The weather today was going to be a bit better with a high risk of rain after 4 in the afternoon so the plan was to go through Devils Kitchen on top do both Glyder Fawr and Glyder Fach and come down off the side of Tryfan. Wow that sounds magic - i had been waiting for this for a while.
The walk in was gentle with a great view of Lake Idwal and we couldn't take our eyes off a large bunch of climbers on the Idwal slab looking very precarious. It then started to rise up a staircase and with head down we were at Devils Kitchen in good time and had a good look around.
We continued around the side on the stair case and were soon on the first level with some great views across to Y-Garn.
The clouds were intermittent and when they opened out the views were great. I then started to understand the interconnecting paths and it opens up loads more walking on the range. No time for any photos as there was a tough scree slope to the top of Glyder fawr. A bit steeper than expected but i was feeling fairly good and it wasn't long that we were on top.
It was like a moonscape on top and we picked our way across the ridge. We really just sauntered as there was so much to see with views on both sides when the clods lifted and also some tricky rocks and boulders to navigate around.
There were a few trickier bits and we found ourselves boulder hopping and scrambling across them. Nice to see Dave on his arse even if it was part of the scramble!
Looking back to Glyder Fawr it was surprising how far we had come - good fun.
We took a break at Glyder Fach to look at the summit and the cantilever stone - no i didn't! I'll leave that too others.
From here it was all down and wow what a down it was. As we dropped off the top we had Tryfan in front of us all the time looking dramatic and challenging. The scree slope we were on though was challenging enough and took most of the concentration as it dropped off 800 metres at a very steep angle. It was a little loose and tricky but i was pleased to be going down rather than up. As we hopped over the style in the saddle it was just a fast walk back to the car.
After a sausage roll and can of coke at 4pm on the dot we sat in the car and it chucked it down - perfect timing.
What a brilliant days walking - highly recommended!
The walk in was gentle with a great view of Lake Idwal and we couldn't take our eyes off a large bunch of climbers on the Idwal slab looking very precarious. It then started to rise up a staircase and with head down we were at Devils Kitchen in good time and had a good look around.
We continued around the side on the stair case and were soon on the first level with some great views across to Y-Garn.
The clouds were intermittent and when they opened out the views were great. I then started to understand the interconnecting paths and it opens up loads more walking on the range. No time for any photos as there was a tough scree slope to the top of Glyder fawr. A bit steeper than expected but i was feeling fairly good and it wasn't long that we were on top.
It was like a moonscape on top and we picked our way across the ridge. We really just sauntered as there was so much to see with views on both sides when the clods lifted and also some tricky rocks and boulders to navigate around.
There were a few trickier bits and we found ourselves boulder hopping and scrambling across them. Nice to see Dave on his arse even if it was part of the scramble!
Looking back to Glyder Fawr it was surprising how far we had come - good fun.
We took a break at Glyder Fach to look at the summit and the cantilever stone - no i didn't! I'll leave that too others.
From here it was all down and wow what a down it was. As we dropped off the top we had Tryfan in front of us all the time looking dramatic and challenging. The scree slope we were on though was challenging enough and took most of the concentration as it dropped off 800 metres at a very steep angle. It was a little loose and tricky but i was pleased to be going down rather than up. As we hopped over the style in the saddle it was just a fast walk back to the car.
After a sausage roll and can of coke at 4pm on the dot we sat in the car and it chucked it down - perfect timing.
What a brilliant days walking - highly recommended!
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