Many of my happiest days climbing are spent soaring above the seas, as the diamonds of sunlight dance over the waves. Holy Island, just off Anglesey is home to my favourite collection of these cliffs, named Gogarth. This is my desert Island cliff, with a life times worth of adventures to be had. The fantastically funky quartzite rock, out of this world exposure and seaside environment make for special experiences. “A Dream of White Horses”, is one of the most famous routes here and should be on every climber’s tick-list, but that’s just the beginning.

Rhoscolyn on nearby Anglesey can offer a slightly friendlier location on which to learn the ropes.

Taster to advanced

Whether this is to be your first taste of climbing on sea cliffs, you have specific routes you’d like to experience or you’re keen to develop the skills to keep yourself safe in these environments we can create the perfect days for you.

Some Skills we can Cover

• Equipment selection, care and maintenance (dealing with salt water!)

• In-situ protection: risks and improvement

• Planning your day and thinking ahead about objective dangers: choosing the right route; dealing with loose rock and top outs safely; tides and swells.

• Route locating

• Safe abseil set up and use to access climbs (this can often be used as a belay and your main escape route too).

• Keeping comfortable

• Rope management on sea cliffs

• Advanced rope techniques

• Escape routes and ascending ropes safely