Crib Goch: The Scariest Ridge Walk In Wales

Full ridge including clips of the approach to Crib.
Pinnacles video separately.
Some tips for Crib Goch.
Check the weather, in winter leave for the experienced! More than 30mph winds is dangerous!
Be prepared, bring the right clothing and equipment.
Hire a guide if unsure, highly recommend Snowdonia Walking and Climbing.
www.scramblethis.co.uk
Thanks for watching and enjoy it!
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[@barrywebber100]

Very impressed with your lady friend, she is fearless! It looks very scary, I have no head for heights so best I don't risk a difficult route like Crib Goch! Marvellous scenery and stunning views on a beautiful day. Thanks for posting.

[@clogsonthemountain]

@barrywebber100 thanks, never say never, I used to say it and now I climb some serious routes!

[@KokowaSarunoKuniDesu]

You've just reminded me how terrifying it was when I did it in Spring of 1980.

[@clogsonthemountain]

That exposure will never go I'm afraid, have you been back since?

[@KokowaSarunoKuniDesu]

@clogsonthemountain No. I've done Tryfan, and Sharp Edge (much shorter), but I don't feel the need to 'prove' something to myself about Crib Goch.

[@thepeakdistrictviking]

Great video and advice. Lovely weather too!!!

[@clogsonthemountain]

Thanks! Yes definitely makes for a better crossing

[@penguin0075]

As someone who hates heights but loves a view, thank you for filming this for us 😊 I walked around Lake Ogwen, stunning place.

[@clogsonthemountain]

I hated heights myself but embrace the now. Thanks 👍

[@rumbalala]

Brilliant video. You’ve taken me back four years when I did the Horseshoe in very similar beautiful weather. Crib Goch is an incredible thrill, can’t wait to get back up there. Great stuff 👍

[@clogsonthemountain]

Thanks, we did the horse shoe a few months before this video. Great day out that! We did run out of water on Y Lliwedd so there wasn't much time to enjoy the views. However the ice cold drink at the carpark w felt out of this world 😅

[@mjojrjr6231]

Thank you for sharing this route. It gives me more confidence that I can do it.

[@clogsonthemountain]

It's a fantastic route if you're ready for it 😀 👍

[@laurena3460]

Its truly incredible how much mental security hand railing the ridge gives you, allows you to truly appreciate the beauty without the fear

[@clogsonthemountain]

Absolutely, as you cross the ridge more times you'll grow more confidence. However a safe crossing is a good one 👍

[@GaryMcKinnonUFO]

Yes best to be safe!

[@jchan9761]

5:19 I did the exact same thing - stay slightly to the left. Better to be safe than sorry.

[@clogsonthemountain]

Absolutely 👍

[@reluctantfellrunner]

Sweaty palms just watching! Best wishes.

[@clogsonthemountain]

Love this ridge now!

[@tmn278]

Fantastic video! Great hear the directions and advice.

[@clogsonthemountain]

Thanks, definitely a great day out that! Next in full winter conditions 🙌

[@tmn278]

@@clogsonthemountain That must make it so much more challenging!

[@gailforcekruger]

I'm hiking the Pyg Track in May, and am preparing myself mentally for Crib Goch. This has been the best video I have seen so far. The more I watch, the more my mind would think I've already done this when the time comes (or so I'm hoping) lol 🤣🤣

[@clogsonthemountain]

Don't overthink it, what I did before. It is exposed but great fun when you're comfortable with it. Thanks for watching

[@user-mt1zm9rp3z]

Came off snowdon's summit and did it, hot day in June, was so beautiful, when you sre on the ridge you dont think of anything but moving on, not as scary as I thought

[@clogsonthemountain]

Thought the same thing, confidence grows different for everyone however. One person's crib goch might be another's everest

[@warrenhill4601]

Superb mate. Stunning weather and views. Looking forward to the pinnacle video

[@clogsonthemountain]

Definitely had cracking weather. Glad to have retrieved some footage as the memory card was lost 😅

[@warrenhill4601]

@@clogsonthemountain oh dear🙄

[@clogsonthemountain]

@@warrenhill4601 retrieved most footage now so pretty chuffed! Next week my scramble with Spencer on y gribin

[@OutandaboutwithSpencer]

Great weather and nice to have it mostly to yourself. No Spencer’s views for you! 😆👍

[@clogsonthemountain]

Was awesome weather and great to see it quiet

[@MrBazzoc]

Nice vid. Thanks for sharing

[@clogsonthemountain]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@stevecoombs8409]

Hi bud ,you picked a route up in perfect conditions.......don't try it if it's windy,cloudy or blowy .Took my 2 best friends up the route a while back and we were all aged over 65 ,so put some perspective into a walk 😊 on a perfect day .

