The route which triggered the slate climbing revolution: Comes the Dervish E3 5c, first ascended by Stevie Haston in 1981. For many climbers Vivian Quarry acts as the gateway to the Llanberis slate ...
Rainbow Slab is arguably the jewel in the crown of Llanberis slate. The immense, smooth face is broken by a series of smaller ripples and of course by the rainbow itself, a pulsing vein which arches ...
Dinorwig slate quarries gained UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2018 The slate quarries of north-west Wales gained UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2018. Once, slate carved from here was sent ...