Parsons Nose and Clogwyn Y Person Arete - The Best Classic Route in Snowdonia?

[@hambutty1]

So refreshing to see English people who obviously have a love for Snowdonia actually attempting to pronounce Welsh words correctly. Diolch yn fawr. Great video

[@TheClimbingNomads]

Thanks Dave, glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@richardbradley8535]

Not one i ever got round to. Looks great.

[@TheClimbingNomads]

Definitely one to add to the list for when all this chaos is over 👍

[@martincurtis6445]

I enjoyed this, thanks, it brought back many memories... climbed it years ago. I can recommend the Gambit Climb too, if you've not already done it! :)

[@TheClimbingNomads]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it, not done Gambit climb I don’t think, will check it out next time we’re over there :)

[@ianbird6997]

Nice one guys 😁👍👍👍👍

[@TheClimbingNomads]

Thank you 😁

[@paulmorrey733]

Thanks

[@faisalkhan786fk]

This looks amazing and what a beautiful day for a climb. But theres a youtuber called brave dave who said this should be done without ropes. What do you guys think?

[@TheClimbingNomads]

Thanks Faisal, glad you liked the video. We have heard of Dave's video but not seen it ourselves. It certainly caused quite a stir in the instructing world and was fairly unanimously criticised by instructors. Obviously taking clients up a route like this and having a fun personal day out are two very different things. Assuming we are just talking about a personal adventure then it would really come down to the level of risk you are willing to accept. Honnold soloed El Cap because it was a level of risk he was willing to accept, but that does not mean that it is a safe or an advisable activity! We would suggest that for most people a rope would be advisable and allow for a safer and more enjoyable day out. There are several sections where a slip or a loose hold could end very badly. It's a great route and well worth doing 👍

[@faisalkhan786fk]

@@TheClimbingNomads thanks for the reply guys, I've done quite a bit of grade 1 and 2 personal scrambling in the lakes, snowdonia and the cuillins. However I dont have any experience with rope work. I may need to go on a course, to safety net for the eventuality that I do need to use it out there.

[@nigelgreen7657]

I have been climbing and scrambling since the 1970s, I personally would not take any notice of what Brave Dave says. You only have one life safety is the most important factor.

[@TG-pd3ft]

enjoyed that guys! I climbed the CyP recently and to be honest was slightly underwhelmed but combined with Grib Coch and then the north ridge descent it's certainly a big day out in the mountains. I see you went the other way down - not tried that. Is the crack at 8:05 part of the route or did you add that in for spice? I don't recall climbing that! Great to see the Cryrn Las scramble start as I plodded up the dull path on the other side of the stream.

[@TheClimbingNomads]

Thanks for the comment :) yes, the crack was an addition to spice the route up a bit! The usual line is slightly to the right, but the crack looked too tempting! The climbing seemed to be over too quickly on the CyP arete, but a fun day out with friends :) Brett and Sophie