Snowdonia Walking and Climbing

Absolute experience of a lifetime, Rusty was an amazing guide, and already looking forward to the next adventure, highly recommend
Apr 20th, 2023

I recently was fortunate enough to meet Rusty, a proficient mountain guide from Snowdonia Walking and Climbing. In my opinion, he has elevated his skills to an art form, offering a truly remarkable experience that brings about immense contentment and delight. Bristly Ridge has been on my bucket list for quite some time, and I finally decided to give it a go. To ensure a safe and enjoyable experience, I booked with Rusty from Snowdonia Walk & Climb. Before booking, I reached out to him to discuss my physical capabilities, and he provided me with an incredibly reassuring response. I followed up with several questions, to which he offered detailed and helpful replies. The organisation of the day was impeccable. All information, including the meeting point, was provided clearly and precisely, even including an exact Google Maps pinpoint rather than a vague postcode. From the moment we started the walk, Rusty's attentiveness and expert guidance were evident. He thoroughly explained the path, identifying key landmarks and points of interest along the way. When we reached the more challenging scramble at Sinister Gully, Rusty continued to demonstrate his expertise, guiding me through every necessary move and making the ascent an enjoyable experience. Rusty's professionalism was truly unparalleled. After completing the route, we descended via Gribin Ridge, which provided another exciting down climb. Once again, Rusty was there, offering support and guidance with every step. I wholeheartedly recommend Rusty for any outdoor adventure. His passion, knowledge, and attention to detail made for an unforgettable experience.
Apr 28th, 2023

Absolutely fantastic day climbing Tryfan North Ridge. Our group had extremely varied abilities, we had some competent climbers as well as some with zero scrambling or climbing experience. It became apparent very quickly that some of us were also very uncomfortable with heights and exposure. Rusty and his team were super encouraging and helped everyone feel more relaxed and more confident. Those of us with more experience were able to split off and try some slightly more challenging bits of the route, end result being that we all had an absolutely awesome time and all made it to the top together. There is absolutely no chance we would have all summited without the help of Rusty and his team. Basically took all the worry out of finding the right routes for our abilities and we could just focus on enjoying the scrambling. Thanks again guys for a fantastic day!
Apr 13th, 2023

Awesome, amazing, brilliant, fantastic are just a few words that can describe how good these guys are. If you're thinking of doing a guided walk in North Wales, this is the company you want to choose. The 4 guides, Rusty, Dewi, Dan and Iwona met us at our camp at the foot of Tryfan and successfully guided the whole group to the summit. There was a wide range of experience within our group and the guides were able to cater for us all. Some taking a challenging/exposed route up and some taking a less challenging route and everyone loved every minute of it. The pace was perfect, we had plenty of snack/water breaks, we saw the local goats and got plenty of awesome photo opportunities. I cannot recommend these enough and just want to say thank you again for such an awesome experience.
Apr 7th, 2023

Well I just want to say a massive thank you to Rusty for an amazing day from both my husband and myself and our two young girls (9 and 6). We had a lovely warm welcome from Rusty and discussed a plan for the day. He got us kitted up with climbing shoes, hats, harnesses and we were ready to go. He took up first on a great little walk to wait for the weather to dry out a bit. Just 2k up and around some slate mines and told the girls lots of great facts about the men mining all those years ago. Next we were off to do rock climbing and abseiling. He explained everything so well to our girls as it was their first time doing that sort of climbing. Rusty could see what our abilities were like and tailored the day to challenge us and make it fun. Our girls had the best day and have now completing fallen in love with rock climbing. We all had such a great day. I can highly recommend him. Top work Rusty
Feb 18th, 2023