Mount Snowdon

RoboCod · 18 Apr 2015 at 09:43

Alright righteous one.

ChocolateStarfishRammer · 18 Apr 2015 at 10:11

satchef1 said:
Go for the Ranger Path. It's a great route and a good introduction for the girlfriend and dog. It'll be easier on the dog's paws than some of the other routes too - a long walk on rock and slate ain't great for their feet.

Oh, and bring an extendible lead and harness for the dog. There are sheep and sheer drops. Never a great combination - probably best to put him on the lead around either.

Yes will be keeping an eye on her feet and she'll be on a harness with short or long lead at all times.

Robosapien · 18 Apr 2015 at 14:38

Live quite close by, virtually no experience (I don't even know all the routes, although I know there are more than two).

Llanberis path is easy although busy, during Winter there's a fatally dangerous section along the railtrack that turns icy. For a quieter route you can also start off in Llanberis (somehwere near the SPAR shop I seem to remember) and eventually join up with the Rangers path (so much quieter and relatively easy!)

However, Crib Goch is horrendous for a novice, especially if you're scared of heights like I am - it 'sneaks' up on you very quickly on due to the exposure, and the fear can be very debilitating. I would avoid.

Today is a cracking day round here, I wish I had planned on some ascent...

Robosapien · 18 Apr 2015 at 14:39

RoboCod said:
Alright righteous one.

Isn't that James Pond?

RoboCod · 18 Apr 2015 at 15:20

Robosapien said:
Isn't that James Pond?

James Pond 2 to be exact

Cleisthenes · 18 Apr 2015 at 15:23

I'd be careful with a dog at the end of the Miners track, you'd want him/her on a very tight lead

Robosapien · 18 Apr 2015 at 19:45

RoboCod said:
James Pond 2 to be exact

I remember trying to get that mother to load on a Commodare 64 on cassette tape, I think I actually managed to get some gameplay in before it chewed up!

Glaucus · 18 Apr 2015 at 19:47

Annoying all the places in llanberris are fully booked on bank Holliday weekend, unsurprising but annoying.
Want to try tryfan now and do the miners route as only one other than crib goch, I haven't done and a night summit.

Street · 18 Apr 2015 at 20:08

Camp at one of the camp sites at the bottom of Tryfan, perfect for an early morning start on the ridge!

Blackjack Davy · 18 Apr 2015 at 21:43

Did it once as a kid with parents it was utterly knackering. Its not a strenuous climb its just a very, very long way. We had walk a couple miles before we even got to the foot of the mountain. Check the weather forecast before you go its not much fun climbing all that way and finding you can't see your hand in front of your face due to fog, and it gets foggy a lot. n.b. the welsh name for it Eryri (e-ri-ree) "the home of the eagles" so might please the locals more if you refer to it as that.

LordSplodge · 18 Apr 2015 at 22:39

Glaucus said:
Annoying all the places in llanberris are fully booked on bank Holliday weekend, unsurprising but annoying.
Want to try tryfan now and do the miners route as only one other than crib goch, I haven't done and a night summit.

Skip Snowdon, do Tryfan!

Street said:
Camp at one of the camp sites at the bottom of Tryfan, perfect for an early morning start on the ridge!

I've just slept in the car in one of the lay-bys on the A5 near Tryfan.

LordSplodge · 18 Apr 2015 at 22:40

Blackjack Davy said:
n.b. the welsh name for it Eryri (e-ri-ree) "the home of the eagles" so might please the locals more if you refer to it as that.

Erm, it's called Yr Wyddfa in Welsh.

Glaucus · 18 Apr 2015 at 23:05

LordSplodge said:
Skip Snowdon, do Tryfan!

Why not both. 3 days 3 hikes.

dowie · 19 Apr 2015 at 00:02

make sure to jump between adam and eve at the top too

LordSplodge · 19 Apr 2015 at 09:38

Glaucus said:
Why not both. 3 days 3 hikes.

Three days? Ok do Snowdon on day one, Yr Aran (or the Natle Ridge f you fancy a more of a scramble) day two, and save the best for last finishing with Tryfan + the Glyderau.

RoboCod · 19 Apr 2015 at 09:41

Agreed on Tryfan, you can then head straight on from that onto the Glyders.

LordSplodge · 19 Apr 2015 at 09:44

RoboCod said:
Agreed on Tryfan, you can then head straight on from that onto the Glyders.

I love Tryfan more than any other mountain in the UK. She's small but quiet and an interesting, technical scramble up. Oh and she's tried to kill me more than once in bad weather.

RoboCod · 19 Apr 2015 at 11:05

We went up in the snow and ice, it was stunning, I love the little trench like climbs you can make up it with the slabs of rock forming walls on you. We then headed on to. Glydyr Fach where we unknowingly wandered off the main route and I ended up slipping down a fair way of the side on sheet ice. Scary but exciting!

Macro · 19 Apr 2015 at 11:43

Take the advice from the experienced people here but don't under estimate Snowdon for the average bod not used to anything more than a stroll to the shops. If you're not fit imagine walking up a set of stairs for 3 hours, and if it's rainy imagine doing the same whilst someone hoses you down constantly.

Not difficult or dangerous but still a significant challenge if you're not used to it.

Hagar · 19 Apr 2015 at 14:54

I was once in training for the three peaks and used Snowdon for two or three weeks before to get my legs going. One time I was seated at the summit in a nice little hollow eating some boiled eggs and a coach party arrived. It was a nice day (in the car park) but at the top, a little raw and damp.
One couple, he in jeans and trainers, she in sari and sandals slumped down near to me totally wrecked. Luckily I had an abundance of chocolate and distributed it together with some pithy advice on clothing and footgear. I walked back down with them, all in all a good day.

Tryfan with a dog on a lead is not easy. Although a striking mountain from the lake. The glyders on their own or starting with Y Garn is nice and fairly dog friendly but a bit rocky in places. You can take a nice photo on Cantilever rock