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

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!

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.

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.

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.

A hike up Ben Nevis with Paul & Mark, lots of snow and a good use of crampons and ice axes 🙂

Snowdon via crib goch:

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

Tryfyn:

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.

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.

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!

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

We took the mountain track up Ben Nevis, starting at the Nevis visitors centre. The weather was a bit wet when we started, and while we didn’t encounter any serious rain on the entire walk, there was a lot of snow and ice as we got nearer the top. Visibility was very poor and the cairns proved essential in finding our way once we were near the top.

The temperature up top was very very cold, it was quite windy which made things feel even chillier. We wore ski masks and by the time we begun our descent they had frozen up quite a bit, along with the rest our kit! We stopped for lunch in the shelter up top (which unfortunately was not left in a good state by other hikers).

We started walking at about 10.30 (after a brief visit to Fort William for supplies), and ended up finishing the walk in the dark at about 6pm (a head torch is essential).

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 🙂