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North Stack, the Glossary

North Stack (Welsh: Ynys Arw, meaning "rugged island") is a small island situated just off Holy Island on the north-west coast of Anglesey.^[1]

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Andy Pollitt

Robert Andrew Pollitt (26 October 1963 – 13 November 2019) was a British rock climber who was one of the most prominent traditional climbers and sport climbers of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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Anglesey

Anglesey (Ynys Môn) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales.

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Consolidated B-24 Liberator

The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California.

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Eighth Air Force

The Eighth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) is a numbered air force (NAF) of the United States Air Force's Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC).

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Fog

Fog is a visible aerosol consisting of tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth's surface.

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Holy Island, Anglesey

Holy Island (Ynys Gybi, 'the island of (Saint) Cybi') is an island on the western side of the larger Isle of Anglesey, Wales, from which it is separated by the Cymyran Strait.

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Indian Face

Indian Face is a traditional climbing route on the rhyolite "Great Wall" of the East Buttress of Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, in Wales.

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Johnny Dawes

Johnny Dawes (born 9 May 1964) is a British rock climber and author, known for his dynamic climbing style and bold traditional climbing routes.

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Precambrian

The Precambrian (or Pre-Cambrian, sometimes abbreviated pC, or Cryptozoic) is the earliest part of Earth's history, set before the current Phanerozoic Eon.

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Quartzite

Quartzite is a hard, non-foliated metamorphic rock which was originally pure quartz sandstone. North Stack and Quartzite are Quartzite formations.

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Rock climbing

Rock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up, across, or down natural rock formations or indoor climbing walls.

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Ron Fawcett (born 6 May 1955) is a British rock climber and rock climbing author who is credited with pushing the technical standards of British rock climbing in traditional, sport, bouldering and free soloing disciplines, in the decade from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, and of pioneering the career of being a full-time professional rock climber.

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South Stack

South Stack (Ynys Lawd) is an island situated just off Holy Island on the northwest coast of Anglesey, Wales. North Stack and South Stack are islands of Anglesey, Tourist attractions in Anglesey and Trearddur.

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Traditional climbing

Traditional climbing (or trad climbing) is a type of free climbing in rock climbing where the lead climber places the protection equipment while ascending the route; when the lead climber has completed the route, the second climber (or belayer) then removes the protection equipment as they climb the route.

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Welsh language

Welsh (Cymraeg or y Gymraeg) is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Stack

Also known as Ynys Awr.

North Stack, the Glossary

Table of Contents

Andy Pollitt

Anglesey

Consolidated B-24 Liberator

Eighth Air Force

Fog

Holy Island, Anglesey

Indian Face

Johnny Dawes

Precambrian

Quartzite

Rock climbing

Ron Fawcett

South Stack

Traditional climbing

Welsh language

See also

Climbing areas of Wales

Islands of Anglesey

Precambrian Europe

Quartzite formations

Tourist attractions in Anglesey

Trearddur

Uninhabited islands of Wales

References