Clip

About Clip

Sitting in the rugged southern reach of the Rhinogydd, this sharp Tump offers a masterclass in the range's notoriously tough terrain. Characterised by steep heather and gritstone outcrops, it provides a quiet, wild perspective over the Roman Steps and the dramatic western cwms leading down toward the Irish Sea.

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• •The name derives from the Welsh word 'clip', meaning a sharp crag or a step, which accurately describes the broken, precipitous nature of its western face overlooking the Nantcol valley.
• •Though standing just shy of the 2,000ft mark, the hill is surrounded by the Rhinogydd's signature 'badlands'—a chaotic labyrinth of ankle-turning heather and hidden boulders that makes the approach far more strenuous than the map suggests.
• •The summit provides an exceptional, uncrowded vantage point looking north towards the great gritstone domes of Rhinog Fawr and Rhinog Fach, framed by the deep glacial trench of Cwm Nantcol.
• •It is frequently bagged as part of a southern Rhinogs traverse, often linked with its higher neighbours Diffwys and Y Llethr to provide a long day of high-altitude solitude.
• •Climbing Clip offers the same thigh-burning heather and navigational puzzles as its more famous neighbours, but with significantly fewer witnesses to your struggle.