Sat 11th July, Y Garn, Snowdonia

I am in North Wales today leading a two day training course for a group who are heading out on charity fund raising challenges later in the year. Our route today was from Idwal Cottage, round Cwn Idwal before ascending steeply up the ridge of Y Garn. Weather conditions were poor and forecast to get worse during the day with very strong winds.

After stopping briefly for a group photo on the summit we headed down to the Llyn y Cwn to find some shelter for a lunch break. For most of the time on the top we had been in cloud with poor visibility. From here we descended down through the Devils Kitchen back in Cwn Idwal and a gentle walk back down the valley.

At the end of the Cwn Idwal we climbed steeply up the slopes to reach a hanging valley below Y Gribin Ridge and follwed a traverse path under the ridge before crossing over to Llyn Bochlywd and back to the minibuses.