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This
was one of the first of the CC's successful two-volume guidebooks, with two
limp-bound volumes (bound in the hard-wearing Skivertex) contained in a plastic
outer cover. This solution to the problems caused by an ever-increasing numbers
of climbs means that the climber need only carry one relatively light volume when
climbing.
It describes the traditional climbing areas either side of the A5
road through the Ogwen Valley, and contains the classic climbs on the Idwal
Slabs, Tryfan and the Glyders. Also described are the less populated, more mountainous
crags in the Carneddau, in particular Llech Ddu and Craig yr Ysfa.
The area is,
of course, famous for its lower-graded climbs and as a beginners' area,
but hard climbing is provided by the walls of the Idwal Slabs and by some of the
modern routes that have been climbed on the steep walls between the easier routes.
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