Wrinkled Tower Route, Grade III Scramble on Tryfan, Snowdonia
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- Spectacular solo climbing on a classic grade III scramble on the West Face of Tryfan. This is the first in a series of Beyond The Trail videos for 2019 exploring the big classic scrambles in Snowdonia.
Wrinkled Tower Route (also known as Wrinkled Slab) is graded at the highest end of the scrambling grades and requires roped climbing techniques. The route can be soloed but only if you have a sufficient level of skill and experience and only in the best weather conditions. Always seek professional guidance or instruction if you want to climb something which goes beyond your current level of ability.
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Brilliant - I climbed Tryfan over a dozen times as a teenager, and today 30 years on I returned for the first time to The Ogwen Valley. I'll aim to climb the North Ridge in August.
That's brilliant! Glad you enjoyed the video. The N Ridge is superb. The most important thing, however, is knowing how to get off there safely.
Lovely video enjoyed watching every single second...
Great! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I've just recorded the one in the solo series - Dolmen Ridge. It will be on the channel petty soon. Cheers.
Great detail to the route, and nicely narrated - thanks!
Mike, thanks for letting me know that you enjoyed the video. Still one of my favourites to put together so far. Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers.
I respect and admire all your rock climbing viewers and your awesome videos. However, I simply couldn't do this as it scares me just watching - woh! that exposure dazzles me too much 😅 Thanks again.
Hi Paul. Really glad you enjoyed this. The main reason I make these is to share the experience with anyone who might not do it themselves, for whatever reason. Thanks for letting me know.
What a brilliant video Paul. If Steve Ashton could have made a video guide to his routes then I think he would have aspired to this.
The route itself looks absolutely mouthwatering. The awkward chimney looked the hardest bit to me with those jammed blocks and undercling holds. Can't wait to sample it myself. What a nice finishing position too with the cannon stone just over to the left.
Freddie, that's quite a compliment! It is an incredible route and the conditions were perfect. I wouldn't solo that in anything less than bone dry! I'm looking forward to producing a full series of similar short films this year on the best of these routes. Please share these with friends who might enjoy them too. Cheers.
Really Good description Thanks
@@MrTomo4415 great, have you been up?
Thanks again for this great video. I climbed the route on Sunday evening although I dodged the chimney section which looks a bit desperate.
I enjoyed it - the slabs at the start and the end and the flake pitch are great. Certainly the most helpful bit was to be able to identify the 'V-Cleft' and pull back up onto the ridge crest after dodging the chimney.
Awesome! Nice one Freddie. Really nice for me to see the video being directly useful. Keep in touch.
Such a great video! Wales at its finest. Keep them coming please. :-)
Cheers for that. Have you been out on any of the superb routes?
Really enjoyed this.
Hey, thanks for that. I've just been out to film a route on the East face of the same mountain. Hopefully the edit will look just as good. Cheers.
Fantastic video really enjoyed it
Thanks Lee, I appreciate that. Cheers.
Wow. Always nice to find an "outdoors" channel where not only does the guy know his technical stuff re the climbing etc but also knows how to put a film together! I do some outdoor films myself, more overview style than technical training like yours, just posted a Tryfan one actually, which is why yours came up in my feed I guess! So I really appreciate the time and effort you've taken to set up some of these shots rather than doing what most do and stick the camera on their head and give viewers 45 minutes of motion sickness. Plus you've given me a great new route up Tryfan. Done it 8 or 9 times and always seem to end up on the North Ridge. Really good job man...subscribed!
Andy, that is extremely encouraging, thank you. It's really useful to know what people enjoy in these short films. And yes, camera placements like this require climbing sections 3 times to get the shots!
This is such a great route. Best done on a rope with and with a partner! Gorgeous rock and great moves.
I'll check out your videos too. Thanks for subscribing and please feel free to share my channel around. Cheers.
Excellent Tryfan, Bristly Ridge film. I couldn't find the comments box for some reason. Great angles, good use of light and superb drone shots. Keep in touch.
@@BeyondTheTrail thanks Paul. Someone has left a comment and I don't know how to turn comments off so not sure what that's about! I really envy your location there, would love Snowdonia as my backyard. The 3-4 hour drive makes "popping out" for a quick session a bit more difficult! If ever you need a hand putting a film together, maybe someone to film/drone shot you while you operate then let me know and maybe we could collaborate on something. All the best.
@@Cruser1068 yeah, it's incredible to live up here. Let me know if you have plans to head over. I've got plans for filming some cool routes this year and putting my new Mavic 2 Zoom to good use.
@@BeyondTheTrail we tend to alternate between North/South Wales and the Lake District mainly with the odd trip down south to Devon/Cornwall for a change of scene. Need to get up to Scotland, dying to do the Cuillin Ridge. Spent the last 3 Summers in the van touring round France. Breathtaking canyons and via ferrata routes which are awesome to do with my kids. Mavic2 Zoom...nice bit of kit....watch out for the drone police (Nazi's) mind. Always trying to rain on your parade ;-)
Great video! Well done!
