So setting off Saturday lunch time, the weather had become even worse, but we thought we'd give it a crack. Above the campsite at Nant Peris, a small road leads to a series of footpaths, below Elidir Fawh. The start of the trail is boggy and wet most of the time and after the latest deluge was pretty bad. So we headed straight up to the summit. Strong westerly winds and rain pounded us all the way up to 924m. From Elidir Fawh, you can walk north and follow a horseshoe round in the cloud. This section was quite sheltered from the wind, but visibility was no more than 15-20 metres (see above). After completing the horseshoe you head south and towards Foel Goch and Y Garn. At this point, soaked and blasted by the wind, we were considering our bail out options. But all of a sudden... the strong winds blew away the cloud and blue skies emerged. Finally some views in Snowdonia! We summited Y Garn - another 3000s'er, where you get great views of Llyn Ogwen. Then took a slow descent to a quiet tarn - Llyn Y Cwm - a possible swimming spot. From here you take a long walk back to Nant Peris down a rocky and very green path. Lots of beaut waterfalls and plenty of flopping out in the warm sunshine - an amazing contrast from three hours earlier!
Day 2 - Tryfan
Today was quite cloudy and threatening drizzle, but it seemed to be holding off. After advice from a few regular climbers, we headed up the north trail of Tryfan. There are numerous options ranging from scrambles to grade 1 climbs. The main trail isn't very obvious, but if you head slightly east of the peak, the scrambling is easier. It took roughly three hours to hit the top. There are two summits - the southern one hosts Adam and Eve. These are two stones - remarkably positioned on the top. You can jump between the two to gain the "Freedom of Tryfan", but at 915m, we just settled for standing on one each... Still views at the top were sensational and very mystical with cloud moving around.
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