Peak district

10-ish mile hike via Kinder Scout in the Peaks, brilliant effort by the boys, and some snow/ice on the tops was nice.

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Snowdon

Myself & my son ascended Snowdon with friends, the weather was perfect considering the time of year. Great effort all round 🙂

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Goodbye Hardware Rivals!

After almost five years of service, the last game I worked on (Hardware Rivals for PS4) has been closed down.

This is a nice montage of some of the fun that could be had playing the game:

Moel Siabod

This was my son’s first peak and he did it effortlessly… he needs more of a challenge!

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Idwal Slabs

Multi-pitch climb up Idwal Slabs (taking the ordinary route), with a scramble & abseil to rejoin the walk path.

The weather was a bit wet but okay, and conditions were somewhat slippery.

A fun day’s climb with the guys!

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Snowdonia

First proper hike in over two years, very enjoyable. Minor kit issues on the way down (waterlogged boots, GPS tracker battery ran out too soon), but otherwise a good day out. Weather was generally rubbish but there were some blue skies occasionally.

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Tryfan

This was my first hike in over two years, it was good to get out on the hills! The weather was pretty good, though the rock was a bit wet in places.

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After parking up alongside Llyn Ogwen, we ascended to Heather Terrace and attempted to climb up South Gully. We had to abort due to conditions and instead went up North Gully.

After a lunch stop near Adam & Eve we descended and took the route back to the main road via Llyn Bochlwyd.

Snowdon, Conwy buttress, and Tryfyn

Snowdon via crib goch:

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Conwy buttress, Tree climb:
http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/c.php?i=61743

Tryfyn:

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Aonach Eagach

We started the walk at the Clachaigh Inn, heading towards the A82 where there is a path leading directly up to Sgorr nam Fiannaidh. This was quite a rapid ascent of over 900m, and there was a shelter at the top to recover before we progressed along the ridge eastwards.

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The walk from here was straightforward until we reached a series of pinnacles which required some scrambling/climbing to pass. Whilst the weather was generally good (a bit windy but not snowing or raining), there was a lot snow on the ground so progress was slow.

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We bumped into a couple of climbers coming the other way before we reached the Crazy Pinnacles, and after a short discussion (and giving consideration to the time, it was starting to get dark), we decided to turn back. We got back the shelter just as it got properly dark, and the descent back down to the A82 took ages!

AonachEagach_Pinnacles

Overall this was a challenging hike/scramble/climb, next time we will perhaps tackle it during the summer months when there is more daylight!