Cheers for that, I really appreciate it.
Superb video as always 👍 really hoping you make more on Scrambling.
Hey, cheers for that. I filmed on Cneifion Arete recently but will probably go back to film it again. Thanks.
Wish I had the balls to do this sort of stuff. Looking at learning some mountaineering when lockdown is over, but not sure I could ever do this without a rope. Well done on the video production too. Great filming.
Thanks Dan, I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's an incredible route which certainly needs a calm head if soloed. But definitely only soloed with plenty of experience and sound judgement. Get in touch with me after lockdown if you want to talk through getting into more mountaineering. Cheers.
@@BeyondTheTrail Cheers Paul, I definitely will. By the way, this was in my Recommeneded videos, so you must be doing something right! Great channel. Subbed - 👍
@@danjeory3659 awesome! Feel free to get in touch on here or email paul@beyondthetrail.uk when the time comes. Take care 👍
Another great video. Really enjoying your recent uploads.
Cheers for that, it's great to get some feedback. I'm planning to really step things up this year so please feel free to share my content and I hope you enjoy the new material. Cheers.
After reading about this route in the new Rockfax book by Mark Reeves your video was really informative, thanks
Hi Richard, I'm really glad it was useful. I know Mark but haven't read that entry in the new book; I'll check it out. Enjoy!
@@BeyondTheTrail I hope you make more videos like this. Most UK scrambling videos are not very good/practically useful, but yours are great.
@@m1hax that's brilliant to hear encouraging to know that it's worth the effort. Hope you get to climb soon. Keep in touch. Cheers.
Looks like a great day out 👍🏼
Definitely worth a visit and plenty of choice to stretch the grade a bit higher (roped!) I've subscribed to your channel and looking forward to your 2019 content. Maybe see you up here sometime. I'll be looking for chances to film with plenty of other climbers this year. Cheers.
Beyond The Trail sounds great. Hope to see you out there!
@@TheClimbingNomads feel free to get in touch if you're in the area. Have fun.
Absolutely brilliant video!
Cheers for that. Glad you enjoyed it.
@@BeyondTheTrail Just sent you a message via your website.
@@charlie.carter.outdoors great, I'll have a read 👍
Thanks
I had to watch this and I'm mesmerised, but think I've dehydrated more through my palms than I did whilst out on my 10k earlier. The small part of me that was thinking 'hmm, maybe..' before I watched it has now been very much been quashed!!
Oh no! Not meant to quash dreams of adventure 😁 I felt good on the route but honestly had mixed feelings watching the footage back. Some very committing moves. Certainly one for a rope if you're not ready to solo it. Cheers for commenting.
@@BeyondTheTrail Ha ha! Don't worry, on this occasion it's certainly a very good thing my idea has been quashed. You might have saved my life!
@@martinharrison1504 😂 happy to be of service.
Nice work. There's certainly a few sections there that I'd rope up for these days!
It's strange how it just flows when you're on the rock...watching it back is a different experience!
Well done. I have no idea how you people find the courage to do that kind of thing.
Hi, glad you enjoyed it. Just takes time and practice and a calm head.
Great footage and a route that takes it a little bit close to the edge for me.
Yeah, it's a pretty testing route and I would only solo it in perfect conditions. Any sign of damp and I'd have a rope and a partner. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers.
Great video! Sorry I couldn’t see properly so I just wanted to double check, what sort of shoes would you wear for this?
Thanks Joe, it was a great day for filming. I was wearing my La Sportiva Boulder X approach shoes which were absolutely perfect. There was no fine footwork needed but plenty of smearing so they were good for that as they are really sticky shoes. It would be fine in climbing shoes but there are a few scrambly sections. Big boots would be ok but the step out to the flake might feel a bit risky. Are you thinking of heading up it?
Beyond The Trail Thank you that’s very helpful. Not just yet! Just got into scrambling really, I did Tryfan twice last week but generally easier routes in boots so I’m just trying to build knowledge and experience.
@@joew245 that's a good approach. Let me know if you need any coaching on navigation or mountain skills. Cheers.
@Beyond The Trail
Great vid
I am going to try this scramble this year.
Interested to know what shoes you had on and how they performed
Thank you
Did you do it?
Superb
Thanks! I appreciate that.
Did it in the pouring rain this saturday for the first. The descent was fucking scary. Theres parts you get down when its wet and slimy where you cant go back up. Worst thing in the world when theres a12ft drop on to angled slimy stone. Am i right in saying wet stone completely changes things ?
Hi Joe, looks like I hadn't seen your comment, sorry. Yes, wet conditions completely change the surface and massively increase the risk. Particularly if you are climbing or descending in gullies! Tryfan is an awesome mountain but you need to know the safest routes down, particularly in wet conditions. Take care. Cheers.
