Beacon Climbing Centre
Ceunant LL55 4SA Caernarfon (Gwynedd)
Description of Beacon Climbing Centre
Licence Nº not providedCommissioned in 1914 by the Marconi Wireless and Telegraphy Company, the original purpose of the building was as a Wireless Transmitting station to send messages to the USA. It cost the Marconi Company £50,000 to build, and 100 men were employed in the construction. 8000 tons of materials were hauled up to the site by means of a light railway (now the road access to the Beacon) using a steam haulage engine and steel wire rope. 6000 tons of concrete were used for the bases and supports of the ten 400-foot steel masts, now gone, which stretched up the Cefn Du hillside above the station to hold the vast wire aerial system.
Transatlantic signals were sent during World War 1 (1914-1918). Returning messages were being received by another station at Towyn, 40 miles to the south. However, the building’s main claim to fame is that, from here, the first ever Morse code wireless message was sent to Australia on 22nd September 1918.
During the 1920s both the building and the aerial system were extended, the station then operating by remote control and handling further signals to Spain, Egypt and Gibraltar. The operating equipment was constantly updated and the building extended, and by 1932 pictures were being transmitted to the USA.
New technology finally took over and the aerials were eventually dismantled in 1939. Since then, the building has had a surprising variety of uses before becoming a climbing centre in 1994, the most notable being a strip club in the 1970’s!
REGISTRATION
BMC participation statement:
“The BMC recognises that climbing and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions and involvement.”
SAFETY
Climbing is about managing potential danger, and in a climbing wall some of the responsibility of danger management is that of the climbing wall and the equipment suppliers, and the rest is that of the customers themselves. Here are some of the ways we try to ensure the safety of our staff and customers:
- Regularly reviewed risk assessments and procedures on all aspects of the Centre’s operations.
- Regular equipment checks.
- Anchor and protection points tested to BS12572.
- Walls designed by structural engineers for conformity with BS12572.
- Regular staff and instructor training sessions.
- Frequent observation of the climbing wall in use by customers.
CLUBS FOR KIDS
The Beacon runs a series of Clubs for under 18s, and it's a great way for them to have fun and learn new skills, as well as developing team work, coordination and self discipline. To book youngsters onto any of these clubs please contact the Beacon, either by phone or in person.
CHARITY ABSEILS
An organised abseil for small groups on local crags, or large groups on the stupendous Marquess of Anglesey Column overlooking the Menai Straits can earn you sponsorship money for your favourite charity.
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