Popped up Snowdon on Sunday morning.  Unfortuntely, for the acent there was cloud down to abouut 2,000ft - which I confidently predicted should break and rise above the summit by midday.  As indeed it did - the summit became clear about 11z.  Unfortuntely, by then I was well on the way back down .....

 Having been up before by all the popular routes I wanted to try something a bit different and, ever since I first saw it back in 1984, I'd always fancied the Y Gribin ridge as a interesting looking, and less popular, route.

Due to the cloud, I didn't take any pictures on the ascent (or the sumnmit).  But on the way back down, via the Miner's Track, the cloud lifted and I was able to take a series of pictures of a group climbing Y Gribin.  Which probably gives a better idea of what it was like. 

Y Gribin is the ridge running across the middle ground:-

Close ups reveal a group making the ascent:- 

And finally nearing the top of the ridge, you may just be able to pick up some black & white goats in the top left corner  

And a few more views from the descent:-

Crib Coch

Moel Siabod:

Looking back to the summit of Snowdon, now clear of cloud:

The cliffs of Lliwedd rising form the waters of Llyn Llydaw (Snowdon on far right):-

Nice stuff Andy! Never done Y Gribin myself, though looked at it a fair few times from the usual Horseshoe paths. How does it compare with, say, the N ridge of Tryfan?

Cheers - John 

Long time since I've done either too Andy! I seem to remember you could make the N ridge of Tryfan as hard or easy as you wanted, depending on conditions/adventurousness!

Crib Goch is technically easy so long as your head for heights is in good working order. I remember one alarming winter traverse in a gale-force sou-westerly with driving rain, though, when a rope/belays would have been useful. Had to cling to the rock at times in the worst gusts! Needless to say, on that occasion the Pinnacles were bypassed to the S!

Cheers - John