Neil - welcome to the world of scrambling! It certainly is great fun but do remember that it is considered by some as the most dangerous form of mountaineering as without a rope you have no protection. That said it is a great feeling of freedom.
The classic snowdon scramble is a traverse of Crib Goch and forms the first leg of the snowdon horseshoe.
Whilst it is a grade 1 scramble it is quite a long route and once your on it there are few options if you lose your nerve.
My suggestion would be to have a crack at the Gribin ridge on Glyder Fach - which is mostly a walk with a short scramble at the top to get used to the techniques. Then venture onto the classic north ridge of Tryfan where difficult sections can usually be passed on the left. Both Glyder Fach and Tryfan are in the Ogwen Valley, not far from Snowdon.
If you fancy some training take a look at
http://www.pyb.co.uk/courses/course-notes-detail.php?code=SMH08 Happy scrambling
Posted: 05/03/2007 17:52
