West Butress & N1
Date: 07/09/2025
Partner: Kristi Henes, Solo
Trailhead: Andrew's Lake
Summits: Snowdon & N1
Distance: 5.5m
Elevation Gain: 2750ft
Duration: 3hrs 40min
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An all time San Juan scramble (class 3/4) on solid rock with easy access. Don' t miss this one!
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5.5m - 2750ft - 4hrs 20min
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Reflections across Andrew's Lake to Snowdon (center) and N1 (left)
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Follow a nice trail to the base of Snowdon
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After leaving the trail it wasn't long before the west buttress scrambling starts
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West buttress front and center - Naked Lady Couloir left of center
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Over 1000ft of class 3 scrambling on solid rock
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Engineer Mountain to the west
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It keeps going and going and...
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Choose your own adventure
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Pigeon and Weminuche views to the south from Snowdon's summit
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Hello... it's me
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Arrow and Vestal to the east - Garfield in the foreground
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We descended Snowdon's scrambly and solid north ridge
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Naked Lady sure does look different without snow
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Looking back to Snowdon from it's north ridge
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Next stop N1 across the way
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Looking back on Snowdon's north ridge - two climbers on the summit
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En route to N1
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Heading to N1 - Engineer to the west
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Snowdon from N1
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Time to go home
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Snowdon is a solid scrambling gem with a great skiing couloir
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A steep and slick trail from the Snowdon/N1 saddle back to treeline
