Scrambles in Snowdonia

Map key Overview map Preface Updaters' note Introduction Area covered by the guide Selection of routes Using this guide (including explanation of grades) Equipment Basic rope technique Maps Access Bases Public transport Accidents and emergencies A final cautionary note The Carneddau Route 1 Southern Ridge Circuit Pen yr Ole Wen Route 2 Braich Ty Du Face (including Pinnacle Ridge and Porcupine Ridge) Route 3 Broad Gully Ridge Route 4 Craig Lloer Spur Carnedd Dafydd Route 5 Crib Lem (Llech Ddu Spur) Route 6 Eastern Ridge of Black Ladders Carnedd Llewelyn Route 7 Craig yr Ysfa Amphitheatre The Glyders Route 8 Cwm Bochlwyd Horseshoe Tryfan Tryfan East Face Route 9 Tryfan Bach Approach Route 10 Bastow Buttress Variant Route 11 Nor' Nor' Buttress Variant Route 12 Nor' Nor' Gully Route 13 Nor' Nor' Groove Route 14 North Buttress Variant Route 15 Little and North Gullies Route 16 Pinnacle Rib Variant Route 17 South Gully Route 18 South Buttress Tryfan West Face Route 19 North Ridge Route 20 Milestone Buttress Approach Route 21 Milestone Gully Approach Route 22 Milestone Continuation Route 23 Wrinkled Tower (aka Wrinkled Slabs and Castle Chimney) Route 24 West Face Route Route 25 V Buttress Route 26 V Ar&##xea;te Route 27 Notch Ar&##xea;te Route 28 Y Gully Route 29 South Ridge Direct Glyder Fach Route 30 Bristly Ridge Route 31 The Chasm Face Route 32 Main Gully Route 33 Main Gully Ridge Route 34 East Gully Ridge Route 35 East Gully Route 36 Shark Buttress Route 37 Dolmen Ridge Glyder Fawr Route 38 Gribin Ridge Route 39 False Gribin Route 40 Cneifion Ar&##xea;te Route 41 Maybe Tower Rib Route 42 Seniors' Ridge Route 43 Seniors' Gully Route 44 Direct Approach to Seniors' Ridge Route 45 Idwal Staircase and Continuation Route 46 North West Face Route (aka Idwal Buttress) Route 47 Bryant's Gully (aka False Bryant's Gully or Nant Ettws) Route 48 Esgair Felen Direct Y Garn Route 49 Devil's Kitchen and the Sheep Walk Route 50 East Ridge Foel Goch Route 51 South Ar&##xea;te Route 52 Needle's Eye Ar&##xea;te Route 53 Yr Esgair Carnedd y Filiast Route 54 The Ridge (aka Atlantic Ridge) Snowdon group Route 55 The Snowdon Horseshoe Crib Goch Route 56 East Ridge Route 57 North Ridge Route 58 Jammed Boulder Gully Route 59 Traverse of Crib Goch Crib y Ddysgl (Garnedd Ugain) Route 60 Crib y Ddysgl Route 61 Cwm Glas Mawr Approach Route 62 Clogwyn y Person Ar&##xea;te (including Parson's Nose options) Route 63 Cwm Glas Ridge Route 64 Llechog Buttress Route 65 Llechog Ridge Route 66 Eastern Terrace of Clogwyn Du'r Arddu Route 67 Western Terrace of Clogwyn Du'r Arddu Snowdon Route 68 Tregalan Couloir Route 69 Y Gribin and the East Ridge Lliwedd Route 70 Traverse of Lliwedd Route 71 West Peak via Bilberry Terrace Eifionydd Route 72 Nantlle Ridge Craig Cwm Silyn Route 73 Craig Fawr Rib (aka LMH) Mynydd Mawr Route 74 Sentries' Ridge and Continuation Route 75 Bear Buttress Outlying areas The Moelwyns Route 76 Moel Siabod Ridge Circuit (including Daear Ddu Ridge) The Rhinogs Route 77 South Face of Rhinog Fawr Route 78 South Ridge Variant, Rhinog Fach (aka Hywel Ridge) Cadair Idris Route 79 Cyfrwy Ar&##xea;te (including Table Direct option) Conwy Route 80 Penmaenbach Ar&##xea;te Appendix A Route summary table Appendix B Longer combination ideas Appendix C Useful contacts