FabSwingers.com forum: Climbing Snowdon on Friday

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Is it a good idea or a great idea?

And who's coming with me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Great idea. I did it last week. First time I've seen it clear. Amazing views, but when I say climb, I mean scrambled up the Pyg Track. At least I didn't use the train!

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By *etcplCouple
over a year ago

Gapping Fanny

Take food with you. Apparently theres no Maccie Ds near by

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By *affeine DuskMan
over a year ago

Caerphilly

Bro, great idea.

It's bliss up there

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

I'd go on the train

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Is it a good idea or a great idea?

And who's coming with me

You mean walking up it not climbing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Is it a good idea or a great idea?

And who's coming with me

You mean walking up it not climbing "

If you take in Crib Goch.... you need to do a bit of clambering

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Is it a good idea or a great idea?

And who's coming with me

You mean walking up it not climbing

If you take in Crib Goch.... you need to do a bit of clambering"

Still not climbing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Great idea! I'm jealous

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you run out of water, you can refill at a small stream near the top. Mind you, it hasn't rained in a while. The streams might've dried up meanwhile.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Is it a good idea or a great idea?

And who's coming with me

You mean walking up it not climbing

If you take in Crib Goch.... you need to do a bit of clambering

Still not climbing "

depends on your previous experience and perspective.... a scramble /clamber equals climb to some and a walk to others

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Is it a good idea or a great idea?

And who's coming with me

You mean walking up it not climbing

If you take in Crib Goch.... you need to do a bit of clambering

Still not climbing

depends on your previous experience and perspective.... a scramble /clamber equals climb to some and a walk to others

Well it's definitely a walk and not to difficult at that

But if the op wants to claim he's "climbed " Snowdon then so be it.

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

"Is it a good idea or a great idea?

And who's coming with me

I will come with you. Can I bring my cockapoo?.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’ll come too ... Fab day out!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Is it a good idea or a great idea?

And who's coming with me

You mean walking up it not climbing

If you take in Crib Goch.... you need to do a bit of clambering

Still not climbing "

Definition of climbing: to go up or ascend using hands and feet or feet only.

So walking up it is still climbing it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Is it a good idea or a great idea?

And who's coming with me

You mean walking up it not climbing

If you take in Crib Goch.... you need to do a bit of clambering

Still not climbing

Definition of climbing: to go up or ascend using hands and feet or feet only.

So walking up it is still climbing it. "

As you say walking

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Is it a good idea or a great idea?

And who's coming with me

You mean walking up it not climbing

If you take in Crib Goch.... you need to do a bit of clambering

Still not climbing

Definition of climbing: to go up or ascend using hands and feet or feet only.

So walking up it is still climbing it. "

What do you do if you get your arse up a mountain in a wheelchair? Hmmmmmmm

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Is it a good idea or a great idea?

And who's coming with me

You mean walking up it not climbing

If you take in Crib Goch.... you need to do a bit of clambering

Still not climbing

Definition of climbing: to go up or ascend using hands and feet or feet only.

So walking up it is still climbing it.

What do you do if you get your arse up a mountain in a wheelchair? Hmmmmmmm

That's using your hands. Defo still climbing it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Is it a good idea or a great idea?

And who's coming with me

You mean walking up it not climbing

If you take in Crib Goch.... you need to do a bit of clambering

Still not climbing

Definition of climbing: to go up or ascend using hands and feet or feet only.

So walking up it is still climbing it.

What do you do if you get your arse up a mountain in a wheelchair? Hmmmmmmm

Get pushed

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Is it a good idea or a great idea?

And who's coming with me

You mean walking up it not climbing

If you take in Crib Goch.... you need to do a bit of clambering

Still not climbing

Definition of climbing: to go up or ascend using hands and feet or feet only.

So walking up it is still climbing it.

What do you do if you get your arse up a mountain in a wheelchair? Hmmmmmmm

Get pushed "

Not when I'm in the wheelchair

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Is it a good idea or a great idea?

And who's coming with me

You mean walking up it not climbing

If you take in Crib Goch.... you need to do a bit of clambering

Still not climbing

Definition of climbing: to go up or ascend using hands and feet or feet only.

So walking up it is still climbing it.

What do you do if you get your arse up a mountain in a wheelchair? Hmmmmmmm

Get pushed

Not when I'm in the wheelchair

Then you're wheeling up not climbing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Climbing the stairs is a legitimate claim. I certainly don't use 'climbing' gear to do that.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Is it a good idea or a great idea?

