Craig Y Castell - 15th April

Pitch 1 of One Step in the Crowds

At last in the uncertain North Wales weather there was a day of sun and clear skies and it was initially warm. At last a good day to get out and climb. It was however still too cold for the higher crags, so we headed for the less busy crag of Craig y Castell in Tremadog. One Step in the Crowds (E1 5b) looked brilliant so we set off. When I got to the sloping ledge after the first roof, I wanted to see Lena having fun climbing, so split the first pitch into 2 here and belayed. The second half of this pitch was also great, moving around the larger overhang to the ledge above. Things got easier now, on the top pitch and the slabby finish was a little thin at the end! A really good climb.