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Hello!

So, I'm taking my Dad out next week and he wants to do a long route in the welsh mountains. I'm getting some ideas together.

So far I've come up with amp buttress, something on idwal-cneifon arete and parson's nose. I'm avoiding the east face of tryfan as I spent a day doing the routes/laps there recently in training for the alps.

- A good number of pitches and no big traverses
- Diff/VD climbing is probably good for him (he's mainly a hillwalker with a bit of scrambling experience)
- Bit of solitude...
- Easyish climbing for him in big boots, especially as it's probably going to be a wet one (i.e. not Grooved arete/knights move pitch etc)
- Good views/experience! Topping out on/near a summit would be a big bonus for him I reckon.

Anyone got any suggestions I can take a look at and have 'in the bank' ready for when the forecast is more accurate?

Cheers,

Ad.

In reply to alooker:

Outside Edge Cwm Silyn (sp)

In reply to lummox:

+1 for Outside Edge, VDiff but on good square-cut holds, (Cwm Silyn spelt correctly)

A little further along is Engineer's Climb on Craig Fawr.

Adam's Rib on Craig Cwm Du (this is on Mynydd Mawr to the west of Rhyd Ddu)

In reply to alooker:

Doesn't end in a summit unless you walk on but the Moelwyns could fit the bill. Several V. Diffs of 3/4 pitches. You can do as many or as few routes as you wish which is useful if the weather is dodgy. Rock is very rough so easily doable if damp / raining. Usually very few people...

In reply to alooker:

Cyfrwy Arete via the table is a little further South, but is another good option.
http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/c.php?i=37257
Would endorse the votes for Outside Edge at Cwm Silyn. Perhaps something on Lliwedd?

In reply to The Ivanator:

All great ideas so far, thanks everyone. Cyfrwy arete was definitely on the table (hehe) too.

Outside edge does look especially ideal.

I didn't make it clear that by 'Welsh mountains' I actually meant Snowdonia - that was pretty daft of me really!