In reply to Cornish boy:
> I was once told that OVMRO maintained the ab station at the top of the Idwal Slabs, but perhaps that was just a rumour then? Can anyone confirm this?
OVMRO do not maintain any abseil stations or provide any fixed equipment for use of the public. On occasions you may find something (such as a a sling, or rarely even a rope) on the hill that has been left by the Team during the course of a rescue where it would have be unsafe for us to recover it at the time.
Any such find should be treated in the same way as any other anchor you find. I would encourage everyone to use their own mountaineering judgement before using any equipment found in-situ and if in doubt it is better to leave some of your own equipment behind rather than use something that you consider to be suspect.
Andy Harbach
Chairman
OVMRO
Post edited at 13:32