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South Rib via The Back Up Plan
5.7 YDS 5a French 15 Ewbanks V+ UIAA 13 ZA MVS 4b British R
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Routes in Snowdon Peak
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Northeast Ridge T 3rd 1- 1 I 1 M 1a |
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Direct NE Ridge T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a AI2 Mod. Snow PG13 |
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Naked Lady Couloir T Mod. Snow |
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Way Juan Nordwand T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Mod. Snow |
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North Face T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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West Buttress T 4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b |
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East Ridge T 3rd 1- 1 I 1 M 1a |
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South Rib via The Back Up Plan T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R |
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South Ridge T 4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b |
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| Type: | Trad, Alpine, 800 ft (242 m), Grade II |
| FA: | SM and JC |
| Page Views: | 1,574 total · 12/month |
| Shared By: | S.Mckinna on Jul 20, 2014 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
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Description
This route ascends a crack up the south west face of Snowdon. After 200 feet of 5.7ish climbing, you top out into the main south rib of Snowdon. Continue up along the rib or traverse along the other ribs as you make your way up to the summit. Pick your own line. It is 4th and easy 5th but nothing harder than you choose after "the back up plan". There is plenty of 3rd.
Location
Starting out, the South Rib is one of the steepest ways to access Snowdon's summit. There is a plethora of 5th class lines up the lower band of rock that are a rope length or so. After the first 200'+ foot initial start of "Back Up Plan" it is characteristic of the rest of the face. Back up plan is reached by hiking slightly around the west face and cutting up the South Ridge variation couloir, it is pretty obvious. It took the two of us about one hour and fifteen minutes to get to the climb from Andrew's Lake.
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