Despite the cave roof keeping direct rain off the rock, persistently high humidity (averaging 76% over the past week, with 84% today and rising to 90%+ this evening) will make the limestone very greasy. There is a narrow window mid-afternoon today where humidity dips to the mid-60s, but conditions are generally poor and deteriorating through the forecast period.
Based on weather conditions only — does not cover bird nesting restrictions or other access issues.
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Site Details
One of the most famous bouldering venues in the UK — a large sea cave on the Great Orme headland at Llandudno. Spectacular steep limestone with pockets, tufas, and crimps. Predominantly hard (Font 6c to 8b+). The cave roof provides natural shelter from rain, making it one of the few all-weather venues, though limestone can become greasy in high humidity.
Condition Notes
Cave roof provides natural rain shelter — one of the few venues climbable during rain itself. However, limestone becomes extremely greasy in high humidity even without direct wetting. Best on cool, dry, low-humidity days.
- Rock Type
- Limestone
- Wind Exposure
- Sheltered
- Altitude
- 20m
- Climbing
- Bouldering
- Aspects
- N
- Problems
- 80
- Boulder Grades
- Font 6c – Font 8b+
- Access
- CRoW Open Access
- Approach
- 10 min
Site Data
- Name
- Parisella's Cave
- County
- North Wales
- Rock Type
- Limestone
- Climbing Types
- Bouldering
- Aspects
- N
- Wind Exposure
- Sheltered
- Altitude
- 20m
- Latitude
- 53.3324
- Longitude
- -3.8312
- OS Grid Ref
- —
- Access Type
- CRoW Open Access
- Approach Time
- 10 min
- Problem Count
- 80
- Route Count
- —
- Boulder Grades
- Font 6c – Font 8b+
- Trad Grades
- —
- Tidal
- No
- Parking Notes
- Park on the Great Orme headland at Llandudno.
- Condition Notes
- Cave roof provides natural rain shelter — one of the few venues climbable during rain itself. However, limestone becomes extremely greasy in high humidity even without direct wetting. Best on cool, dry, low-humidity days.
- ID
- 0ce5c957-2316-4272-9b1f-5728fb9b61a6
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