch extravaganzas. This guide is a celebration of all of those styles of slate climbing. It is a comprehensive guidebook covering all the routes which is a little unusual for a Rockfax, although we have produced such books before.
- About The Author
- Mark has been a rock climbing instructor since 1997, working throughout the length and bredth of North Wales. In 2005 Mark completed the Mountain Instructor Award whilst working for Plas Y Brenin and has been a freelance/associate Instructor for them ever since. Mark has sought to develop his coaching to the highest level through various forms of Continuing Professional Development, including BMC Fundamentals and Learning to Train courses, Plas Y Brenin's Coaching Processes course and finally completing an MSc in Applied Sports Science at Bangor University. This book brings together all the academic, practical and personal skills he has developed over the last thirteen years as both a climber and coach; climbing routes of all different styles ranging from Diff to E5 in over ten countries. In essence this book is a shortcut to all Mark's accrued knowledge over his long and successful professional and personal climbing career. Mark is the sometimes outspoken author of the blog Life in the Vertical.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781873341438
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Rockfax, (15 August 2018)
- Number of Pages
- 320
- Weight
- 630 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 210 x 148 x 18 mm
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