MikeLJ - Feb 2, 2019 8:40 am Date Climbed: Mar 20, 1987 Arrived near sunset! Descending back to the start Bristly Ridge is one of the best known scrambles in Wales. The Cannon. Bristly Ridge leads up to Glyder Fach, it's not part of Tryfan. Tryfan South Ridge is a route up the easier, yet never that easy, side of Tryfan and then continuing on over the Glyderau. Hills near Tryfan North Ridge & Bristly Ridge route: Glyder Fawr (1001m) Glyder Fach (994m) Tryfan (918m) Y Foel Goch (805m) Gallt yr Ogof (763m) Castell y Gwynt (972m) Y Foel Goch North-West Top (751m) Tryfan North Top (871m) Tryfan Far South Peak (831m) To begin with, the route is quite straight forward. The route includes all the key ascents and scrambles of the Central Glyderau, including: a full north to south traverse of Tryfan, technical scrambling on Bristly Ridge and Y Gribin Ridge, and the ascent of the two impressive peaks of Glyder Fach and Glyder Fawr. I've never had a problem route finding on Tryfan N ridge, just follow everyone else & Crib Goch, you can't really go wrong. I had the immense fun of completing the Bochlwyd Horseshoe with Andrew and our dog Lucky on a sweltering August Bank Holiday weekend. Tryfan North Ridge. According to Sir Ifor Williams, the word "Glyder" derives from the Welsh word "Gludair", meaning a … Tryfan seen from Ogwen Cottage on the A5 road. Your hands will come into play at some point, whichever route you choose. Castell-Y-Gwynt. Bristly ridge is an exciting extension, but more committing as the hardest sections have to be crossed to do the route, nothing a reasonably fit hill walker with a head for heights should find too daunting though. Llyn Idwal. My gully route up to the heights of Tryfan. The route climbs up Tryfan’s north ridge passing the infamous cannon rock and the North Tower along the way. Home » Routes » Europe » Wales » Snowdonia National Park » The Glyderau » Y Gribin Ridge Scramble up Glyder Fach TGF0bzpyZWd1bGFy Met Office Snowdonia Mountain Weather After doing Tryfan you should have a fair idea as to whether the continuation up Bristly Ridge is a good idea. 4. There is a significant amount of scrambling on this route, most notably on the north ridge of Tryfan, on Bristly Ridge and in the descent of the Gribin Ridge. Our Route will be up the North Ridge of Tryfan right from the valley floor. Points of interest on route: Llyn Ogwen. Via Bristly Ridge . Our Sheffield climbing friends Pat and Martin took us to Snowdonia for five days in May 2014. Surface: Tryfan North Road is a grade 1 scramble, so please be sure you are capable of the challenge!! The exposure to steep drops is much less compared to Crib Goch making the North Ridge of Tryfan a better option if this is going to be your first experience of steep mountain hiking and scrambling. This cwm contains Llyn Bochlwyd. After crossing over the Heather Terrace Path the climbing became steeper but never difficult. The North Ridge is a little different. It is a popular spot for climbers. Sometimes steps were accompanied by use of hands and arms but the first short scrambles were easy affairs. There is no single “correct” route. Tryfan, with dry-stone wall Start of scrambling 2.40mi / 2598ft / SH 660 587. Devil's Kitchen. However, the North Ridge isn’t as thrilling as Crib Goch. The next day is the highlight of the trip. With Jo. It is an iconic mountain and one of the few UK summits that you cannot reach using feet alone. Try it if you dare! On reaching Bwlch Tryfan, there’s a dry stone wall that links Bristly Ridge and Tryfan. There are plenty of trip reports out there for this popular route (I’ve included a few links below). Tryfan may also be climbed by the south ridge, which links the mountain (via Bristly Ridge) to Glyder Fach. The scrambling starts at Bwlch Tryfan, the saddle between Tryfan and Glyder Fach, and it’s often done in conjunction with the Tryfan north and south ridge traverse. Picking a route up Bristly Ridge is not necessarily straight-forward. The col is reached by a path leading up from Idwal Cottage to the west, passing through Cwm Bochlwyd. I took time after each short burst up the mountain to determine my next course and then took steps accordingly. It’s only grade one but has some great exposure and positions and is an adventure all the way. Part of a route that included Tryfan, Glyder Fawr, Castell-Y-Gwynt, Y Garn and Foel Goch. The data below is from my Garmin 735XT watch I recently acquired, which is simply amazing. At the summit of Tryfan sit two monolith rocks known as Adam of Eve (Siôn and Siân) In order the gain the “Freedom of Tryfan” brave hikers are required to leap the 1.2m gap between these two exposed pillars. Start – Ogwen Cottage car park Route – Llyn Bochlywd – Bwlch Tryfan – Tryfan – Bwich Tryfan – Bristly Ridge – Glyder Fach – Castle in the Winds – Gribben Ridge – Llyn Idwal – Ogwen Cottage Distance – 6 miles Start time – 9am Time taken – 6hrs Highest Point – Glyder Fach 994m Weather – Bright, sunny, some