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The route up Tryfan
Although the mountain towers above the A5 road, Tryfan is not a particular big mountain in height or total distance. What it lacks in stature it more than makes up for with a fierce reputation for long, hard climbs and some pretty amazing scrambling.
This route is one of the classic ways up the mountain, with a direct approach up the sharp and rocky north ridge. The route does cross the line between walking and scrambling, and you'll find yourself clambering over polished rocks, with some pretty scary drops below. Don't be fooled by the proximity to the road, this is not a gentle sunday stroll. There have been many dramatic rescues, injuries and even deaths amongst the ill-prepared and unlucky. You'll need a head for heights, proper equipment for a 3000 foot mountain, and plenty of time.
From the road, after walking through the campsite at the farm, the route soon starts to steepen. The gully above the crossing of the fence is where the path starts to get really steep, and it just doesn't stop from there. At the top of the gully, make your way over a boulder strewn mountainside, where the A5 starts to look a long way below. As you pull onto the main ridge, the path flattens out slightly, before you start to climb more steeply as you pass the famous 'cannon rock'. After this you climb until you just below the south summit. You can either do as we did, and take the path which bypasses some of the trickier scrambling, or take the direct line up the shattered rocks of the ridge proper. The path threads between steep buttresses and steep gullies, before finally climbing to the main summit. Don't be fooled by thinking that because there is a path, the going is easy: the path is slippery in places, and involves some short pitches of scrambling with a fearsome drop to the east. Once at the summit, carry on south-south west, avoiding the apex of the ridge and following the line across a boulder field, eventually arriving at the col between Tryfan and the net peak. Turn left and follow the easy path back along the base of the hill to the start.
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