T he Llanberis slate quarries are home to some of the boldest, finest, hardest and weirdest climbs in Wales. The routes' considerable reputations are well matched by the despoiled mountainsides geology, history and the climbing culture of the area. In this article local instructor, photographer, writer and all-round good guy Mark Reeves explains all. The story of the Llanberis slate starts around million years ago, when layer upon layer of mudstone - deposited over millennia in a shallow sea - eventually became overlain and intruded by volcanic rock, lava and ash. The heat and pressure that these applied to the shale type rock, transformed it over aeons into what is now considered the best slate in the world.
Surviving the Hike from Portofino to San Fruttuoso
Surviving the Hike from Portofino to San Fruttuoso
When I scheduled the Subaru Crosstrek for testing, Subaru Canada offered the choice between two vehicles, the one with the manual transmission, or the one with the continuously variable automatic transmission. And these overachieving individuals prefer driving stick. Of course, what I wrote up there makes absolutely no sense at all. However, factually, there are benefits of owning an all-wheel-drive utility vehicle with a manual gearbox, and the Crosstrek thankfully sits among the only available examples of the breed. Conveniently, while I had the Crosstrek, my neck of the woods was hit with two consecutive snowstorms, as well as some light rain in between, something we like to call: a cocktail from hell.
Seeing Rapallo from the Gulf of Tigullio was a treat—the city sprawls and invites with colorful buildings and tall hills. That said, Rapallo was a good choice for our stay because when the cruise ships disembark, Portofino is flooded with tourists. The multitudes quickly overwhelm the compact square, with shops and restaurants instantly becoming crowded. Luckily, we were starting our hike as the first boatloads were coming ashore.
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