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Y Gribin, the long serrated spur midway between Glyder Fawr and Glyder Fach, is one of the best scrambles in the area. Start from the N tip of Llyn Bochlwyd where a track cavorts away W en route to Llyn Idwal (see ssss1). Leave it L at 652594 where black peaty scars indicate the start of a much-used path. The going is easy at first, between soft pillows of heather whose playful innocence give little intimation of the savage gullies away R.

Before long you reach an open plateau of sheep-cropped turf, good enough for a cricket pitch. (You can also reach this by a rough scramble up a subsidiary ridge from Bochlwyd’s SW shoreline at 654591 – ssss1.) So far the day has been enjoyable without being remarkable – now for the fireworks. Ahead lies an airy tumble of rock and boulders, with occasional exposure L, requiring some easy gymnastics for its conquest. Grist for the mill for experienced hillwalkers, but no place for vertigo sufferers or victims of stiff knees! For them there is an alternative routing R, a badly eroded and crumbly path that avoids the scrambling (and the thrills) in return for a sweaty huff and puff.