And who's coming with me

You mean walking up it not climbing

If you take in Crib Goch.... you need to do a bit of clambering

Still not climbing

Definition of climbing: to go up or ascend using hands and feet or feet only.

So walking up it is still climbing it.

What do you do if you get your arse up a mountain in a wheelchair? Hmmmmmmm

Get pushed

Not when I'm in the wheelchair

Then you're wheeling up not climbing. "

Can't wait to get my new off-road tyres

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Climbing the stairs is a legitimate claim. I certainly don't use 'climbing' gear to do that."

I usually walk up them

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Is it a good idea or a great idea?

And who's coming with me

You mean walking up it not climbing

If you take in Crib Goch.... you need to do a bit of clambering

Still not climbing

Definition of climbing: to go up or ascend using hands and feet or feet only.

So walking up it is still climbing it.

What do you do if you get your arse up a mountain in a wheelchair? Hmmmmmmm

Get pushed

Not when I'm in the wheelchair

Then you're wheeling up not climbing.

Can't wait to get my new off-road tyres

Have tyres will travel.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Climbing the stairs is a legitimate claim. I certainly don't use 'climbing' gear to do that.

I usually walk up them

Fuck knows what I do, but it involves crutches, crunching of joints and swearing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Climbing the stairs is a legitimate claim. I certainly don't use 'climbing' gear to do that.

I usually walk up them

Climbing them is a legitimate claim, is it not or has literature been incorrect this entire time? You are challenging the notion of climbing as opposed to walking upwards.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Climbing the stairs is a legitimate claim. I certainly don't use 'climbing' gear to do that.

I usually walk up them

Climbing them is a legitimate claim, is it not or has literature been incorrect this entire time? You are challenging the notion of climbing as opposed to walking upwards."

Then why do people say I've just walked up 5 flights of stairs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Climbing the stairs is a legitimate claim. I certainly don't use 'climbing' gear to do that.

I usually walk up them

Climbing them is a legitimate claim, is it not or has literature been incorrect this entire time? You are challenging the notion of climbing as opposed to walking upwards.

Then why do people say I've just walked up 5 flights of stairs "

They may do so but you still haven't answered why literature has used "climbing" as a legitimate term for ascending stairs since long before we were born.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm sure Edmund would have taken slight offence at you comparing his climbing of Everest to taking yourself upstairs to bed

But .....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Climbing the stairs is a legitimate claim. I certainly don't use 'climbing' gear to do that.

I usually walk up them

Climbing them is a legitimate claim, is it not or has literature been incorrect this entire time? You are challenging the notion of climbing as opposed to walking upwards.

Then why do people say I've just walked up 5 flights of stairs

They may do so but you still haven't answered why literature has used "climbing" as a legitimate term for ascending stairs since long before we were born."

Literature is now your argument.

When did you last hear a cloud saying it was lonely

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By *emorefridaCouple
over a year ago

La la land

I wish I've yet to go up Snowdon. Hope you have good weather OP

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm sure Edmund would have taken slight offence at you comparing his climbing of Everest to taking yourself upstairs to bed

But ....."

I believe he knew the nuances of the English language well enough to not be quite so easily offended.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I wish I've yet to go up Snowdon. Hope you have good weather OP

You should take a stroll up someday.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

Someone will have to rewrite The Sound of Music. No more "climb every mountain", sorry folks

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm sure Edmund would have taken slight offence at you comparing his climbing of Everest to taking yourself upstairs to bed

But .....

I believe he knew the nuances of the English language well enough to not be quite so easily offended.

You believe you climb Snowdon too so..,.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Climbing the stairs is a legitimate claim. I certainly don't use 'climbing' gear to do that.

I usually walk up them

Climbing them is a legitimate claim, is it not or has literature been incorrect this entire time? You are challenging the notion of climbing as opposed to walking upwards.

Then why do people say I've just walked up 5 flights of stairs

They may do so but you still haven't answered why literature has used "climbing" as a legitimate term for ascending stairs since long before we were born.

Literature is now your argument.

When did you last hear a cloud saying it was lonely "

Therein lies the beauty of the language, lest we kill with pedantry.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Someone will have to rewrite The Sound of Music. No more "climb every mountain", sorry folks

Who said people don't climb mountains

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Climbing the stairs is a legitimate claim. I certainly don't use 'climbing' gear to do that.

