Mousetrap (E2 5a,105m), Anglesey, Wales
Me Jim, and Craig abbing into Mousetrap Zawn and climbing the amazing banded quartz sandstone.
The route Mousetrap is a local classic, technically easy but with soft rock it is definitely an adventurous undertaking. Myself Jim and Craig climbed it as a three. I forgot my helmet- not the best for a crag with crumbling Quartzite.
The route is three pitches long….
P1…Jim’s….Run out traversing. Not much gear and some interesting rock.
P2…Craigs….Long and steep. Lots of gear but a long pitch (well actually its two pitches linked)
P3…Mine…..The best rock on the route. Good gear but with some technical moves. The best climbing on the route....
The route is three pitches long….
P1…Jim’s….Run out traversing. Not much gear and some interesting rock.
P2…Craigs….Long and steep. Lots of gear but a long pitch (well actually its two pitches linked)
P3…Mine…..The best rock on the route. Good gear but with some technical moves. The best climbing on the route....
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| Jim scoping out the abseil |
The bottom half of the route is a real contrast to the top section. The psychedelic rock at the bottom really gives the route a unique character…..
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The second pitch is a long rising groove on some interesting rock….
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The final pitch of the route is on better rock and feels more akin to routes on Castel Helen (Good quality with some good protection). The sun had now come out and the pitch felt like a completely different experience to the gloomy first pitch in the base of the zawn…..
