North wales with Giles

After a week of work in South Wales at woodlands OEC I headed up to N wales for a week of walking with Giles.

The grade 3 scramble onto Carnedd Filiast



We had a great day on the Glyders.  We took a great grade 3 scramble onto Carnedd Filiast, the furthest NW summet then headed SE along the ridge over Y Garn and Glyder Fach to decend befor Tryfan.

Decending Mynydd Du in the sun at the end of the day

We parked near Bethesda on the second day and walked round the Carnedd LLewelyn horseshoe battling with strong winds and little vis on the tops.

Battling the winds on Crib Goch, Snowdon.

On day 3 the weather took a turn for the worse so we decided that Crib Goch would give us enough of a challenge.  The side winds, sleppery rock and exposure gave for an exciting assent.  After a quick tea in the summit cafe we decended in the pooring rain via Y Lliwedd.

Classic Adam and Eve summit pose

With the wind increasing and rain intensifing we wanted a greater challenge for our final day.  The N ridge of Tryfan seemed ideal.  The wet rock and strong winds made the assent challenging but the summit even more satisfying.