This was the first time I have ascended Tryfan, and it was very enjoyable indeed. As with Moel Siabod, the cloud base was quite low, restricting visibility and creating slippery conditions, but there was no rain this time! Almost as soon as we left the road we were into scrambling mode, and it didn’t take us long to reach “Adam and Eve” at the peak.

At a number is points I was painfully aware of how high up we were, and given the wet conditions I was quite nervous despite not normally having a problem with heights! Climbing onto Adam/Eve (not sure which one!) in the howling wind was an interesting experience, glad I did it but one mistake and it’s down the mountain you go!

After reaching the summit we continued on to the Glydders, down Devil’s Kitchen, and then finished off with a walk back to the car. As we were descending off the Glydders visibility improved dramatically, giving us some great views of the surrounding landscape. We also had to traverse a waterfall at one point, another moment where concentration is vitally important!

This is the route we took, you can clearly see in the altitude profile the ascent up Tryfan and the two Glydders.

Eventually we got a view of the surrounding valleys on our descent.

Once we’d got back to the campsite and cleaned up, it was off into Betws-y-coed for food and beer at The Royal Oak 🙂