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  • Paperback: 168 pages
  • Publisher: Cicerone Press; 2Rev Ed edition (30 April 1992)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1852840889
  • ISBN-13: 978-1852840884
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11.6 x 1.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 21,667 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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All the described routes lie within the northern half of the Snowdonia National Park, where the most rugged mountains are found. Good scrambling in the southern half is scarce, the rock here being typically loose or vegetated. Northern Snowdonia naturally divides into four regions. From north to south these are the Carneddau, the Glyders, the Snowdon group and Eifionydd. The best scrambles will be found in the Glyders, with the large majority concentrated on Tryfan, Glyder Fach and Glyder Fawr. The Snowdon group also boasts many excellent routes, whereas the Carneddau and the Eifionydd regions provide only a handful. The choice of routes is, by necessity and design, a selective one. All the best scrambles are included, though for the sake of a broader coverage some mediocre ones in the Glyders and Snowdon group have been omitted in favour of even poorer ones in the Carneddau and Eifionydd. The guide contains over sixty routes, and the range of difficulty extends from scrambly walks to the boundaries of proper rock climbing. Average fitness and a head for heights will suffice at one end of the scale, whereas nothing short of mountaineer's skill and daring will do at the other.

Some routes fit neither category: scrambling over loose rock and up dripping, vegetated gullies seems to require a special cunning, for which neither hill walking nor rock climbing provides adequate preparation.


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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Guide, 18 Mar 2002
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I've had the guide a while now and have completed the majority of harder scrambles described in the book. All routes have been described with precise detail and further clarified with photographs, providing an excellent route description. A diverse range of routes has been included, with the three star classics to the lesser known routes (which are usually more rewarding). Steve Ashton has evidently put his years of experience into the guide and has produced a classic. Even the size of the guide makes it perfect to go into the back of a mapcase. A very well thought out book that I shall continue to cherish for many years to come.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book for the dedicated scrambler, 17 Sep 2000
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Steve Ashton presents a range of scrambles (in the main Northern area of Snowdonia only) from the relatively simple (e.g. the Crib Goch ridge on Snowdon) right up to grade 3(S) which look more like serious rock-climbs to me! As a dedicated scrambler (NOT a rock climber) I found enough of the more challenging grade 1s and 2s to satisfy me including the most interesting route up Tryfan - yes climbing Tryfan amongst the East buttresses without feeling the need for ropes - that I have done, and several other routes I hadn't considered. Steve's route descriptions are excellent, with sufficient detail to follow the climb safely but not over long. I can thoroughly recommend the book to those who don't rock climb (they would probably find it all too easy!) but enjoy a challenging scramble to provide an unusual route up a familiar peak.
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