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Any recommendations for short (ideally 2 or 3 pitches) routes in snowdonia for a very nervous partner? Short walk in preferred, large belay ledges and easy descent. Tryfan Bach is a possible but the lack of big belay ledges might be a barrier.

A scramble that could be roped would also fit the bill...

Any suggestions?

In reply to Landy_Dom:

Some of the routes there have good ledges.

Not a proper multi pitch crag but Lion Rock in 'Beris gets used for this sort of thing sometimes, can work well.

In reply to Landy_Dom:
There's 2 or 3 routes on the left hand side of Tryfan Bach that have quite roomy ledges. The slab becomes more indistinct to the right where the grades are harder.
Alternatively try Milestone buttress. The easiest route is the ordinary route which is 5 or 6 pitches. The descent is milestone gully which is a grade 2 scramble. Some people choose to abseil down and there is / was a boulder at the top of the gully equipped with slings and maillons if you don't fancy the down climb. The Pulpit is another easy route, mod I think. 2 or 3 pitches at most and a fairly benign descent.

In reply to Landy_Dom:

Tryfan Bach definitely had ledges on some routes. Otherwise Rowan or Pulpit routes on Milestone Buttress are easy and comfortable.

Cneifion Arete is pretty straightforward but the walk in is a bit longer. It's one pitch of Diff then scrambling that can be roped.

Moelwyns are supposed to be good but haven't been yet myself. Not sure if there's much there below VDiff.

There's a route at Tremadog which is very easy and two pitches, maybe Boo Boo?

In reply to Landy_Dom:

Arete and Slab (VD)

A 3 pitch route that is only really a 1 pitch route.

In reply to Landy_Dom:

Lion rock underneath slate quarries is a very easy graded crag, everything goes at about mod - diff.

Tryfan bach- the left hand routes have huge belay stances. The arete goes at diff but has a bit of exposure and spaced gear.

In reply to Landy_Dom:

Lots of relatively easy routes on west face of Tryfan, but the walk-in gets longer as the routes improve higher up. Brilliant easy route to match your needs would be Notch Arete (Mod, 123m) - finishes on north ridge so you can summit too & descend easy paths. Can approach via Cannon Ridge (Severe, one very short avoidable pitch, probably not more than Diff otherwise) then walk up & across to Notch Arete. Good mountain day out with easy climbing, capacious stances, good gear, excellent rough rock & a wonderful summit finish.