Brecon Beacons then homeward bound!

A short trek today, totally shattered so quite glad it a shorty.



Just up to Corn Du and Pen-y-fan. We started with from the carpark on the A470 and headed upto Corn Du. I admit, after 3 days of climbing Snowdon and Tryfan my legs weren't exactly in the mood for more walking or climbing but determination and stubbornness got me through this.

We then followed the path to Pen-y-fan arriving about 8.40 am, and were welcomed by a fantastic view, definitely worth the trek here.




Getting back to the van was a relief, just had the drive home to contend with now.

Brecon Beacons then homeward bound!

A short trek today, totally shattered so quite glad it a shorty.



Just up to Corn Du and Pen-y-fan. We started with from the carpark on the A470 and headed upto Corn Du. I admit, after 3 days of climbing Snowdon and Tryfan my legs weren't exactly in the mood for more walking or climbing but determination and stubbornness got me through this.

We then followed the path to Pen-y-fan arriving about 8.40 am, and were welcomed by a fantastic view, definitely worth the trek here.




Getting back to the van was a relief, just had the drive home to contend with now.

Crib Goch or no Crib Goch?

Snowdon again today. The plan is to complete the Snowdon Horseshoe, I think this is going to be fun!

Surprisingly I don't feel bad today, thought I'd ache like hell, but no feel ok and well up for tackling Crib Goch. We left the campsite around 9.30, we were going to grab the bus up to Pen-y-pas but got fed up waiting for it, god knows what time the buses start.

Seeing the Pyg track in broad daylight was a little different to Wednesday morning, I could actually see the mountains, and what a site! Especially in the todays glorious weather. We followed the Pyg track until the junction for Crib Goch and sat there for a quick break before heading on up. We followed a school party up for a few hundred feet then passed them as they took a well earned rest.

Now, this is were it got interesting, especially for someone who isn't so keen on heights or long drops. A couple of the sections on the way up to Crib Goch tested the fear factor, to be honest it needed testing, especially with knowing what was ahead.



The view from up top was captivating. Definitely worth every drop of sweat spilt.
The way across Crib Goch was interesting to say the least, there were certainly times were the thought of turning back were barely beaten back by the urge to conquer the arete and my fear of heights. Once across the knife edge and Crib Goch we had the pinnacle to traverse, again these were quite fun and exhilarating.
With the pinnacles in the bag we headed for Snowdon's summit briefly stopping a Garnedd Ugain trig point for a couple of photos.



With food and drink in our bellies we headed down the scree slope for Y Lliwedd via Bwlch y Saethau, the descent turned out to be quite tricky due only to the amount of scree. Once down we had a fairly easy walk to Y Lliwedd, and once again the summit served up some incredible scenery.

It was all downhill from hear, must admit in a way I was quite glad it was nearly over, the feet were starting to ache now, but it has certainly been worth every step. Entering the car park from the Pyg track was a relief, it just left a downhill drive to the campsite, and sustenance.

Crib Goch or no Crib Goch?

Snowdon again today. The plan is to complete the Snowdon Horseshoe, I think this is going to be fun!

Surprisingly I don't feel bad today, thought I'd ache like hell, but no feel ok and well up for tackling Crib Goch. We left the campsite around 9.30, we were going to grab the bus up to Pen-y-pas but got fed up waiting for it, god knows what time the buses start.

Seeing the Pyg track in broad daylight was a little different to Wednesday morning, I could actually see the mountains, and what a site! Especially in the todays glorious weather. We followed the Pyg track until the junction for Crib Goch and sat there for a quick break before heading on up. We followed a school party up for a few hundred feet then passed them as they took a well earned rest.

Now, this is were it got interesting, especially for someone who isn't so keen on heights or long drops. A couple of the sections on the way up to Crib Goch tested the fear factor, to be honest it needed testing, especially with knowing what was ahead.








The view from up top was captivating. Definitely worth every drop of sweat spilt.
The way across Crib Goch was interesting to say the least, there were certainly times were the thought of turning back were barely beaten back by the urge to conquer the arete and my fear of heights. Once across the knife edge and Crib Goch we had the pinnacle to traverse, again these were quite fun and exhilarating.
With the pinnacles in the bag we headed for Snowdon's summit briefly stopping a Garnedd Ugain trig point for a couple of photos.




