Scrambling Intermediate Course 2 days

Previous experience:
Mountain walking experience and grade 1 scrambles

Scrambling is a great way to experience the sensation of physically climbing to the top of a mountain. The effort is greater than mountain walking and new skills such as moving over rocky ground using your hands, balance and a good head for heights will need to be acquired. It is an activity which most mountain walkers end up progressing into.

Scrambles are graded from 1 for a straightforward walk with small sections to climb, to 3, which is consistent climbing with use of a rope - this is bordering on rock climbing, but with less equipment and simplified techniques for speed.

This is for those of you who’ve maybe done some basic scrambling without use of ropes and now feel like you want to start learning the ropes to progress onto more adventurous terrain.

We use the rope much more frequently on this course as a safeguard, as the terrain will be much more challenging.

During your time with us we will equip you with further skills so that you can become more confident at looking after yourself. Some of the most popular scrambles we may ascend include:

• Bristly Ridge
• Parsons Nose
• East face of Tryfan
• Cneifion Arete
• Main Gully, Glyder Fach

For more info on scrambles in Snowdonia see ‘Scrambles in Snowdonia’ from Cicerone Guides.