Snowdon via Crib Goch & The Watkin Path
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- In this video my brother Martyn and I tackle one the greatest routes up the highest peak in Wales. Snowdon via Crib Goch. It's a grade 1 scramble and perhaps one of the finest ridges in the British Isles. After reaching the summit we headed back down to Nant Gwynant via the Watkin Path.
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Crib Goch is a big fat nope for me. Looks terrifying.
Great vid.
Thanks for watching 😁
Great video...superb scenery! Music's good too...... Not too far away from me....thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching Christine
Another fantastic video Dean much appreciated.
Thanks for watching Earnest 👍😎
That is definitely a fair weather route! Well done for seeing that one through, some parts of that look pretty challenging. But what a stunning way of getting onto Snowden. Great video as always, stunning views. Thanks for posting 👍
I'd hate to be up there in bad weather, so glad we got favourable conditions :-) Thanks for watching Greg
Well done both, I did Crib Goch a good few years ago now and it's still one of the scariest experiences of my life lol! Great video as always Dean, keep them coming. 😁
Thanks for watching David. Crib Goch was amazing, wouldn't want to be up there in high winds though 😁
Naughty boy, taking the cop out route and avoiding the second pinnacles ;)
Haha I was following my brother so it's his fault 🤣
Beautiful scenery. Really enjoyed it. Really enjoyed it!!!
Thanks for watching Chris, it's an amazing route 👍😎
Stunning
Thanks for watching 👍
Well done to you both for taking on Crib Goch. I’m definitely in the ‘it’s not for me’ camp! We can’t have our favourite CZcamsr taking too many risks though. Back to more sedate walks now 😆. I walked Snowdon a couple of years ago in similar weather and was blown away by the beauty of it. You can see why it’s so popular given how accessible it is too.
Hahaha 🤣 the last couple of videos have been a little more risky than my gentle strolls in the Peaks. Thanks for watching Anthony
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching
Absolutely stunning but can imagine it can become very treacherous when weather changes Thankyou for Sharing. 👍
Thanks for watching, don't think I'd want to be up there in anything but perfect conditions 😁👍
That’s a great route. I’ve done CG many many times but the trickiest was with my wife one winter in the snow and ice. We roped it and had all the kit but definitely not the route to start out with. Great video btw, really well done. Thanks!
Thanks for watching Alex, I bet CG was a different story in winter. Hats off to you both
Really enjoyed this upload Dean - as Crib Goch is such a memorable way to climb Snowdon. 🤩
But as you said it is definitely not for the faint hearted - especially in poor weather.
Great to see you had good weather, and all those stunning views - beautifully videoed as always.
Sad to hear that a man died after collapsing during a mountaineering club outing in Snowdonia at the weekend.
Anyway hope you managed to climb Pen y Fan, so you can add it to your list of recent walks with your brother. ATB
It's definitely not for the faint hearted, the is no room for error. I don't think people realise how dangerous it is and it's hard to turn back when you're up there. I feel for the Mountain Rescue Teams who have to extract people from tricky spots like that.
Sounded like the end of Eastenders with that drum outro... I thought you were going for a literal dramatic cliffhanger and tell us you'd actually left your brother up on the ridge :D
Glad to see you putting out the vids again buddy - Crib Goch is a fine route.
Hahaha 😂 thanks for watching, I'm really enjoying recording and editing the videos again now.
Epic stuff! This one is firmly on my to do list
Thanks for watching Jess, it's a great route 👍
New sub, watched a couple of your vids the last few days , looks amazing
Thanks for watching and subscribing 👍
Thanks for another great video. I'm enchanted by the views of Snowdonia, not so much by the Crib Goch path! Watkin path definitely looks like a nice one though.
Thanks for watching Peter, Snowdonia is a stunning place.
great video Dean. I did crib a few months ago on a clear sunny day first time and solo it was amazing and a challenge. will return again for more paths and views !
I'll definitely return at some point as I want to do the Welsh 3,000s and also the Snowdon horseshoe. Thanks for watching
Great video dean and well done on completing the ridge, doesn’t look for the faint hearted hahah.
Thanks for watching T&J, Crib Goch is a great route but definitely not for those who are nervous or scared of heights.
Wow, I've never tried this path and have always gone down the generic well known route but this has inspired me. Next time I shall be taking Crib Goch
Thanks for watching Craig, hope you have a good one on the ridge 👍 fingers crossed for some nice weather
Great video About to go up Watkins Path tomorrow…will stay clear of Crib Goch…..
Hope you had a great time Ravi, thanks for watching
Great commentary and great video
Thanks for watching 👍
Fantastic!
