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Just in case any of you keen climbers use the Gilwern Lower-West area, we have received the following information and photographs from Alan Bowring of Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority: “I took the chance to get out to Gilwern Hill earlier and attach the results. We’re talking of the Gilwern Lower-Gilwern West area covered at: … Read more

Please can I ask for help searching for a lost FENIX cave light. It is likely between the last cottage and the Llangattock carpark.  As of today 3pm. Please ring Trewern 01497 820512 if you find it – thanks so much. Dave Barber.

Following the detection of a defect on the gated ventral attachment point of a harness, Petzl are requesting the inspection of ASTRO and CANYON GUIDE harnesses. “Due to the risk of unintentional opening of this attachment point, which could result in a life-threatening situation, we ask you to stop any use of these harnesses and … Read more

Thanks to those of you that have already responded to our survey – we’ve had a good response so far, but there’s still time to get your responses in… It’s that time of year again when SWOAPG is thinking about putting on some CPD workshops for instructors. HOWEVER, we don’t want to put our efforts … Read more

It’s that time of year again when SWOAPG is thinking about putting on some CPD workshops for instructors. HOWEVER, we don’t want to put our efforts into organising workshops that nobody wants to attend, so we’d be grateful if you could complete this short online survey, by 31 October, to let us know what workshops … Read more

We recently mentioned having “received several troubling reports regarding the Sychryd gorge” and, regrettably, have received more since then – this time concerning gorge instructors jumping into the ‘waterfall pools’ from locations that are not permitted by the access concordat (above the top waterfall on river-right – landing dangerously close to the tree in the … Read more

Thanks to Mick Standing of Black Mountain Activities for alerting us to this fallen tree at Bwa Maen (just above the ‘jacuzzi’ / ‘horseshoe falls’) – “easily passable and avoided but may cause more trouble in the future!”

Anyone paddling the Wye from Hay in the near future should beware of trees blocking Whitney toll bridge, see photo below (thanks to Josh Houghton of Wye Valley Canoes & Carl Durham of Black Mountain Activities).

See message below from Richard Hill regarding Will’s Hole cave (in the Sychryd gorge): “We put some P bolts in Wills Hole today. We have not finished! Please do not use the new ones until Wednesday 13th September but note also that the work is ongoing. The pitch can still be rigged with spits at the … Read more

Thanks to Argoed Lwyd Outdoor Education Centre for these photographs, further to our recent report (below): and to Mick for these photos as additions to his original report: Thanks to Mick Standing of Black Mountain Activities for this report, if anyone is able to provide more information and photographs please let us know – we … Read more