Details
Date : 17/04/2016
Duration : 5-8 hours
Style : Leader / Supervisor
Type : Mountain Walking
Weather : Clear - sunny - good visibility
Wind : Gentle Breeze
Camping Type :
Nights Camping : 0
Mountains : Crib Goch Garnedd Ugain Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon)
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Description
Spent previous night in Idwal YHA.
Met clients at PYG hotel at 08:30 (Non fee paying clients with some previous scrambling experience)
Walked on path to Pen-Y-Pass, the PYG track to the start of Crib Goch scramble. Scrambled to summit, carefully crossed the arete and dropped down to blwch coch.
Scrambled up Crib Y Ddysgl and onto Garnedd Ugain
Walked to summit of Snowdon the decended via the miners path.
A good day`s guiding practice, talked about glaciation, how the mountains were formed and taught them how to pronounce Yr Wyddfa (Ur-oo-ith-va).
Spent previous night in Idwal YHA.Met clients at PYG hotel at 08:30 (Non fee paying clients with some previous scrambling experience)
Walked on path to Pen-Y-Pass, the PYG track to the start of Crib Goch scramble. Scrambled to summit, carefully crossed the arete and dropped down to blwch coch.
Scrambled up Crib Y Ddysgl and onto Garnedd Ugain
Walked to summit of Snowdon the decended via the miners path.
A good day`s guiding practice, talked about glaciation, how the mountains were formed and taught them how to pronounce Yr Wyddfa (Ur-oo-ith-va).
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.
