Rockfax Description
This is a popular scramble and a full description can be found in Snowdonia Mountain Walks and Scrambles and on Rockfax Digital. It is included here as a method of descent although it is only recommended as a descent in dry conditions.
A small worn path leads into the top of a relatively easy but loose gully. You can descend with relative ease until about 15m above the Jammed Boulder. Where often a spike on the wall has tat which is used to abseil to the top of the Jammed Boulder - we recommend this over the down-climb for most parties. It is possible to down climb just to the right of the chimney/gully (looking in) and reach the ledge that way. If you are extremely confident and it is dry, you can climb down through the slot that is the Jammed Boulder - not recommended. Instead there is a fixed abseil station on the edge of the jammed boulder that enables a 30m abseil down the outside of the boulder. Once completed, you can walk out. © Rockfax

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Scrambles in Snowdonia - Steve Ashton , North Wales Scrambles - Garry Smith , Snowdonia Mountain Walks and Scrambles - Mark Reeves

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