Eight is a popular number on the North Wales winter scene at the moment. Over a period of five days, two first ascents have been made at VIII and an VIII 8 has had an impressive on-sight third ascent.
http://www.dmmclimbing.com/news.asp?nid=261&ngroup=2
Courtesy of Mark ' Baggy' Richards, Ray Wood and DMM
Baggy is a good friend of the Mountain Equipment team. A former instructor at Plas Y Brenin, he is now Centre Manager at the Blue Peris Outdoor Centre and a passionate advocate of Welsh winter climbing. Dont forget, you can keep up-to-date with the very latest North Wales winter climbing action by following Baggy's blog - live updates from this blog appear on our 'Team Blogs' section.