Cadair Idris, Wales
Cadair
One last day out before 2017 rolls in! A damp, misty ascent of Cadair Idris. Beautiful, panoramic views below the clouds. Terrible views within them.
Erinna / 85
Clay / 80
Steve / 41
Ross / 33
Will Bourne / 29
Will / 28
CatO / 27
Louise / 16
Al / 14
Owen / 14
Becky / 13
Matt Blackmore / 13
Dylan / 9
Rebecca / 9
Rob W-M / 9
Tom Carvell / 9
Joe / 8
Steve Gibbs / 8
DaveO / 6
Martin / 6
Ros / 6
Adam / 5
Doug / 5
Harry Kingston / 5
Cameron / 4
Craig / 4
Eleri / 4
Elliott / 4
Emily Roo / 4
Julie / 4
Lina / 4
Rory / 4
Simon Bilton / 4
Ben / 3
Liv / 3
Mads / 3
Matt / 3
Matt Traver / 3
Moffatt / 3
Naomi / 3
Neil Cox / 3
Rob Squires / 3
Sam Rose / 3
Al Begley / 2
Anja / 2
Chris / 2
Dave Bird / 2
Evelyn / 2
Ita / 2
Jess / 2
Martha / 2
Pete / 2
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Cywarch, North Wales
Will 'o the Wisp
Proclaimed in the guidebook as "one of the all-time Mid Wales classic routes", we found the crag at Craig Cywarch in a rather damp, vegetated condition. Undeterred, and hoping never to need return to this Classic Rock destination, we set off of a team ascent and were pleased to see the route improve considerably after the first, dripping pitch. Overall it was a rather cold day, clearly illustrated by the chilling temperature inversion in the valley below.
Snowdonia, North Wales
Gashed Crag
Ross, Clay, Steve and myself spent our first day of New Year's week in Snowdonia and the cold, clear conditions gave us great weather for a team ascent of this classic Tryfan scramble. One pitch below the summit we were joined by the buzzing hulk of the Coastguard Rescue which hovered obligingly long enough to get some decent photos mid-belay.
Lake District, UK
Cold in the Lakes
Another still, cold day in the Lakes so Clay and I thought we'd manage one last trad outing this year. Drove over to Langdale and managed a couple of routes at Raven Crag in Walthwaite before calling it for the day!
