Leven Rowan has climbed an outstanding line, previously known as the Llanberis Path project. By the Whistle (7C+) sits close to the path leading up from Llanberis to the summit of Yr Wyddfa, and of course the more important destination of the Cloggy boulders.

Despite being highlighted in both the 2017 NWB guide and the 2021 NWB Mountain crags guidebook (page 108), it remained a forgotten challenge, until a few years ago when Leven took heed of the prompt:

”I first tried the project around three years ago after reading about it in the guide. I went up with a rope and tried the moves, but I was using terrible beta, so I wrote it off as being absolutely nails.

A few months ago, I thought I would give it another crack, so I went up again on my own and gave it another go. I quickly found the new beta where you match the decent edge and do a huge move through where I was previously crimping tiny crystals.

I stashed my pad and rope, thinking I'd be back soon, but the weather had other plans. I returned around a month later, half expecting my pad to have blown away. Luckily, it wasn't, and I managed to get it done in around three goes. The main issue was actually committing to the move as I was on my own, and the landing is not ideal with minimal pads and no spotter.

It's an amazing problem and a striking line, a perfect mountain bloc. Definitely worth seeking out.”

Check out the: Insta post with the FA video to see how it climbs.

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