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Tan y Grisiau Boulders Hippocampus 8A/+ New Noise 8A/+ Flick of the Wrist New Noise RH 7C Nodder’s Arete Jordan’s Crispy Crunch Cashmere 7B The Gout Club 7A+ Tan y Grisiau Tempest Area Chris’ Kashmir Curry Boulder Cwm Orthin Craig yr Wrysgan A496 Blaenau Ffestiniog Clogwyn yr Oen Llyn Tanygrisiau Clogwyn y Bustach 300m Lower Boulder Field Upper Boulder Field 4 5 Tan y Grisiau Boulders Tan y Grisiau Boulders Conditions: The boulders get plenty of sunshine and are mostly quick drying; the excep - tion being the New Noise roof and the Chris’ Kashmir Curry block which are at their best during dry periods. Providing it is not raining (or snowing) climbing is possible throughout the year. Approach: On the A496 road from/to Blaenau Ffestiniog, turn off for the small village of Tan y Grisiau. Follow the road up to a tight crossroads then follow the narrow and very steep lane up the hill, underneath the narrow gauge railway. Continue up the road until it changes into a track at a small parking area (for Cwm Orthin) beneath a quarry tip. An alternative route avoids the steep hill: just after turning off the A496, take the left turn towards the power station; follow the road around past the head of the lake and back right to reach a locked gate blocking access to the stwlan Dam service road. Just before this point turn right, then left onto the road running up to the Cwm Orthin parking spot. Follow a path breaking off left from the Cwm Orthin track, cross the footbridge over the stream and continue over to join the private service road for Llyn Stwlan which runs across the hill side beneath Craig yr Wrysgan and Clogwyn yr Oen. Follow the road until it crosses a prominent incline. 7he �rst area lies down below the road. 7o reach it droS down the incline for 3P and turn back left beneath a high slab with a distinctive thin crack line (which has been lead). A little further round an attractive wall swings into view. Ryan McConnell travelling fast on Big Red Button 7A photo: Si P�anton