Great video, fascinating your thought process how to approach it. Did north face last year but ended up the last half scrambling up the east face by mistake. Apparantly a harder way up!! Was my first scramble but loved it. How would that compare to bristly ridge for difficulty? Thanks. Keep up the good work
Hey, cheers for comment. Bristly Ridge is like the harder sections on the North Ridge and you'd always do well to stay off the East Face unless you intend to be there! An amazing mountain. Getting on to Bristly Ridge can be tricky do do it in the dry. Have fun and let me know if want any advice or guiding. Cheers.
Beyond The Trail thanks for reply. Certainly didnt intend to be there, took my time especially where the was a step down not lowerable by arms but got down ok. Missed the well known features on the well known way up because of this, but was buzzing for days afterwards. Little strange to get to the top with other climbers asking where on earth didni appear from. Inspired me to go back up that area to explore more hikes in the area. Will certainly bear in mind your comment about getting in touch. Thanks again
@@warrenhill4601 sounds like a brilliant adventure. Great climbing on there. Check out my video on Bastow Buttress on the East Face. Cheers.
Beyond The Trail will do for sure
Subscribed, really good videos. Like the one in Slovakia. Been to the high tatras a few times as married a slovak. Awesome mountain ranges over there. Stunning valleys. Hope you enjoyed it! Beer and people are great as well
How do you get down from That? 😳
Thankfully there is an easier way down another route 😁
@@BeyondTheTrail If you needed to go back the same way. Any tips will be great. You have videos about that please 😁
@@hollowkaizer7419 that's a great question. I will see if I can help out with a video on that in the future. But first, the most important thing is about planning. I am soloing this route so I need to research the route to be sure I can climb it and that there are options for coming off easily.
Also, it is important not to climb something that you can't down climb. Always assess this during the route. Also carry some self-rescue gear with a short rope, couple of slings/cords or gear to abseil off. I'll look at doing a video on this some time. Cheers.
Hi was that you I was talking to today ? I was coming down bristley with a black lad and a dog 🐕. . If so I watch your videos . They're great.
Hi Gareth, hilariously another viewer bumped into me on Bristly Ridge and said hi but today that wasn't me 😁 Glad you're enjoying my videos and I'm looking forward to getting plenty of new material up as soon as possible. Have fun!
@@BeyondTheTrail ha ok; you have a double . Keep up the good work . 👏
@@garethjones4048 funny. Cheers.
What would you say is the best route up tryfen to take as a beginner?
Hi, thanks for getting in touch. I would recommend climbing Tryfan from the South Ridge which allows for an approach on distinct paths most of the way and passes some brilliant scenery from Ogwen Cottage, through Cwm Bochlwyd and up onto some great scrambling on the South ridge. It is really important to know your route off Tryfan, which is often when people get into difficulties. I'm happy to give you some detailed advice by email or phone but happy to book a day guiding you if that would help. Cheers.
Great video thanks, did you start doing Grade 3s roped up and then go from there?
Hi Ian, glad you enjoyed it 👍 I was climbing trad with gear before I started soloing routes like this and plenty of years of mountain walking and easy scrambling before that.
How many litres is that rucksack and what do you have packed for a solo scramble?
Hi Andrew. This brilliant pack is a simple 20ltr pack which adds no weight to my kit. I carry a bunch of medium/large nuts, 3 locking karabiners and 3 slings. This is for security in an emergency or setting up an abseil.
Great video.
I've done some easy multipitch trad climbing, lots of difficult indoor climbing, and lots of big hikes (mostly in the UK, but quite a bit in the Alps).
I've never really done much scrbcrambling however (other than easy bits on a trad route, or hard bits on a hike, but nothing like this).
I think I'm finding the grey area between being secure on a rope and hiking a little, what's the word, vulnerable I suppose.
Do you think a route like this would work well with two moving together with say 15m of rope with a bunch of slings and a half rack when things get a little tricky.
Maybe a bit overkill, but would rather over do it than under do it.
Hi Richard, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Sounds like you've had some great mountain experiences but I get your caution around routes like this. The fact is there are moments where a fall is possible and the consequences high so preparing to protect yourself and a partner is important.
Parts of this route would be safest with gear but moving together on the tricky spots might be hard as they are more like short pitched moves, so quick alpine belays would work. I would only solo this on dry rock. If damp, moving together and short pitched sections would be a safe approach. Let me know if you do it 👍
@@BeyondTheTrail that's for the advice, I'll let you know how I get on. I've ordered that Ashton book you mentioned so will have a good read of the route soon.
My parent live on Anglesey so I have free babysitters there which is handy when lockdown is over.
Hoping to gain some good scrambling experience to use in the Alps (in-laws live in South of France so I have more babysitters there).
@@richardschofield2201 certainly a great place to train for the Alps. Keep me updated. Have fun.
Yeah that looks scary as hell.
Not at the time though, thankfully. Cheers for the comment.
I’m sure all the people who do this have a fear of heights gene missing!!!.....I find it daunting enough getting up a ladder to clean out my gutters!!
Ha! I'd be terrified on a ladder, cleaning gutters! This route has some tricky moves which make it pretty exciting.
Thanks
My pleasure 👍
You said thanks 4 years ago and came back to say it 2 years later now that 2 more years has passed i summon you back!