Snowdonia

These pictures primarily cover two hikes Chad & Christopher did: climbing Mt. Snowdon, the highest peak in Wales; and the ascent of the North face of Tryfan

  The Ascent of Snowdon  
The approach - past Beddgelert (15,419 bytes) Llyn Gwynant (13,032 bytes) Pass of Llanberis, leading to Snowdon (15,585 bytes) Starting up the trail (26,073 bytes) Llyn Llydaw, from the Pyg Track (19,401 bytes)
Mt. Snowdon - our goal (23,993 bytes) Glaslyn (18,374 bytes) A hiker (26,943 bytes) Nearing the top - Glaslyn & Llyn Llydaw (18,850 bytes) On the ridge near the summit (27,345 bytes)
Looking back towards Llanberis & the coast (26,203 bytes) From the summit (15,621 bytes) Christopher had wanted to go on a trail which follows the very narrow ridge you see (20,500 bytes) The conquerers of Snowdon (16,381 bytes)
How the wimps get to the top (31,295 bytes) Christopher had wanted to use a trail following the narrow ridge you see (16,944 bytes) An abandoned copper mine just below the summit (41,273 bytes)
A BBC crew shooting a segment on mountains for a children's TV program (39,313 bytes) One of many streams pouring down the mountain (53,669 bytes) Snowdon from the shore of Glaslyn (19,997 bytes) Another stream coming down from Snowdon (34,749 bytes)
One of Snowdon's residents blocking the path (24,583 bytes) A last view of Snowdon, from llyn Llydaw (18,579 bytes)  
  North Face of Tryfan  
Starting the ascent of the North face of Tryfan (22,189 bytes) A view down the valley (20,924 bytes) A view of our starting point from partway up - our car is the dark van in the middle (34,665 bytes) Just keep climbing! (23,550 bytes)
Another view down the valley, from higher up (17,599 bytes) A view towards Chester (20,843 bytes) On the way down (22,170 bytes)
On the way down (22,398 bytes) Christopher had planned on also hiking to the top of these peaks, but . . . (19,066 bytes)   Snowdonia from the A-55 on Anglesey  

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