Pictures from a day spent walking on Glyder Fach (994m, SH657583) and Glyder Fawr (999m, SH642580) in April 2011. These are the sixth and fifth highest mountains in Wales respectively. A sunny cloudless day, with temperatures peaking around 25 celcius.
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The view from the path between Ogwen Cottage (SH649604) and Llyn Bochlwyd. It shows Llyn Ogwen and Nant Ffrancon. This section of the route is well maintained. |
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Llyn Bochlwyd, about halfway between Ogwen Cottage and Glyder Fach. |
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The climb up towards Bwlch Tryfan, with Glyder Fach on the right. |
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The path southeast from Bwlch Tryfan (SH661590) to SH667582. Most people take this indirect route to get from Bwlch Tryfan to the top of Gylder Fach, although there are more direct routes such as Bristly Ridge. |
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Tryfan, seen from the south. |
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Summit of Glyder Fach. |
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Castell y Gwynt (Castle of the Winds), with Glyder Fawr in the distance. There are easy paths around Castell y Gwynt on the southern side. |
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View from the top of Glyder Fawr, with Snowdon in the distance. |
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Descending from Glyder Fawr towards Llyn y Cŵn. This section is covered with loose scree. |
Some pictures from a trip up the North Ridge of Tryfan, and down the South Ridge, on a sunny dry day in July 2011. The North Ridge is steep and requires the use of hands in many places. It's classed as a grade 1 scramble. In comparison, the South Ridge is shorter and less challenging, particularly on a dry clear day.
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Tryfan viewed from the north-east, in the Ogwen Valley. |
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This is the broken ground on the broad lower section of Tryfan's North Ridge. There are lots of possible routes at this stage, some more difficult than others. The ridge becomes narrower and steeper higher-up, with less route choice. |
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Glyder Fach viewed from the central summit of Tryfan. Bristly Ridge is in the middle, with the scree-slope path to the left of it. |
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The South Summit of Tryfan, with Glyder Fach in the background. |
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The North Ridge of Tryfan viewed from the Carneddau range, on the other side of the Ogwen Valley. |