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Bouldering in Wales. Who Knew?

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Where do sculpted, unclimbed sandstone blobs fill the beaches and vicious limestone pack the forests? Wales, apparently.

If you plan on watching more than a few seconds of “Underestimated,” you might as well book your ticket to Wales first.

Boulderers will find ocean-carved sandstone with wrinkles and rails all over the country’s coastline, and hard pulling on steep limestone elsewhere — evidently without looking all that hard.

The Wedge Climbing crew makes it look like badass climbs proliferate there like grassy leas, daffodils, and historically mediocre soccer — er — football teams.

Check it out, get stoked, and figure out your plans.

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