With food and drink in our bellies we headed down the scree slope for Y Lliwedd via Bwlch y Saethau, the descent turned out to be quite tricky due only to the amount of scree. Once down we had a fairly easy walk to Y Lliwedd, and once again the summit served up some incredible scenery.


It was all downhill from hear, must admit in a way I was quite glad it was nearly over, the feet were starting to ache now, but it has certainly been worth every step. Entering the car park from the Pyg track was a relief, it just left a downhill drive to the campsite, and sustenance.

Snowdon or bust!

This is it, no turning back now. We left Redruth around 7.30 in the evening to head towards Snowdonia, the plan was to reach Snowdons summit for sunrise, would we make it?






After an uneventful drive up, no kips either, we reached the car park at Pen-y-pas just about 1.30am Wednesday. We planned on having a kip for an hour or 2 before heading up the mountain via the Pyg track. I managed 20 minutes of very unsettled broken sleep, saw a couple walkers coming off the mountain by the Miners track around 3am, good to see there are other crazies out there!


We finally set off around 4am and headed up the Pyg track, I'd like to say the scenery was stunning, but black mountains against a black sky doesn't really give you much to see, I shall have to
wait till tomorrow. The pace seemed quite fast, especially for my 1st mountain, still, it's going to be fast on the challenge! It was nice to get some light to see where we were walking without the aid of a headtorch. Big clumps of white stuff littered the mountain side, there was still snow around, which pleased James, all his previous climbs of Snowdon were snowless.


The top of the Pyg track seemed like a different world, the wind! It was a tad windy and blooming cold with it. We still had a 10 minute walk upto the summit. After over 2 hours off climbing up this thing it was nice to see the end in sight, and even better to see nobody else up there! The few steps upto the trig point were hard work, bloody killers to be honest, but to be up there after the hard walking was very relieving. The wind was blowing a good 50mph+ with the 1-2 degrees temperature forecast we were left with a wind chill of -7/8 degrees. It was nigh on impossible to stay upright let alone have my cuppa by the trig point so after a photo or 2 we headed for shelter beside the cafe.



But we made it up there for sunrise, just!

After spending 20 minutes or so up on the summit, photos, cuppa etc etc we headed back down. We descended via the Miners track this time, even the descent was tiring enough. I must admit, I was glad to see the van again! all this to do again tomorrow, via Crib Goch this time.

Snowdon or bust!

This is it, no turning back now. We left Redruth around 7.30 in the evening to head towards Snowdonia, the plan was to reach Snowdons summit for sunrise, would we make it?






After an uneventful drive up, no kips either, we reached the car park at Pen-y-pas just about 1.30am Wednesday. We planned on having a kip for an hour or 2 before heading up the mountain via the Pyg track. I managed 20 minutes of very unsettled broken sleep, saw a couple walkers coming off the mountain by the Miners track around 3am, good to see there are other crazies out there!


We finally set off around 4am and headed up the Pyg track, I'd like to say the scenery was stunning, but black mountains against a black sky doesn't really give you much to see, I shall have to
wait till tomorrow. The pace seemed quite fast, especially for my 1st mountain, still, it's going to be fast on the challenge! It was nice to get some light to see where we were walking without the aid of a headtorch. Big clumps of white stuff littered the mountain side, there was still snow around, which pleased James, all his previous climbs of Snowdon were snowless.


The top of the Pyg track seemed like a different world, the wind! It was a tad windy and blooming cold with it. We still had a 10 minute walk upto the summit. After over 2 hours off climbing up this thing it was nice to see the end in sight, and even better to see nobody else up there! The few steps upto the trig point were hard work, bloody killers to be honest, but to be up there after the hard walking was very relieving. The wind was blowing a good 50mph+ with the 1-2 degrees temperature forecast we were left with a wind chill of -7/8 degrees. It was nigh on impossible to stay upright let alone have my cuppa by the trig point so after a photo or 2 we headed for shelter beside the cafe.



But we made it up there for sunrise, just!

After spending 20 minutes or so up on the summit, photos, cuppa etc etc we headed back down. We descended via the Miners track this time, even the descent was tiring enough. I must admit, I was glad to see the van again! all this to do again tomorrow, via Crib Goch this time.