The Glyderau (a Welsh plural form, also known in English as the Glyders) are a mountain group in Snowdonia, North Wales. The name derives from the highest peaks in the range, Glyder Fawr and Glyder Fach. According to Sir Ifor Williams, the word "Glyder" derives from the Welsh word "Cludair", meaning a heap of stones.
A circular walk- from Gwern goch Uchaf campsite. Summited Tryfan via the footpath past Tryfan bach, towards heather terrace and took the scramble route to the ridge. descent path took us to the south peak, west at Bwlch Tryfan and towards Cwm Bochlywd where the visabilty was poor and navigation was necessary to descend via the footpath to Bochlwyd buttress.