I usually walk up them

Climbing them is a legitimate claim, is it not or has literature been incorrect this entire time? You are challenging the notion of climbing as opposed to walking upwards.

Then why do people say I've just walked up 5 flights of stairs

They may do so but you still haven't answered why literature has used "climbing" as a legitimate term for ascending stairs since long before we were born.

Literature is now your argument.

When did you last hear a cloud saying it was lonely

Therein lies the beauty of the language, lest we kill with pedantry."

Poetic

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Someone will have to rewrite The Sound of Music. No more "climb every mountain", sorry folks

Who said people don't climb mountains "

If Hillary would be offended about climbing Snowdon (a mountain) then obviously we can't sing climb EVERY mountain.

Maybe "Climb The Majority of the Mountains (but not Welsh ones)"

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By *emorefridaCouple
over a year ago

La la land

If we're going to be pedantic over language use, it's Yr Wyddfa

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm sure Edmund would have taken slight offence at you comparing his climbing of Everest to taking yourself upstairs to bed

But .....

I believe he knew the nuances of the English language well enough to not be quite so easily offended.

You believe you climb Snowdon too so..,."

I don't believe I have stated anything of the sort. I am merely debating your assertion that Mount Snowdon cannot be climbed whereas Mount Everest can be.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Someone will have to rewrite The Sound of Music. No more "climb every mountain", sorry folks

Who said people don't climb mountains

If Hillary would be offended about climbing Snowdon (a mountain) then obviously we can't sing climb EVERY mountain.

Maybe "Climb The Majority of the Mountains (but not Welsh ones)"

I never said Edmund would be offended by someone climbing Snowdon but possibly likening going to bed as climbing stairs

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By *ev257Man
over a year ago

cardiff

Great idea.

Did it myself few years ago.

Took about 8 hours, that's total, up n down.

Loved it, recomend it to anyone, just keep away from the more popular routes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm sure Edmund would have taken slight offence at you comparing his climbing of Everest to taking yourself upstairs to bed

But .....

I believe he knew the nuances of the English language well enough to not be quite so easily offended.

You believe you climb Snowdon too so..,.

I don't believe I have stated anything of the sort. I am merely debating your assertion that Mount Snowdon cannot be climbed whereas Mount Everest can be. "

I never said you can't climb Snowdon

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

enjoy, should be fab.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There used to be a place in Betws-y-Coed that did huge hash browns. Perfect for before you climb/walk/drive/cycle/get the train up Snowdon.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There used to be a place in Betws-y-Coed that did huge hash browns. Perfect for before you climb/walk/drive/cycle/get the train up Snowdon."

Yuk

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"There used to be a place in Betws-y-Coed that did huge hash browns. Perfect for before you climb/walk/drive/cycle/get the train up Snowdon.

Yuk"

Do you think Edmund Hillary would have eaten hash browns?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There used to be a place in Betws-y-Coed that did huge hash browns. Perfect for before you climb/walk/drive/cycle/get the train up Snowdon.

Yuk

Do you think Edmund Hillary would have eaten hash browns?"

Good god no

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There used to be a place in Betws-y-Coed that did huge hash browns. Perfect for before you climb/walk/drive/cycle/get the train up Snowdon.

Yuk

Do you think Edmund Hillary would have eaten hash browns?"

It's a known fact that he ate two of them before climbing Snowdon

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"There used to be a place in Betws-y-Coed that did huge hash browns. Perfect for before you climb/walk/drive/cycle/get the train up Snowdon.

Yuk

Do you think Edmund Hillary would have eaten hash browns?

Good god no "

Maybe more of a kedgeree kinda guy?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There used to be a place in Betws-y-Coed that did huge hash browns. Perfect for before you climb/walk/drive/cycle/get the train up Snowdon.

Yuk

Do you think Edmund Hillary would have eaten hash browns?

Good god no

Maybe more of a kedgeree kinda guy?"

Now that's posh

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

"There used to be a place in Betws-y-Coed that did huge hash browns. Perfect for before you climb/walk/drive/cycle/get the train up Snowdon."

I love Betws-y-Coed. The river is gorgeous!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There used to be a place in Betws-y-Coed that did huge hash browns. Perfect for before you climb/walk/drive/cycle/get the train up Snowdon.

