Fell running long 2:46:45 [3] 17.1 km (9:45 / km) +1060m 7:27 / km
shoes: Innov8 Xtalon 212 2016 B
The classic Snowdon Horseshoe
Never really done Snowdonia before (as I don't really count the FRAs) so I had to get out to do the biggie first. Parked below Pen y Pas where it was free and was greeted with hail so put on another thermal. Trotted up to the bottom of the Pyg track and on to Bwlch y Moch. Scrambled my way up Crib Goch,taking numerous wrong turns but reaching the top ok. At this point a white snow-clad Snowdon revealed itself beyond the ridge. I had been warned about the ridge before but dismissed it out of hand assuming it to be similar to Striding/Sharp Edges....it really was quite a big drop! The gusty winds made it feel quite precarious and again had problems following the paths as I'm a numpty.
On to Crib y Ddygsl and more of the same which again I hadn't expected but it was more scrambling fun. More path finding issues but this time with the gusty wind there was rime ice about. After that fairly standard, it was nice being up on top of a mountain again in 'winter' conditions.
Snowdon came and passed then dropped down some sketchy not really there path reaching the proper path below and continued on to Y Lliwedd.
Had a pretty lush day al in all. Its not the lakes, but I guess it'll make do for a change!