Northern Ireland Outdoors Forum - Hiking, camping and more
General => General Chat => Topic started by: Mourneman on April 24, 2012
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Well spotted this on david's Facebook ::) & just had to share the idea on an NI-WILD assault on the scary Crib Goch,think craigy123 would go tomorrow if he could,question is have i got the bottle :'( to do it ? It's pretty extreme scrambling & very dangerous in places.
here's a wee look at it-
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What about a wee go at this?
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/no-slacking-wire-walkers-1-800m-canyon-stunt-060025446.html
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(http://wikitravel.org/upload/shared/thumb/5/56/IE_Slieve_League_04.jpg/300px-IE_Slieve_League_04.jpg)
could try this one, Slieve League, not as extreme :o
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Our wee club is going to Snowdonia next month.
I'm leading the Tryfan scramble, and plan to do Crig Goch as another day out.
All you need to do is join the YHAFWG club, which costs £8 (I'm the secretary) and get yourself to Wales on Saturday 12th May.
Weather dependant, of course. And nerve. Couldn't be worse than The Cullin.
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Thinking end of summer trip. May is just too soon for me. Anyone else up for an end of summer trip?
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August sounds good, lots of planning time and good weather.
Stick me down!
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http://www.hightrek.co.uk/climbing/peak/routes.htm (http://www.hightrek.co.uk/climbing/peak/routes.htm)
Check out the section under Mountain Walking.
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http://www.bnbselect.com/bnb/34374 (http://www.bnbselect.com/bnb/34374)
For an idea...
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If we were going, I think it would be wise, if not pretty essential to hire a guide. I'm not the only one thinking that am I?
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Didn't Liam do it?
If we were going, I think it would be wise, if not pretty essential to hire a guide. I'm not the only one thinking that am I?
I haven't done Crib Goch but have walked the Pyg track below it. I don't think a guide would be necessary at all, there are only two directions to go: forwards and backwards. I think the main problem (weather aside) with it could be the popularity of the route.
Weather dependant, of course. And nerve. Couldn't be worse than The Cullin.
I don't think it is regarded as anywhere near as a bad as the Cullin, which requires ropes at some points and is a real challenge to do in one go.
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Didn't Liam do it?
nope, just the pyg track, my companion chickened out >:( i demand a rematch :)
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I looked into getting a guide briefly there. 160 quid, surely thats for a group? But still, go with a guide you go in their time and they wanta get home. we can take our time ourselves. I would say if you dont think you can manage this now is the time to decide.
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I would say you could just as easily say that you can manage it now and change your mind 5 minutes before attempting it. There are alternative routes close by, so I'd say decide on the day.
It may even come to it everyone would have to take the alternative route, because of weather conditions or something.
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You'll not need a guide.
I've scrambled Crib Goch many times and I'd have no hesitation taking my 6 and 8 year olds over it provided the weather was calm.
It's a grade 1 scramble, but to be honest the technical scrambling involved is far less than that encountered on Tryfan north ridge (also grade 1).
If your balance is good then it's technically possible (but not recommended) to walk the ridge with your hands in your pockets. It really only gets it's grade in Ashton due to the exposure.
Just be careful on the choss on the final climb to the ridge and keep to the west side of the ridge (using the top as a handrail if needed).
One of my photos
(http://www.andymcinroy.com/images/snowd32.jpg)
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hi guys, ill be going over that direction in the summer and was planning on doing this crib goch route, am going with family so when i get a day off am away to give it a blast, so ill be on my own, navagation shouldnt be a problem, and i rock climb a bit in mournes, BUT is there places if ya slip ur dead?? is a rope and partner needed?
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just checked the you tube link,,, doesnt seem to bad on a good day :)
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looks good 8)
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The first time I walked this route was in good sunshine and I found it hard going. I did again in mist and I thought it was easier. I suppose the second time around, I knwe what to expect. Mind you, if I were to heve seen the youtube of Crib Goch, I wouldn't have done it. Don't know how he couls walk and hold a camera at the end of a stick. Thanks Mourneman for sharing the link from my facebook.
Here is another video