Tryfan rocks, it's a proper mountaineers mountain! Easily my favourite too. Some great mountaineering routes on the east face and some good trad routes on the west.. Took the missus there on her first multi pitch route last year.
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Tryfan rocks, it's a proper mountaineers mountain! Easily my favourite too. Some great mountaineering routes on the east face and some good trad routes on the west.. Took the missus there on her first multi pitch route last year.
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The scenery in Snowdonia looks absolutely amazing.
Are there any easy places to get to for those who can't be bothered, are terminally lazy and prefer to see things from the carpark? Not that I know anyone like that obviously, but hypothetically speaking
Are there any easy places to get to for those who can't be bothered, are terminally lazy and prefer to see things from the carpark? Not that I know anyone like that obviously, but hypothetically speaking
[TW]Fox;27934059 said:Are there any easy places to get to for those who can't be bothered, are terminally lazy and prefer to see things from the carpark? Not that I know anyone like that obviously, but hypothetically speaking
Park up in Ogwen and walk around Llyn Idwal, nice easy, fairly flat walk with cracking views around the Ogwen valley and the Devils Kitchen then drive to Capel Curig for cake!
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This. A walk round the Kitchen gets you some cracking views with minimal effort.
[TW]Fox;27934059 said:The scenery in Snowdonia looks absolutely amazing.
Are there any easy places to get to for those who can't be bothered, are terminally lazy and prefer to see things from the carpark? Not that I know anyone like that obviously, but hypothetically speaking
Get the train up.
It's great sitting there at the summit, watching the train arrive and disgorge a load of passengers, many wearing packs, camel packs, walking boots etc. They then solemnly struggle the last ten metres to the top...
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Don't forget to try the water from some of the tiny streams, ice cool and just tastes amazing! Best water I've ever tasted. Perfect refreshment on your journey upwards
A nice, quiet walk with a bit of a climb is Yr Crimpiau, just behind Moel Siaboid cafe. Dog friendly too and stonking views down the Ogwen Vale. If you pop into the cafe, say hello to Nick Livesey for me. He is the little chap who cooks a mean fry-up and takes fantastic mountain photographs (see above the shop in the gallery).
If you've no experience of walking up mountains, and you're taking your dog and GF... the only sensible option is Llanberis.
You can do it in about 3 - 4 hours if you're reasonably fit.
Tryfan is a far better walk, but lets face it, you don't want to go to the area and not climb the highest mountain there. You also have no idea what your dog will be like up there. Do Tryfan on your next visit.
You can do it in about 3 - 4 hours if you're reasonably fit.
Tryfan is a far better walk, but lets face it, you don't want to go to the area and not climb the highest mountain there. You also have no idea what your dog will be like up there. Do Tryfan on your next visit.
You can.
Right I'm booked in for bank Holliday weekend.
Plan is night summit of Snowdon on the Friday night, and a long hike in the Sunday taking in try fan and 2 or 3 others on the Sunday.
Weather dependent, if it's really bad probably won't summit at night.
What I'm looking for is a short 4 maybe 5hour hike to do sat evening. Preferably reasonably well used paths in case I'm out after sunset, any ideas?
Got a car and b&b it in cricceth .
Plan is night summit of Snowdon on the Friday night, and a long hike in the Sunday taking in try fan and 2 or 3 others on the Sunday.
Weather dependent, if it's really bad probably won't summit at night.
What I'm looking for is a short 4 maybe 5hour hike to do sat evening. Preferably reasonably well used paths in case I'm out after sunset, any ideas?
Got a car and b&b it in cricceth .
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So, we went up the Pyg Track on Sunday!
I'll admit, it was physically harder then I expected. But maybe that's because it did not stop torrential raining and winds, even sleet and snow nearer the top. As for the views, couldn't see a thing! ha! At the summit, of which a lot of people didnt reach because of the conditions, the café was shut and the train wasn't running, my gloves literally were freezing from the windchill and you couldn't see 5ft infront of yourself.
