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Idwal Slabs (aka Cwm Idwal)

Gwynedd, WALES

Climbs 106 – Rocktype Rhyolite – Altitude 479m a.s.l – Faces W

Crag features
Spectacular climbing, set in some of the grandest mountain scenery in Wales; slab-routes galore at every grade. Mainly multi-pitch routes to 160 metres. Must dos for visitors include "Tennis Shoe" (HS), "Suicide Wall Route 1" (E2) and "Hope" (VDiff), all multi-starred classics. Beware of falling sheep.

Grades as per the 2010 CC Ogwen guide.

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Guidebooks
Ogwen (2010), North Wales Classics (2010), North Wales Rock (2006), Scrambles & Easy Climbs in Snowdonia (2005), Ogwen and Carneddau (1993), Welsh Winter Climbs (1988)

Climbs at this crag

Sort climbs
 Climb nameGradex
 EAST WALL  
2Game, Set and MatchE6 6b ** 
3Hargreaves' Slab and WallVD 16
4Y GrugE3 5c *1
5Heather WeaknessVD 1
6Heather WallVS 4c **89
7London LadyE2 5b 2
8Rake End ChimneyS 5
9Rake End WallE1 5b 1
10The Ebony TowerE2 5c *3
11Ash Tree WallVS 4c *20
12Ash Tree Wall - The Stepped Corner StartVS 4b 5
13Route 5VD 1
14Grooved WallHS 10
15East Wall GirdleVS 4c **75
16Slim Pick Long FlapE4 6b  
 SUICIDE WALL  
18Suicide GrooveE1 5b **28
19Suicide Groove - Direct FinishE2 5b **5
20JailbreakE4 6a *1
21Suspended SentenceE3 5c *4
22Last RitesE3 6a 3
23Penal ServitudeE4 5c **14
24Suicide Wall Route 2E2 5b *56
25Capital PunishmentE3 5c ***66
26Juvenile DelinquentE7 6b *1
27Death RowE3 5c  
28Mur y Meirwon (Wall of the Dead)E5 6b **5
29DecomposedE6 6b **2
30Y Meirwon BywE5 6a 1
31Suicide Wall Route 1E2 5c ***121
32ZeroE7 6b ***3
33Solitary ConfinementE2 5b * 
34The GarotteE4 6a ** 
 IDWAL SLABS  
36Tennis ShoeHS 4b **1144
37Tennis Shoe - Direct StartE1 5a **249
38Tennis Shoe - The Other Direct RouteS 4b 60
39The Ordinary RouteD *1267
40Quartz EliminateVS 4b 24
41CharityS *548
42Central RibHS 4b 97
43HopeVD ***1653
44GeographyVD 11
45Slabs EliminateVS 4b 12
46FaithVD **514
47Subwall ClimbHS 4b 30
 HOLLY TREE WALL  
49Cinderella's TwinS 11
50CinderellaHS 4a 24
51The Scone RunE2 5c **2
52Rampart CornerE1 5c **78
53The RampartVS 5a 10
54Original RouteVS 5a **357
55Original Route - Wall VariationsVS 5a **40
56GobagapeE2 5b *1
 Climb nameGradex
57(Don't Use a) Piton BladeHVS 5a *4
58Piton RouteVS 4c *87
59Other KingdomS  
60LazarusS 4a *688
61Karabiner RouteHS 4b  
62Javelin GullyHS 4b *56
63Javelin BladeE1 5b **81
64Javelin AirgliderE2 5c 1
65Javelin ButtressVS 4c *190
66Wavelength TouchE2 5c 5
67One More CalorieE5 6b  
68Balcony CracksVS 4c 6
69Girdle Traverse of Holly Tree WallVS 4c *3
 CONTINUATION WALL  
71The AreteVD *351
72The Upper StaircaseD 62
73Continuation CrackHVS 5a *187
74Shaking CrackE1 5a **5
75Groove AboveS 4b *389
76Diagonal RouteVS 5a 27
77Invisible ThreadHVS 5a 4
78Lava Slab LeftVS 4b 3
79Lava Slab RightVS 4b 3
 WEST WALL  
81Teenage MenopauseE7 6b * 
82DemetreusE3 6a **37
83Saint's WallVD 1
84Faith West FinishS *6
85Sinner's CornerVS 4c  
86Wrong RouteVD  
87Rowan Tree SlabsE2 5c **28
88Thinking of the GirlE2 5c  
89PenthouseHVS 5a *1
90Bread LineE2 5c *3
91RyvitaHVS 5b *1
92Last ExitVS 4c *1
93Summer PuddingE1 5b *3
 IDWAL BUTTRESS  
95Sluice JuiceE4 5c 1
96Thorfinn SkullsplitterE4 6a 1
97Homicide WallE3 5c **14
98The Hangman's ReturnE4 6a *1
99LlofruddwyrE4 5c  
100Pocket WallS 4a *4
101Idwal ButtressD 28
102Red SlabD 14
103Goat SlabD 10
 SCRAMBLES  
105Seniors' Ridge1 *73
106Direct Approach to Seniors' Ridge2 *54
107Idwal Staircase and Continuation2 **96
108North-West Face Route2 *43
 WINTER ROUTES  
110East Wall GullyI/II 79
111White HopeIII *6
112Introductory GullyII *44
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Access notes
20 to 25 minutes walk along the trail from Ogwen Cottage.

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Thanks to the guys who helped me out at Idwal yesterday (19/05/08) when I fell off. I took a big fall of the top of the first pitch of tennis shoe and landed in a nice soft muddy bog at the bottom of the route! The fella who got my gear back down asked me to post on here to let him know how I was doing which is ok, sprained ankle and a few cuts and bruises!
si_green99 - 19/May/08