Glyder Fach is a
mountain
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in
Snowdonia
Snowdonia or Eryri (), is a mountainous region in northwestern Wales and a national park of in area. It was the first to be designated of the three national parks in Wales, in 1951.
Name and extent
It was a commonly held belief that the nam ...
, north-west
Wales
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, and is the second highest of the
Glyderau and the sixth highest in Wales.
Routes to the summit lead from
Tryfan
Tryfan ) is a mountain in the Ogwen Valley, Snowdonia, Wales. It forms part of the Glyderau group, and is one of the most recognisable peaks in Britain, having a classic pointed shape with rugged crags. At above sea level, it is the fifteenth- ...
and Bristly Ridge to the north, via
Glyder Fawr
is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, the highest peak in the Glyderau range at just over 1,000 metres, having had its height recalculated in 2010 using GPS. It is the fifth-highest mountain in Wales and has several walking and scrambling routes ...
from
Pen-y-Pass
Pen-y-Pass is a mountain pass in Snowdonia, Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It is a popular location from which to walk up Snowdon, as three of the popular routes (the Miners Track, the Pyg Track and the ascent via Crib Goch) can be started here. ...
to the south, and along the
Glyder ridge to the east, towards
Capel Curig
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. It is a popular spot for
climbers
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.
According to Sir
Ifor Williams
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, the word "Glyder" derives from the
Welsh
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word "Gludair", meaning a heap of stones.
Situated near the summit is ''Y Gwyliwr'', a large rock which from the correct angle appears to be precariously balanced, making it a popular place for photographs. (The name means 'The Sentinel', but is usually anglicised as The Cantilever.) Another notable feature, west of the summit, is
Castell y Gwynt
Castell y Gwynt is a top of Glyder Fach in Snowdonia, north-west Wales. It has the merit of being the only 3000 ft Welsh summit classed as only a Nuttall, hence it is not included in the Welsh 3000s. It has a prominence of 15.7 m (51.5 ...
, a spiky rocky outcrop.
[Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). ''The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.)''. Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. .]
Bristly Ridge
Bristly Ridge (
Welsh
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* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...
: Y Grib Bigog) is a grade 1
scramble
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...
in
Snowdonia
Snowdonia or Eryri (), is a mountainous region in northwestern Wales and a national park of in area. It was the first to be designated of the three national parks in Wales, in 1951.
Name and extent
It was a commonly held belief that the nam ...
. It is located on the north side of Glyder Fach. Consensus puts the difficulty at Grade 1, but it is at the upper end of the grade and some lines qualify as Grade 2. There are some exposed and steep sections of climbing, particularly the upper pitch of Main Gully (also sometimes known as Dexter Gully) and the direct descent into Great Pinnacle Gap. However these sections may be by-passed in favour of easier lines (e.g., Sinister Gully may be ascended instead of Main Gully; an easier descent into Great Pinnacle Gap can be found on the left (East) side by crossing a sloping slab), reducing the overall difficulty to Grade 1.
Bristly Ridge
A Fellwalker in East Anglia
Incidental Information
"Castell y Gwynt" and the "Cantilever Stone" featured in Walt Disney
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's 1981 movie Dragonslayer
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; this was one entrance to the Dragon's lair.
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External links
www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Glyder Fach
Glyder Fach Routes and summit Photographs
References
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Hewitts of Wales
Mountains and hills of Snowdonia
Nuttalls
Mountains and hills of Conwy County Borough
Furths
Capel Curig