Ogwen
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| Recommended guides | |||
| Name | Author | Publisher | Year |
| Ogwen and Carneddau | Iwan Arfon Jones et al. | Climbers club guides | 1993 |
| Rock Climbing in Snowdonia | Paul Williams | Constable | 1990 |
As you walk around Llyn Idwal in a clockwise direction you will come to some large slabs on your left hand side. These are the Idwal slabs.
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| Andy belaying at the Idwal Slabs. (Photo: Al) | Al belaying on the Idwal Slabs | Al on the Idwal Slabs (Llyn Idwal behind) |
As you leave Idwal Cottage heading towards Llyn Idwal there is a choice of routes. You can go sraight on, or take a right between two crags. These photos were taken on these crags.
Crag by Idwal Cottage | ||
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| Andy at the start of the large crack on the right (Photo: Aids) | Andy belaying Aids up the crack (Photo: Lard) | Lard at the bottom of the large crack |
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| Andy near the top of the slab to the right of the crack (Photo: Aids) | Lard belaying Andy up the slab (Photo: Aids) | |
As well as several scrambles on Tryfan, there are also climbs of varying difficulty. Tryfan Bach, a small crag to the side of Tryfan provides an entertaining area for some easier climbs (a large number of diff and V.diffs).
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| John, Andy and Luke on Tryfan | Andy by Tryfan Bach (Photo: Lard) |
Last updated: 07/01/02