This thousand foot crag on the southern part of Snowdon Horseshoe is the traditional home of Welsh rock climbing. It was developed extensively in the early part of the 20th Century and the first Welsh guidebook was written for this crag, by Archer Thompson.
There are two buttresses (East and West) and the climbs have a distinct mountaineering feel to them, broken by many heather terraces. Route finding can be bewildering, and the rock is vertically layered, so a certain style is required that does not necessarily involve jugs. Quite a bit harder when wet.
Getting There
Trailhead at Pen-Y-Pass, take left trail to Llyn Llydaw, then before the crag, break off right on a use trail to the East Buttress.
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