Elevation

3,028 ft / 923 m

#16 in Wales

#591 in United Kingdom

Prominence

213 ft / 65 m

#201 in Wales

#785 in United Kingdom

Climbs

83 climbs

#10 in Wales

#15 in United Kingdom

Top climbing months

August   15%

July   15%

June   14%

Most climbed route

Ridge from Pen-y-pass

Highlights

  • Crib Goch is a knife-edged arete in the Snowdonia National Park.
  • A path leads over the arete and three rock pinnacles to a grassy col at Bwlch Coch.
  • This first part of the ridge is very exposed and serious, having resulted in several fatalities; the Snowdonia National Park Authority describe it as "not a mountain for the inexperienced".
  • To avoid long queues on the ascent from the east, it is possible to ascend Crib Goch's North Ridge, which adjoins the main ridge.
  • Climbing skills and equipment are recommended on the North Ridge.
3 climbs • 18.7 km • 762 m gain • 5 hr 57 min
1 climb • 17.0 km • 765 m gain • 7 hr 40 min
1 climb • 17.3 km • 684 m gain • 5 hr 55 min
1 climb • 18.7 km • 741 m gain • 7 hr 59 min
1 climb • 21.7 km • 1,118 m gain • 7 hr 20 min
1 climb • 23.5 km • 861 m gain • 8 hr 36 min
1 climb • 25.7 km • 1,104 m gain • 8 hr 41 min
1 climb • 26.9 km • 1,034 m gain • 3 hr 40 min
1 climb • 28.4 km • 1,195 m gain • 3 hr 7 min
1 climb • 35.5 km • 1,485 m gain • 6 hr 44 min
1 climb • 39.5 km • 1,947 m gain • 9 hr 50 min
1 climb • 59.3 km • 2,783 m gain • 13 hr 56 min
1 climb • 68.5 km • 1,996 m gain • 9 hr 50 min
1 climb • 8.1 km • 134 m gain • 3 hr 42 min
1 climb • 93.9 km • 2,407 m gain • 20 hr 41 min
1 climb • 14.7 km • 613 m gain • 5 hr 55 min
1 climb • 14.7 km • 971 m gain • 6 hr 29 min

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