The car temperature gauge read -7.5 degrees as we parked the car in the Ogwen Valley! The winter weather was fantastic in Wales today.The ice on the footpaths was interesting in places as we made our way up the broad track to Llyn Bochlwyd. The corrie lake here was frozen entirely and we stopped to look at the backdrop of the large cliffs and thoughts of returning to climb here later in the year.
After our little lakeside stop, we continued on to the ladder stile at Bwlch Tryan, and then onward and upwards to the first proper summit of the day - Gylder Fach (vach). We passed the crowds balancing on the cantiler stone and continued to our lunch stop at Gylder Fawr. The view from here was particalrly spectacular emcompassing all the major Welsh ranges in the distance as the sun started to set. We watched paragliders floating in the blue sky down Cwm Cneifio against the mountain backdrop.
We continued a little further along the ridge now starting to gently drop down to Llyn y Cwn, marking our homeward route back to Ogwen Valley down the Devil's Kitchen path. As we walked down to the valley the natural water runnels had frozen on the backwall of the cwm and climbers where out on the icy cascades climbing near to the "Devil's appendix" (see photo above).
After a short break, to view the Idwal slabs and the upper walls there we returned past the lake to tea shop just as the day drew to a close.
For more information on this walk and others like it. Please contact us via our main website
Next training event is on:
(Snowdonia Hill Walking and Navigation Workshop Friday 30/01/2009 to Sunday 01/02/2009.)
We hope to see you there.....
PJ
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