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==Route==

[[File:SnowdonMap.svg|upright=1.5|thumb|left|Sketch map of the Snowdon massif<br />'''Legend'''<br />·grey: ridges<br />·red lines: paths<br />·orange lines: roads<br />·dotted grey line: Snowdon Mountain Railway]]

[[File:DSCN4572-crib-goch-to-snowdon crop b.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.866|The "knife-edge" arête of [[Crib Goch]] (foreground) and the [[pyramidal peak]] of Snowdon (background) are both the result of [[glaciation]].]]

The classic traverse of Crib Goch from East to West leads up from the [[Pyg track]] to a "bad step" where hands and feet are both needed briefly. It is followed by ascent to the arête, before tackling three rock-pinnacles to a grassy [[mountain pass|col]] at Bwlch Coch. This first part of the ridge is exposed with [[precipice]]s below, having resulted in several fatalities, even of experienced mountaineers;<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1001/1001503_climber_60_plunges_400ft_to_his_death.html |work=[[Manchester Evening News]] |date=2007-03-09 |author=Neal Keeling |title=Climber, 60, plunges 400ft to his death}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/3019795.stm |title=Teacher found on Snowdon |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=2003-05-12}}</ref> the [[Snowdonia National Park]] Authority describe it as "not a mountain for the inexperienced".<ref>[http://www.eryri-npa.co.uk/page/index.php?nav1=enjoying&nav2=8&nav3=4&lang=eng&view=graphic&contrast=1 PYG track]</ref> Moreover, on fine days the ridge may be very busy and queues can form. To avoid the long queues on the ascent from the east, it is possible to ascend Crib Goch's North Ridge, which adjoins the main ridge. It is recommended that walkers who use this route do have climbing skills and climbing equipment.

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==External links==

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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oQYlPws6_Q Climbing Crib Goch video]

*[http://david-lawson.blogspot.com/2011/02/dont-look-down-hypnotherapy-on-test.html Newspaper Feature: Hypnotherapy put to the test on Crib Goch. Can hypnosis really cure a fear of heights?]