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MikeLJ - Feb 2, 2019 8:59 am Date Climbed: Jul 27, 1996
Cold day.With Chris M.
markhallam - Feb 22, 2015 12:40 pm Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2001
Agreed, super v.diffClimbed with my then fiancé Leila and also old climbing partner (dating back 20 years) Jon. Have had to guess at the date - but I think the year is right and it was summer!
Fine remote route, which we accessed from Ogwen side, with Jon setting his usual blistering pace up to the pass. I led the climb - and then we traversed the Carnedds and descended via Pen Yr Ole... ('the old man with the white head' - can't spell the welsh name!).
I'd forgotten the name of the climb but recognised the photos - especially the 'gendarme section' - reminiscent of the easier 'Pinnacle Ridge' in the Lake District (St Sunday Crag). And I remembered it was over 300m long!
Nanuls - Feb 16, 2015 4:03 pm
Super V.DiffA really nice route, if a little easy for the grade. Lovely climbing mind you.
We did as a group of 3, each sharing the lead. I took the crux but Tom took the pinnacles; the pinnacles were more fun!