[@clogsonthemountain]

Thanks, I never consider a crossing over crib with winds over 30mph. Not safe and can't enjoy it either

[@stefaniacasa914]

Look at the video seems much harder than actually is 😅 great video 👍

[@clogsonthemountain]

Video makes a lot of things look scary, it all depends of your ability how you interpret the ridge for yourself. Nonetheless it shouldn't be underestimated 👍

[@stefaniacasa914]

@@clogsonthemountain not at all, I've been up there, great challenge and considering I suffer with heights and I can get panic attack that was much easier than what ppl were saying about it. Like you said it's all according to the individual capacity

[@The_Reality_Filter]

Good grief there's a lot of potential for things going badly wrong up there. Not the place to twist an ankle...Congrats on the safe passage.

[@clogsonthemountain]

Thanks, yes there sure is.

[@theroamingreverend]

A proper Gooch tingler

[@stigfloberghagenphotography]

Nice video 👍🙂

[@clogsonthemountain]

Thanks 😊

[@stigfloberghagenphotography]

@@clogsonthemountain 🙂👍

[@MrGST360]

Yea you couldn’t pay me any amount of money to be up there. I’m curious tho is there a route that takes you pass the lakes at the bottom ?

[@clogsonthemountain]

@MrGST360 yes, the miners track mate 👍

[@christophersmith7714]

Would have been better if not filmed on a gopro. Gives a warped perspective and always makes it look steeper. And I particularly wanted to see how you get around all 3 pinnacles. I know one of the pinnacles it's best to go down, around and back up.

[@clogsonthemountain]

Have another video on the pinnacles if you're interested. Cameras always make things look worse than it is however not a route to be underestimated 👍

[@MiklRbrts]

Quite. It would put a lot of people off. Whilst the ridge is tremendously impressive and a fairly serious undertaking, particularly for the inexperienced, (I have done it three times, many years ago) from the completely unrealistic distortion of the fisheye lens here, you would think that one slip would mean instant death. Certainly care and common sense is needed, and a clumsy slip might mean you could hurt yourself, but there is no way you would go bouncing down what is made to appear here to be a near vertical slope. Anyone thinking of attempting this wonderful ridge should look at a few other videos to get a more realistic perspective.

[@RichardMathews-gv7lb]

@@MiklRbrtsif you went off the east face that is pretty certain death. The west face whilst nowhere near vertical would be pretty gruesome if a stumble turned into an uncontrolled cart wheel and you would be pretty fortunate to escape life changing injuries if not death. Have done the ridge many times in all conditions including tip toeing over it in crampons on a short rope with hand coils in pristine winter conditions where the option of lobbing off one side of the ridge if the other person fell was the go to strategy

[@heatherholden5473]

@@MiklRbrts I am weighing up whether or not to do Crib Goch and the videos are putting me off as the drops down to the left look near vertical. So, are you saying it's not quite as steep in reality?

[@agesadventures]

The views are great but the heights are awful, lol 😂 Who designed that mountain? I'd like to lodge a complaint!

[@clogsonthemountain]

High it sure is, but what a ridge !

[@philipglancy8593]

You say 'goch' like a scouser lol

[@RichardMathews-gv7lb]

His Dutch pronunciation is closer to the proper Welsh pronunciation than most non Welsh would pronounce it. The amount of Crib Gocks I hear makes my skin crawl

[@iARSENi]

Great views and weather! Can I ask what date were you passing the Ridge?

[@clogsonthemountain]

Thanks, that was on the 30th of November

[@grahampretty4569]

Cracking bit of video! Do you use a go pro and chest mount?

[@clogsonthemountain]

Thanks mate, gopro hero 11 with head mount

[@DannyDrakey]

Why stop filming at the pinnacle 😢

[@clogsonthemountain]

Wanted to make a separate video, hence I stopped filming there

[@DannyDrakey]

@@clogsonthemountain just watched tbh mate

[@clogsonthemountain]

@@DannyDrakey 👍

[@samuelrainer22]

Must be a world record for how many times you can say crib goch in one video.

[@clogsonthemountain]

😂😂😂

[@wotty999]

You're way off course, you've missed the best bits going up.

[@brokenjet6134]

Sorry for a late reply. May I ask where the better route is?