Clogwyn Du'r Arddu

United Kingdom / Wales / Caernarfon

Also known as Cloggy and The Black Cliff.

Colin Kirkus:

On Snowdon there is a cliff called Clogwyn Du'r Arddu. It's name is enough to frighten away many people. It is over 500 feet in height and mostly vertical, quite the most magnificent precipice in England and Wales.

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Climbs

35 recorded climbs.

Climb Grade # Recorded Ascents First Recorded Ascent Last Recorded Ascent
Indian Face E9 10 4th October 1986 25th July 2023
Face Mecca E9 3 1st June 1989 1st June 2016
West Indian Face E8 1 21st May 1988 21st May 1988
Authentic Desire E7 7 24th September 1986 9th July 2019
Master's Wall E7 7 14th July 1983 31st August 2021
Margins of the Mind E7 4 1st January 1984 1st June 2013
Dinas in the Oven E7 2 21st May 1988 19th June 2021
The Rite of Spring E7 2 17th April 1987 1st January 1993
The Cwm Face E7 2 17th July 2017 1st January 2019
Shaft of a Dead Man E7 2 1st January 1991 1st January 2016
A Midsummer Night's Dream E6 9 28th July 1977 13th June 2018
Rupert Road E6 2 29th April 1987 29th April 1987
Womb Bits E5 1 23rd July 1984 23rd July 1984
Quiver E5 1 29th June 1974 29th June 1974
The Boldest E4 4 21st September 1963 12th July 1983
Great Wall E4 4 1st January 1962 12th July 1983
The Axe E4 3 6th July 1979 1st April 1987
Curving Arete E4 2 1st August 1971 12th July 1983
Slanting Slab E4 2 9th July 1955 14th July 1983
Taurus E4 1 24th July 1956 24th July 1956
Spreadeagle E4 1 31st August 1979 31st August 1979
November E3 3 3rd May 1957 1st January 1977
West Buttress Eliminate E3 2 3rd June 1963 3rd June 1963
Bloody Slab E3 1 10th June 1952 10th June 1952
Illegal Eagle E3 1 30th March 1974 30th March 1974
Shrike E2 5 25th October 1958 1st January 1987
Woubits E2 3 30th August 1955 1st June 1970
The Troach E2 3 4th October 1959 1st January 1976
White Slab E2 3 19th April 1956 19th April 1956
The Black Cleft E2 2 4th May 1952 4th May 1952
The Mostest E2 2 9th April 1957 1st January 1968
Vember E1 4 1st January 1931 13th October 1951
Great-Bow Combination HVS 0
Longland's Climb VS 3 1st May 1928 29th June 1929
Great Slab VS 2 15th June 1930 15th July 1930