I love Betws-y-Coed. The river is gorgeous! "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There used to be a place in Betws-y-Coed that did huge hash browns. Perfect for before you climb/walk/drive/cycle/get the train up Snowdon.

I love Betws-y-Coed. The river is gorgeous! "

Camped by it for my stag do.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There used to be a place in Betws-y-Coed that did huge hash browns. Perfect for before you climb/walk/drive/cycle/get the train up Snowdon.

I love Betws-y-Coed. The river is gorgeous!

Camped by it for my stag do."

You had a camp stag do. How cool.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"There used to be a place in Betws-y-Coed that did huge hash browns. Perfect for before you climb/walk/drive/cycle/get the train up Snowdon.

I love Betws-y-Coed. The river is gorgeous! "

I'm originally from near Betws

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There used to be a place in Betws-y-Coed that did huge hash browns. Perfect for before you climb/walk/drive/cycle/get the train up Snowdon.

I love Betws-y-Coed. The river is gorgeous!

I'm originally from near Betws

I knew it......

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There used to be a place in Betws-y-Coed that did huge hash browns. Perfect for before you climb/walk/drive/cycle/get the train up Snowdon.

I love Betws-y-Coed. The river is gorgeous!

Camped by it for my stag do.

You had a camp stag do. How cool. "

I thought so. My mates not so much after the second mountain

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There used to be a place in Betws-y-Coed that did huge hash browns. Perfect for before you climb/walk/drive/cycle/get the train up Snowdon.

I love Betws-y-Coed. The river is gorgeous!

Camped by it for my stag do.

You had a camp stag do. How cool.

I thought so. My mates not so much after the second mountain

Who was mountain who

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Who was mountain who "

Nobody that night

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Is it a good idea or a great idea?

And who's coming with me

You mean walking up it not climbing

If you take in Crib Goch.... you need to do a bit of clambering

Still not climbing

depends on your previous experience and perspective.... a scramble /clamber equals climb to some and a walk to others

Well it's definitely a walk and not to difficult at that

But if the op wants to claim he's "climbed " Snowdon then so be it. "

Someone took a shit in your morning cereals or what

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Crip Goch was fun but stopped halfway down the Ridgeline when I felt a gust of wind coming my way

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By *abasaurus RexMan
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

Only done the Watkin path but really enjoyed it. Great idea. Gets surprisingly cold at the top of you sit around for a bit though, so make sure you take a layer.

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By *UNKIEMan
over a year ago

south east

Only exercise i'll be doing this week is walking to the pub

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By *entleman JayMan
over a year ago

Wakefield

Pyg Track up. Miners trail down. Or Crib Goch up. Lol.

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By *entleman JayMan
over a year ago

Wakefield

Crib Gock needs treating with respect. Someone fell from there and died last December.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Crib Gock needs treating with respect. Someone fell from there and died last December. "

That happens with depressing regularity. The scrambling on Crib Goch is not technically difficult, it's the lowest grade of scrambling there is and we'll within the physical capability of most people. However there is a lot of exposure- places where a fall will have serious if not fatal consequences) and it is very committing - that is there is no escape from the route, you either finish it or down climb what you've done. It is also reasonably long - particularly as there is a decent stretch of lower grade stuff up Crib-y-Ddysgl just when you think you've finished giving a total of around a kilometre of the kind of terrain most people will feel uncomfortable on. More recently there is the added danger of crowding. There's a semi permanent queue that forms around the most exposed section just after the pinnacles (and pretty much any other tricky bits) which encourages people to take a harder line so as not to have to wait 20 mins while someone clearly out of their depth moves 10 meters.

Despite all this it remains one of the best grade 1 scrambles in the country and its popularity is understandable.

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

Been up Miners and Pyg but don’t think the Llanberis path will be easy either. The first couple of miles will really test you.

Never done Crib Goch (check out YouTube for a video called ‘stuck on Crib Goch, Snowdon’) but during the summer it’s regarded as a tough and dangerous route but with care it’s possible. However during winter you’d definitely be taking a big risk.

The cafe at the top is well worth a visit (if it’s open) and a good place to shelter.

Enjoy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Been up Miners and Pyg but don’t think the Llanberis path will be easy either. The first couple of miles will really test you.

The cafe at the top is well worth a visit (if it’s open) and a good place to shelter.

Enjoy

I've heard the cafe is closed all year this year due to work being done on the train tracks so they're not running to the top meaning staff/supplies can't be taken up.

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