Grooved Arête and Bastow Buttress, East face of Tryfan, Snowdonia, Mountaineering Joe

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Groove Arête, East face of Tryfan, Snowdonia, below the crux

Groove Arête, East face of Tryfan, Snowdonia, below the crux

A long day out on the East face of Tryfan, Snowdonia. Climbing Bastow Buttress Variant which is 5 pitches of grade 3 scrambling, and descended the scramble Nor Nor Groove which is grade 2 then up Grooved Arête which is 8 pitches of exposed HVD climbing and then descended Nor Nor Groove again. Perfect day with perfect weather!
The final groove, It never gives up!

The final groove, It never gives up!