Thanks for watching
brilliant mate, its epic to see these places that us less capable walkers are unable to do, cheers 👍
Thanks for watching Graham, it's an amazing route and I definitely felt at my limit a few times... There is no room for error up there
Hi Dean thanks for sharing this adventure with us. it's tough this scramble I've done Crib Goch myself along time ago it was a perfect summers day I did it the other way round though from Snowdon's summit ( I'd climbed Snowdon up the PYG track and miners track) atb Dean Cheers Glenn 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for watching Glenn, it was a really great way of heading up Snowdon. I really enjoyed it 😁
nice video. so great to see the Snowdon horseshoe again, which I last visited in 2013. my Dad climbed Snowdon 80 times, including one time witnessing a double fatal accident at the top of the Pyg track (February 10 1951)
Thanks for watching Peter, I've heard many stories about incidents on Snowdon and Crib Goch. Must have been traumatic for your father to witness.
That route looks like a knee tremble, but deffo worth it.
Can't wait to see do the fan dance. 👍
We did the Fan Dance a couple of days later 😁 Thanks for watching Paul
Fantastic video. Love the Red Dragon pods, stayed there twice. Interesting to actually see what the views like from the top...always been under cloud every time I've been up
I really enjoyed staying at the Red Dragon pods too, lots of Ticks though sadly... I had to fish 4 out of my body during our 2 days there... I hate ticks.... Even more than I hate midges. Thanks for watching
Great walk Dean, Weather permitting will be doing the Watkin path next week as not walked that route up before and looking forward to seeing the waterfalls. It does look a very picturesque route.
The Watkin Path is a fantastic route, I much prefer it to the PYG track. Have a great time and thanks for watching 👍
Another great video Dean. I went with an organised group , I think in 2010 , up the Pyg Track and down Watkins , Really enjoyable routes. Not too scary, though Pyg Track has bit of scramble and short narrow ridgey section and the scree slope down the Watkins Path worried a couple of the less experienced ones in the group. But it's fine for any one with reasonable fitness. Take a stick maybe. Must get back there soon . Cheers
Thanks for watching Roy, I was really impressed with the Watkin Path. I'd only done the Pyg Track in the past so it was nice to experience 2 more routes
Another great video! I don't think I'll be doing that route, you are brave! My sister is the fearless one in our family :)
Thanks for watching Sarah, my brother has always been the fearless one 😁 I think I've just got a little more cautious with age. I'm comfortable with heights it's just the safety aspect, I would have ran across there if I was roped up 🤣
I was there the weekend after you, I did the Snowdon horseshoe taking in my first attempt of Crib Goch from the South and down it's North ridge. It was 3000's training. And training for my visit there the following month with Geoff and his team :)
It's a great route isn't it. I'm hiking across Scotland so I can't join the W3K recce days with Geoff sadly.
I think it's good that you talk about the seriousness of being up on Crib Goch. I always remember the near-vertical climb up to the ridge as being a challenge in itself. Wouldn't fancy heading back down that but it would be preferable to going down the sides! I remember seeing climbers just ambling along it on two feet, while the rest of us shuffled along more cautiously. :-D
Not sure if you noticed but on the sign at Pen y Pass, it advises people to wear "sensible footwear" and proper walking boots... We gave a mate some stick because, like you, he was wearing more minimalist shoes. ;-) Of course, all was fine and I am kidding.
Looking forward to seeing what you get up to in and around the Brecon Beacons. All the best.
That initial climb is tricky isn't it. We met the other 2 groups there as they couldn't figure out how to get up, my brother lead the way and they followed. They soon realised it wasn't for them and one of the guys even said he was afraid of heights 😯😯 what did they expect it to be like?? Absolute madness to not do your research beforehand.
I used walking boots for years but have transferred to trail shoes for everything but winter walking. The grip on the Inov-8 Terra Ultra G 270s is phenomenal, much better grip than any high value walking boot I've ever owned.
Thanks for watching Olly 👍😎
Fantastic Dean ... many thanks .... got mixed feelings about people .... i like sharing a ramble. The train is the 'achilles heel' and the cafe totally ruins the effect. Also, there are a ton of huge lesser known peaks in Snowdonia where you can be a little more reclusive. Magic upload,
Thanks for watching Paul. Totally agree that the train is the Achilles Heel. It's such a beautiful place and I'm all for people being able to enjoy the outdoors. It just puts a strain on what is already a busy Peak. So glad we managed to experience it without the crowds. I've been lucky every time I've been there over the years. I much prefer the peaks off to the south, have camped with Spectacular views of the Snowdon horseshoe and not seen another soul all day.
Great video, we did the Watkins path a few years ago now and loved it views and waterfalls were amazing.
I was really impressed with the Watkin Path, much prefer that to the Pyg
@@DeanRead hi yes was a great walk up to the top. Hated the top with so many people trying to get pics most got train up. I’m thinking come in guys walk up do it properly. Full
Of Americans when we went up.
