Slatehead: Peter Goulding

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Slatehead is a daring and evocative journey into the shadowy world of Snowdonia’s disused slate quarries and the climbing subculture they spawned.

Peter Goulding weaves together creative non-fiction, memoir, and documentary-style reporting to capture the lives of "Slateheads" - a motley crew of punk-influenced, often unemployed climbers in Thatcher-era Britain who turned abandoned quarry walls into their playground.

Through vivid storytelling, he threads together tales of iconic routes like Orangutan Overhang, Supermassive Black Hole, and Mental Lentils, the traditions of Victorian quarrymen, and his own personal encounters with friendship, loss, creativity, and the liberating edge of freedom. 


  • Page length: 352 pages (paperback) 

  • Publisher: Parthian Books (in association with New Welsh Rarebyte) 

  • Publication date: September 10, 2020 (Paperback release; ebook published June 4, 2020)

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Slatehead: Peter Goulding
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