Mini Alpine Glyder
Snowdonia
Snowdonia National Park
Idwal Slabs - Cnifion Arete - Dolmen Ridge - Bristley Ridge
Alpine Climbing Difficult
- Distance
- 6.2 km
- Ascent
- 764 m
- Descent
- 765 m
- Low Point
- 301 m
- High Point
- 965 m
- Gradient
- 27˚
A beautiful journey on fantastic rock. Choose any route you like on the Slabs and Continuation Wall. Equally, any of the other scrambles on Glyder Fach North Face are good. Descending Bristley Ridge and taking in all the towers really adds to the finale of this mini Alpine journey.
Difficulty
Difficult
The beginning of truly technical terrain which might involve pitched climbing on rock and/or ice, exposed terrain and complex route finding in ascent and descent. Equivalent to AD, AD+
Low Exposure
The route is well protected or easy enough that protection is not required.
Remoteness
Away from help but easily accessed.