Details
Date : 16/04/2016
Duration : 8+ hours
Style : Solo
Type : Mountain Walking
Weather : Clear - sunny - good visibility
Wind : Moderate Wind
Camping Type :
Nights Camping : 0
Mountains : Y Lliwedd Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon)
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Description
Parked in the free Laybye north easst of the PYG hotel.
Walked up the path to Pen-Y-Pass
Walked up the miners path to Glass Llyn, practiced pacing and timing, ticking off way points identified on the map.
Scrambled up Y Gribben ridge, then Scrambled to the summit of Y Lliwedd.
Continued North East to where path dropps back into Cwm Dyli then walked on a bearing to a small Llyn 200m east, from there went due south travelling over pathless rough ground very steep in places until i reached the old copper mining works. Followed a path back towards the Watkin path dropping down to the disused building near the burn. Crossed the Watkin path and walked to Bwlch Cwm Llan, did some more pacing and timing.
Climbed Snowdon via South Ridge then down via PYG track.
Walked back to the car on the path from Pen-Y-Pass
Wanted to check out ground conditions at the top of the PYG as guiding a couple on Sunday if ok.
Parked in the free Laybye north easst of the PYG hotel.Walked up the path to Pen-Y-Pass
Walked up the miners path to Glass Llyn, practiced pacing and timing, ticking off way points identified on the map.
Scrambled up Y Gribben ridge, then Scrambled to the summit of Y Lliwedd.
Continued North East to where path dropps back into Cwm Dyli then walked on a bearing to a small Llyn 200m east, from there went due south travelling over pathless rough ground very steep in places until i reached the old copper mining works. Followed a path back towards the Watkin path dropping down to the disused building near the burn. Crossed the Watkin path and walked to Bwlch Cwm Llan, did some more pacing and timing.
Climbed Snowdon via South Ridge then down via PYG track.
Walked back to the car on the path from Pen-Y-Pass
Wanted to check out ground conditions at the top of the PYG as guiding a couple on Sunday if ok.
Area : Snowdon Massif
Snowdon (Welsh: Yr Wyddfa) is the highest mountain in Wales, at an altitude of 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) above sea level, and the highest point in the British Isles outside Scotland. It is located in Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri) in Gwynedd, and has been described as "the busiest mountain in Britain". It is designated as a national nature reserve for its rare flora and fauna.
