Snowdonia's Grade 2 Scramble That's Hidden in Plain Sight

[@alihire]

Great route. I love that you can be up and down in 2 hours and that it’s often dry and fine when the Ogwen Valley is grey and wet.

[@jameseastwood4984]

Superb film making Daniel. So many different camera and drone angles edited together.

[@thebaldscrambler]

Thank you, I spent ages getting all those angles and editing it all together. Good fun though ;-).

[@kingryan3716]

Cracking little route with awesome views 👍🏼

[@thebaldscrambler]

It's a goodun, well worth the short walk in.

[@chrisparker5684]

Hi, thanks for a great video! I used to live in the village below the scramble, and one day I climbed it. I must say that I found it quite intimidating in places, probably because I was alone, and I was quite glad to reach the top!

[@thebaldscrambler]

It is steep up there, lots of exposure on that left side!

[@alkinghorn2557]

Great video Daniel. Super accessible route this one.

[@thebaldscrambler]

Glad you liked it, thanks!

[@This.Island.Earth68]

Nice video. Did the double ascent of this myself a few years back.

[@thebaldscrambler]

Thank you! I'm from the south so I didn't know about this scramble until recently.

[@SirJonathanTPunkbottom]

Oh heck yeah. This one looks super fun

[@thebaldscrambler]

Oh yes! Well worth the 10min walk in ;-).

[@naveedarshad5608]

We drive past this regularly on our way back from Ogwen ends I allway stare at this dreaming of the scree surfing back down Thankyou very much Daniel we will probably be stopping here in the future on our way home for a quick blast

[@thebaldscrambler]

Have fun!

[@johnfox76]

Try the bolted route Daniel, on the far right side of the ridge it's a 3s/ v diff topping out on the ridge.

[@thebaldscrambler]

I saw @clogsonthemountain did that route: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKHQmWWAe9N6i5I looks quite steep!

[@JayChambers83]

Great to see you bag this one mate. I had a sneaky suspicion you’d enjoy it. Aside from a loose scree type push to the top of the penmaenbach summit, the arête itself is quality and always quiet too. Add to this the location, the fact the scramble starts at ground level, the short approach and it being right above the sea, it’s an absolute gem in my opinion. Great drone footage too, really captures the surroundings perfectly 👍🏻

[@thebaldscrambler]

Thanks, I enjoyed filming this one too - there were lots of little ledges for me to stop on while I moved the drone around to get different angles etc. :-).

[@JayChambers83]

@ yeah it’s steep at first, but some quality spots to sit before the crux section. Kinda crazy to turn around and see the sea just behind you. Dramatic. Perfect place for your sort of videos. Glad you enjoyed it, Dan 😎

[@carwynlewis3322]

It looks like a mini north tryfan

[@EarthWatcher736]

Confidence !

[@HikingJimmy]

Great sunset spot, not too difficult

[@thebaldscrambler]

Agreed! Nice quick route, did it twice in one morning, including filming/flying drone.

[@HikingJimmy]

@thebaldscrambler yes saw. You can come down the scree but is sketchy

[@richdavies7932]

Drove past the Arete this afternoom. Only ever seen a party of 2 persons enjoying the ridge in over 20 years as you dive by. Should it be descended?

[@thebaldscrambler]

I think ascending it would be more fun than descending it. I think this is one of those routes that's becoming more popular as more ppl become aware of it. I'm from the south so I rarely drive along the A55.