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.
Another walk leading Jenny in North Wales. We walked west from Gwern Gof Isaf to Ogwen Cottage, then turned south and followed the footpath that leads up into Cwm Idwal. We carried on up through the cliffs of the Devil's Kitchen to reach Llyn y Cwn. From here we started ascending the loose rock/ scree that leads up towards Glyder Fawr; again, Jenny was rather nervous ascending terrain so loose and steep. I was able to find routes up and through that she was happy with and spot her for reassurance from behind quite easily but progress was slow. As we got closer to the summit, the terrain eased and progress improved. We found a lovely bench-shaped boulder for some lunch before pushing to the top in the wind. From Glyder Fawr we headed to Glyder Fach, avoiding Castell y Gwynt as it looked "far too spikey!" for Jenny. We had the obligatory photo, lunging on the cannon, and then carried on east until we could pick up the footpath that heads north to the east of Tryfan through Cwm Tryfan. We avoided Tryfan as time was getting on a bit and Jenny wasn't confident that she could descend Tryfan quickly. From Tryfan Bach we followed the track back to our campsite.
