Kicking off Jan 2019 nicely spicily icily on the cold side of Crib Goch, a glorious day traversing the Yr Wyddfa horseshoe, slipping betwixt the thin inversion layer.

A glorious day traversing the Yr Wyddfa horseshoe, slipping betwixt the thin inversion layer.

Route – Snowdon Horeshoe 04.01.2019

From Pen y Pass via Pyg Track as far as Bwlch y Moch then path to Crib Goch, summit pinnacles ad drop to down to Bwlch Goch, then onto Garnedd Ugan. Deecsend to Bwlch Glass finger post and then follow path to Snowdon Summit. Descend to Fingerpost on Watkin Path and descend to Bwlch Ciliau, ascend to Liiwedd West then East Peak. Descend to Lliwedd Bach and follow path to Miners, return to Pen y Pass

Weather

Clear Cold winters day -2 degrees start, clear skies. Cloud inversion at  approx. 950m

Ground conditions

Some frozen turf and ice on path in remaining all day on sections out of the sun.

Time

Length: 16.1k approx, Height gain: 1158m approx Highest point Snowdon (1085m) Time: 7hrs 45min hrs approx. 1 ½ hrs stopped for food and taking pictures.

Group -

4 Person (plus 2 persons picked up on route!)

Description

Weather conditions reported as good. Light wind. Excellent visibility in all directions. A cracking days winter ridge walk. Cloud inversion and Broken Spectre seen. Due to available daylight decision made to save time by take the upper balcony route missing out Ridge and Garnedd Ugain. This saved approx 20mins. Below the summit of Lliwedd we met up with 2 Chineese students who asked if we could help them get back to Pen y Pass. They accompanied us from Llewedd to Pen y Pass, very grateful the students offered us their cookies which would have been their emergency rations had they been benighted!