The Roaches — 14°C, crisp friction, send temps
Just after the easing of lockdown we ventured to ogwen Valley to catch the milky way arch.

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Ogwen

Rhyolite. V0–V8. Session planner, not a topo.

John Badham (CC BY-SA 4.0) · source

30+
Problems
6m
Max height
Various
Aspect
Rhyolite
Rock

Why go

Rhyolite bouldering at Ogwen. This is a session-planning record, not a topo — named problems below are a tick-list, not a guidebook reprint.

Access

Check BMC RAD before you travel. Nesting, erosion and landowner notes change. Do not take a forum post as permission. If you do not know, do not guess. BMC Regional Access Database for UK venues.

Getting there

Parking: Use established public parking or signed laybys. Do not block gates, driveways or passing places.

Approach: Follow established paths. Do not cut new lines through heather or crops.

Classics (not a topo)

  • Ogwen boulders — a mountain day, not a Peak circuit

Rain day

Beacon Climbing Centre, Indy Climbing Wall, Boathouse Climbing Centre

We do not publish problem-level pages. Buy a guidebook. Leave the crag better than you found it.