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[[File:SnowdonMap.svg|upright=1.5|thumb|left|Sketch map of the Snowdon massif<br />'''Legend'''<br />·grey: ridges<br />·red lines: paths<br />·orange lines: roads<br />·dotted grey line: Snowdon Mountain Railway]] | [[File:SnowdonMap.svg|upright=1.5|thumb|left|Sketch map of the Snowdon massif<br />'''Legend'''<br />·grey: ridges<br />·red lines: paths<br />·orange lines: roads<br />·dotted grey line: Snowdon Mountain Railway]] | ||
[[File:DSCN4572-crib-goch-to-snowdon crop b.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.866|The ‘knife-edge’ arête of Crib Goch (foreground) and the [[pyramidal peak]] of Snowdon (background) are both the result of [[glaciation]].]] | [[File:DSCN4572-crib-goch-to-snowdon crop b.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.866|The ‘knife-edge’ arête of Crib Goch (foreground) and the [[pyramidal peak]] of Snowdon (background) are both the result of [[glaciation]].]] | ||
The classic traverse of Crib Goch from East to West leads up from the [[Pyg track]] to a ‘bad step’, where hands and feet are both needed briefly. It is followed by ascent to the arête, before tackling three rock-pinnacles to a grassy [[mountain pass|col]] at Bwlch Coch. This first part of the ridge is exposed with [[precipice]]s below, having resulted in several fatalities, even of experienced mountaineers;<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1001/1001503_climber_60_plunges_400ft_to_his_death.html |work=[[Manchester Evening News]] |date=2007-03-09 |author=Neal Keeling |title=Climber, 60, plunges 400ft to his death}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= | The classic traverse of Crib Goch from East to West leads up from the [[Pyg track]] to a ‘bad step’, where hands and feet are both needed briefly. It is followed by ascent to the arête, before tackling three rock-pinnacles to a grassy [[mountain pass|col]] at Bwlch Coch. This first part of the ridge is exposed with [[precipice]]s below, having resulted in several fatalities, even of experienced mountaineers;<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1001/1001503_climber_60_plunges_400ft_to_his_death.html |work=[[Manchester Evening News]] |date=2007-03-09 |author=Neal Keeling |title=Climber, 60, plunges 400ft to his death}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_west/3019795.stm |title=Teacher found on Snowdon |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=2003-05-12}}</ref> the [[Snowdonia National Park]] Authority describes it as ‘not a mountain for the inexperienced’.<ref>[http://www.eryri-npa.co.uk/page/index.php?nav1=enjoying&nav2=8&nav3=4&lang=eng&view=graphic&contrast=1 PYG track] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20070419221316/http://www.eryri-npa.co.uk/page/index.php?nav1=enjoying&nav2=8&nav3=4&lang=eng&view=graphic&contrast=1 |date=2007-04-19 }}</ref> It is also possible to ascend Crib Goch's North Ridge, which adjoins the main ridge. The route is far more difficult in high winds or frozen ground, and so it is recommended that walkers check the weather forecast beforehand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukscrambles.com/wales-scrambles/crib-goch/|title=Crib Goch|publisher=UK Scrambles|date=2018-10-02|accessdate=2018-10-04}}</ref> | ||
It is possible to ascend Crib Goch from Bwlch y Moch {{Ordnance Survey coordinates|SH663552}} or from [[Nant Peris]], an ascent via Cwm Beudu Mawr. | It is possible to ascend Crib Goch from Bwlch y Moch {{Ordnance Survey coordinates|SH663552}} or from [[Nant Peris]], an ascent via Cwm Beudu Mawr. | ||
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oQYlPws6_Q Climbing Crib Goch video] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oQYlPws6_Q Climbing Crib Goch video] | ||
*{{YouTube|3B6R7x10DUc|On Crib Goch}} | *{{YouTube|3B6R7x10DUc|On Crib Goch}} | ||
*{{cite news |url= | *{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_west/7066690.stm |title=Police name Snowdon tragedy boy |date=2007-10-29 |publisher=[[BBC News]]}} | ||
*[https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2797493 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Crib Goch] | *[https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2797493 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Crib Goch] | ||
*[http://www.walkupsnowdon.co.uk/places/crib-goch/ www.walkupsnowdon.co.uk : Details of the Scrambling Route and map] | *[http://www.walkupsnowdon.co.uk/places/crib-goch/ www.walkupsnowdon.co.uk : Details of the Scrambling Route and map] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:35, 15 September 2025
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Crib Goch is a knife-edged arête in the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. The name means "red ridge" in Welsh.
The highest point on the arête is Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level. All routes which tackle Crib Goch are considered mountaineering routes in winter or scrambles in summer—meaning that they must cross "graded territory" as defined in Steve Ashton's Scrambles in Snowdonia.[1] The easiest of these lines (the ‘bad step’ part of the route) is given a scrambling grade of Grade 1 (the most difficult being Grade 3—routes more difficult than Grade 3 are considered rock climbs).
Route
Legend
·grey: ridges
·red lines: paths
·orange lines: roads
·dotted grey line: Snowdon Mountain Railway
The classic traverse of Crib Goch from East to West leads up from the Pyg track to a ‘bad step’, where hands and feet are both needed briefly. It is followed by ascent to the arête, before tackling three rock-pinnacles to a grassy col at Bwlch Coch. This first part of the ridge is exposed with precipices below, having resulted in several fatalities, even of experienced mountaineers;[2][3] the Snowdonia National Park Authority describes it as ‘not a mountain for the inexperienced’.[4] It is also possible to ascend Crib Goch's North Ridge, which adjoins the main ridge. The route is far more difficult in high winds or frozen ground, and so it is recommended that walkers check the weather forecast beforehand.[5]
It is possible to ascend Crib Goch from Bwlch y Moch Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". or from Nant Peris, an ascent via Cwm Beudu Mawr.
From the col the ridge rises again, joining the main Snowdon ridge via the sister peak Garnedd Ugain in the west. Here the path meets the Pyg Track (which descends to Pen-y-Pass) at Bwlch Glas (marked by a large standing stone), before the final climb to Snowdon summit. To the south of the arête lie the lakes of Glaslyn and Llyn Llydaw. To the north is the Llanberis Pass. Crib Goch is classed as a Welsh 3000er and is also often climbed as the first part of the Snowdon Horseshoe, which goes on over Garnedd Ugain, Snowdon and Y Lliwedd, before returning to Pen-y-Pass.
Crib Goch is one of the wettest spots in the United Kingdom, with an average of Script error: No such module "convert". rainfall a year over the past 30 years.[6]
References
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External links
- [1] Crib Goch Visit Wales Video
- Climbing Crib Goch video
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- www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Crib Goch
- www.walkupsnowdon.co.uk : Details of the Scrambling Route and map
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