Joe Sterling has climbed a new variant on the Boss Cuvier block in the Beddegelert Forest. The new line starts as for Central Hog and rocks out right onto the shield of Water via a pair of diagonal crimps, with a dirty press down on the left hand. This goes at V7/7A+ from sitting and V5/6C from standing.

Another link, which had remained unreported, is Central Spot, a V8/7B+ from Rich Crouch. This an obvious sweeping visual line running into the ramp of Clear Spot.

To reach the Boss Cuvier block: pull in at the Rhyd Ddu end of the forest. The track turns and runs parallel to the main road (i.e. towards Beddgelert); space to park can be found 100m along this track. Walk back and cross the railway by the pull in spot and walk up the track running straight into the forest. Take the 2nd right turning, then bear right at the next junction. After a few more hundred metres the track runs up hill and a prominent boulder is seen on the right (you can actually see this from the road). Continue up the track until level with the dense forest line then break off right on a small path and follow this for 50m cutting leftwards behind the prominent boulder to reach two undercut blocks.

The walk in takes a good 20 minutes, but can easily be mountain biked in around 10 minutes there, and a gloriously quick 5 minutes back to the road.

Relevant links:
      Central Hog news item