Had some issues with the gf as her sugar levels just plummeted and she refused to eat anything due to feeling so unwell, plus her 'waterproof' jacket didn't last too long in the conditions so she was soaked to the bone and freezing cold.. I was quite worried up there but she toughed through to the top and got her to drink a sugary banana milkshake which within minutes picked her back up and we made our way back down.
The dog (Husky) however was quite incredible. After the first 10minutes of wanting to charge and pull me like a sleigh, she soon realised it wasn't an ordinary dog walk and you could see her thinking about what she was doing and where she was going. Had her just on a hand lead the whole way and she'd climb 1 bit, id say wait, then she'd stop and wait for us to get up aswell. Or she'd go 1 route, but because I could see further a field, I'd say no come this way, and she'd instantly turn around and go the way I say. Really impressed with her, only needed to help her back legs up 3 or 4 of the bigger rocks. She's still knackered now tho!
Overall, as tough as it was with the conditions, I thoroughly enjoyed it. We got up and down in 5.45hrs which I didn't think was too bad going. And it's given me a want for more! Looking into Ben Nevis now.. even the three peak challenge looks, well, a challenge I'd be interested in. Certainly need to get some training in for that tho!
I'll admit, it was physically harder then I expected. But maybe that's because it did not stop torrential raining and winds, even sleet and snow nearer the top. As for the views, couldn't see a thing! ha! At the summit, of which a lot of people didnt reach because of the conditions, the café was shut and the train wasn't running, my gloves literally were freezing from the windchill and you couldn't see 5ft infront of yourself.
Had some issues with the gf as her sugar levels just plummeted and she refused to eat anything due to feeling so unwell, plus her 'waterproof' jacket didn't last too long in the conditions so she was soaked to the bone and freezing cold.. I was quite worried up there but she toughed through to the top and got her to drink a sugary banana milkshake which within minutes picked her back up and we made our way back down.
The dog (Husky) however was quite incredible. After the first 10minutes of wanting to charge and pull me like a sleigh, she soon realised it wasn't an ordinary dog walk and you could see her thinking about what she was doing and where she was going. Had her just on a hand lead the whole way and she'd climb 1 bit, id say wait, then she'd stop and wait for us to get up aswell. Or she'd go 1 route, but because I could see further a field, I'd say no come this way, and she'd instantly turn around and go the way I say. Really impressed with her, only needed to help her back legs up 3 or 4 of the bigger rocks. She's still knackered now tho!
Overall, as tough as it was with the conditions, I thoroughly enjoyed it. We got up and down in 5.45hrs which I didn't think was too bad going. And it's given me a want for more! Looking into Ben Nevis now.. even the three peak challenge looks, well, a challenge I'd be interested in. Certainly need to get some training in for that tho!
You were lucky, as there were quite a few people rescued from neighbouring Ogwen Valley, suffering from hypothermia due to blizzard-like conditions. During the week, we had average 7 - 9 deg temperatures on Anglesey with heavy showers. We could even see snow on the mountain summits, visible from afar as Holyhead!
Check out Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue's website ogwen-rescue.org for summary of Bank Holiday rescues.
Check out Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue's website ogwen-rescue.org for summary of Bank Holiday rescues.
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Yeah, it doesn't surprise me, it was horrible! I think my other half was probably only 20minutes away from needing serious help with how cold she was. Luckily the milkshake gave her enough energy to get off the top of the mountain and warm up slightly.
It was some impressive winching by the RAF guys on Saturday from the side of Pen Yr Ole Wen. We were just coming back down after some scrambling on the Glyders and watched the big yellow taxi picking people up, they had to do a few loops round due to wind and rain but got them off in the end, hopefully the private SAR pilots will do as good a job when they take over later this year!
It was pretty brutal out over the weekend, our original plan was to do some rock climbing but the weather put paid to that so we went for a play in the snow instead, not seen that much snow this late in the year for a while.