cloud swirling around, bit of breeze on the tops – perfect The route begins at Bwlch Tryfan, the col between Tryfan and Bristly Ridge. > Also, where is Bristly Ridge? With the Buttress on your right, start the steep ascent along the wall over large boulders. Glyder Fach. The final plateau before the summit has some breathtaking drops and views. Tryfan/Adam & Eve. Today I invite you to join me and climb the North Ridge of Tryfan, one of the classic scrambling routes to the top of this mountain. Scrambling is in between hiking and climbing, so you will need hands, feet and above all, a cool head for heights! It is a much finer route, but has far more hazards for the nervous beginner. The Cantilever Stone. It can easily be avoided, best to follow the path up to Llyn Caseg Fraith, as Idris said. At 918 metres, it is by no means the highest in Wales, but it is arguably the most dramatic. Route map for 'Tryfan North Ridge Onto Bristly Ridge' - a 8.68km walking route near Bethesda, UK. It’s definitely best to go with a guide on your first visit, once you get to ‘Piccadilly Circus’ there are a multitude of directions to choose from and they aren’t all easy grade 1! The walking route up the south ridge of Tryfan, with a 30 minute stop on the summit for lunch took us 4 hours 33 and we covered 5.07 miles from start to stop. Due to a broken watch! The scramble up the North Ridge of Tryfan is probably the single most famous ‘must do’ Grade 1 scramble in the UK. Difficulties can often be varied to suit, especially in the ascent of Tryfan, but it's still grade 1 by the easiest variations. We follow a short section of the wall to the left and then begin summiting Tryfan over the boulders. The route includes four popular scrambles: Tryfan North Ridge, Tryfan South Ridge, Bristly Ridge and Y Gribin. For the fitter mountaineer, the option to extend the hike to include the amazing Bristly Ridge and a descent of Y Gribin makes for a truly memorable day called the ‘Bochlwyd Horseshoe’. Logged angry climber. Download this stock image: Tryfan and Bristly Ridge, Snowdonia - H76536 from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Find the perfect Bristly Ridge stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. This gives us a chance to go over and practice our scrambling skills before we take on the tough Tryfan North Ridge the following day. Definitely the route I go for again and again. Next stop Bristly Ridge dead ahead: View back to Tryfan from Bwlch Tryfan: and down the Nant Ffrancon, with Pen yr Ole Wen on the right: Our chosen route onto the ridge was via the prominent right-hand gully - let's call it Dexter Gully 'cos it's on the right of it's evil twin, Sinister. Glyder Fawr. SH661588). (4)The most direct approach to Tryfan from here, Bristly Ridge, is more easily done in ascent than descent and therefore this route takes the easier option of following the main ridge path down to meet up with the Miners' Track which then leads bears left (grid ref. Bristly Ridge. From here, we will make our hiking approach to the peak and ascend via the normal route as a warm up. Tryfan's North ridge is probably the most popular scramble in the Glyderau.The route follows a logical line along a broad ridge from the A5 in Nant Ffrancon directly to Tryfan's summit and the twin monoliths of Adam and Eve.Although the ridge is broad, the scrambling is always interesting and varies from easy walking to short steep pitches that are furnished with plentiful handholds. You down load the Garmin app on your phone and then connect it to your phone and it gives you all sorts of print outs (see the graphs below) … This route is non-stop adventure from the moment you leave the car. I can't see anything named such on my > 1:25k OS map but I have read that it's a scramble and I would want to > find the easiest route to the S off Tryfan. Select from premium Bristly Ridge of the highest quality. Route finding on Tryfan’s North Ridge. asmrz - Feb 2, 2015 12:10 pm Date Climbed: May 13, 2014 The traverse . Tryfan in Snowdonia is a special mountain. Tryfan via the north ridge is an excellent day out. I’m not fit enough for that at the moment, perhaps later in the year. The start of Bristly Ridge in Bwlch Tryfan can be reached after the scramble up and over Tryfan or by easier routes from Cwm Bochlwyd or The Miner's Track. Tryfan North Ridge Scramble is a challenging route to the Summit of Tryfan and the obelisks of Adam and Eve, the longest grade 1 scramble in Snowdina It would really help if you had done the route first (I'm assuming you haven't since you are asking) as one of the main dangers on Tryfan is ending up somewhere you don't want to be. Routes to the summit lead from Tryfan and Bristly Ridge to the north, via Glyder Fawr from Pen-y-Pass to the south, and along the Glyder ridge to the east, towards Capel Curig. If a mere hill becomes a mountain in winter - what, then, does Tryfan become? 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