All nationalities are welcome but I'd rather have the place to myself 😁
@@DeanRead defo I didn’t mean anything by my comment Dean but railway up does cause a lot of bother at the top. Shouldn’t have to que at a top of a mountain lol
I knew you didn't 🤣 agreed, you definitely shouldn't have to queue at the top of a mountain and so close to a huge flipping drop too
What a day 😝
Indeed, it was a fantastic day out 😎 thanks for watching
Great video again Dean, I’m looking to do this on Friday weather dependant! Fingers crossed
Fingers crossed for good weather Shaun 🤞
@@DeanRead update (if you care!) Weather was okayish both days so managed to get up twice. Did CG-Watkin Path back round to Llyn Gwynant (where we camped) and then back via Miners the second day. CG is unreal isn’t it!
@@ShaunPettigrew Excellent mate, glad you got to do those routes. Weather has been a bit hit and miss but okayish sounds good to me 😁👍
Thank you Dean.
You inspired me and I'm still alive.
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Haha thanks for watching and commenting. Glad you made it across in 1 piece 😁👍
@@DeanRead would say one piece, I left my heart and half my colon at the top.
Haha 🤣
I will admit to 🐔 out on that. It was a hail storm at the time and my ass was doing 5 pence 50 pence! To be honest the down climb/slide on the scree was not fun either 😅. Great video and well done fella
I can imagine it would have been, mine would have been too 🤣 I don't think I would like to be up there in bad weather, there is zero room for error. Thanks for watching Neil
Hi Dean, great video!
I’m staying at Bryn Dinas in July and we have planned to walk to pen y pass car park to do Crib Goch and come back down the Watkins Path so amazing you’ve done it aswell. Can I just ask how long it took you to walk from the campsite to the pen y pass car park? Just need an approx so we can workout what time to set off.
Hi Jamie, thanks for watching. I’d budget a couple of hours to get there. It’s a straight forward route but time consuming
The pools by the Watkin path used to be a great place to swim on hot days. A bit too popular these days though.
Wild swimming has definitely increased in popularity over the last few years, it does look amazing along there so I can understand why. Thanks for watching
Another great vid, they have have done a lot of work recently on the top of the Watkin path. Up the Watkin and down the south ridge is probably the most scenic route. How do you compare the CMD to Crib Goch in terms of exposure? 👍
Thanks for watching 👍 the CMD is amazing and I really enjoyed it, but it is no way near as exposed as Crib Goch. There are some tricky bits on the CMD arete but there is no room for error on the sharp sections of CG. We'd originally planned to go up Watkin and down the South ridge but was so happy we did CG as the weather was just right and it wasn't busy.
@@DeanRead thanks for the reply, I've done Crib Goch but was very nervous. The CMD looked less exposed but you can't always tell from a video so thanks for that. Loving the enthusiasm in your vids. 👍
Don’t think I have the head for that but well done Guys
Thanks for watching Mark, it's certainly not a route I'd want to be doing in windy weather 😁
4:20 no joke, I walked down and took a peek at the end of this trail when I reached the summit (from the typical main route) and it was a sheer drop on one side. Also I'd love to see more scary views looking down by your feet if it's safe to! Okay maybe not lol.
EDIT: Realising the path I saw *may* have been a different one judging from the last leg of this one
Thanks for watching, there are some huge drops along the Snowdon horseshoe which certainly boosts the danger level.
Great video, Unfortunately my son saw someone fall to their death on 27 September last year on Grib Goch , not for the faint hearted
That must have been a really traumatic experience for your son. There really is no room for error up there. Thanks for watching Andy
Excellent video Dean, but you need a better muffler on your microphone, or a lavalier microphone. The wind noise masks a lot of your dialogue.
Thanks for watching Peter, I have wind protection on the microphones but it was pretty windy up there 😁
Are you the paramo guy???? You look like him
Paramo guy??? Not entirely sure what you mean 😂
I've done it in shit weather. I can attest to the grade going up in the wet.
By the way I am watching this video whilst looking at Snowdon :) Good timing!
My friend did a video of a winter traverse of Crib Goch.... That's some serious stuff !!
Nice video but more I would have liked to have seen more footage of the paths itself...and man you talk way too much. When i go to wales with the bf we hardly speak, time spent thinking about how lucky i am to be doing this, sometimes less is more
I kind of have to talk when I'm making a video 🤣 there is a balance of views, chat and footpath shots in this and all my videos. I'll take onboard your comments.
But you don't make a video for viewers to see.If you make a video, it's better to talk, otherwise it's get boring pretty quickly.And you are really rude by saying man, you talk way too much.
@@METALSCAVENGER78 I much prefer watching a video where someone speaks... that's just my personal preference 😁
@@DeanRead Mine too mate
@@DeanRead And yours are some of the best