MOUNTAIN WALKING IN SNOWDONIA
40 OF THE FINEST ROUTES IN SNOWDONIA
by Terry Fletcher
2 POLICE SQUARE, MILNTHORPE, CUMBRIA LA7 7PY
About the Author
Terry Fletcher has been walking and climbing in Snowdonia for almost 50 years since first visiting the Llanberis Pass as an awestruck teenage rock climber. Since then these romantic mountains have drawn him back again and again to climb on some of the most famous rock faces in Britain and to scramble on the high ridges. Although a proud Yorkshireman (is there any other kind?) he also claims Welsh blood on his mother’s side. He has walked, skied and climbed extensively throughout Europe and North America and has a particular love for the sandstone deserts and canyons of the American South West. He has been a full-time professional writer for more than 40 years, writing for almost every national newspaper as well as specialist magazines and appearing on television and radio to comment on the outdoors. He is a former editor of Countryman, Dalesman and Cumbria magazines and was a senior executive at the Yorkshire Post. He still lives in the Yorkshire Dales.
Other Cicerone guides by the author
Walking on the Costa Blanca
© Terry Fletcher 2016
First edition 2016
ISBN: 978 1 85284 767 8
Printed in China on behalf of Latitude Press Ltd
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
All photographs are by the author unless otherwise stated.
Updates to this Guide
While every effort is made by our authors to ensure the accuracy of guidebooks as they go to print, changes can occur during the lifetime of an edition. Any updates that we know of for this guide will be on the Cicerone website (www.cicerone.co.uk/767/updates), so please check before planning your trip. We also advise that you check information about such things as transport, accommodation and shops locally. Even rights of way can be altered over time. We are always grateful for information about any discrepancies between a guidebook and the facts on the ground, sent by email to [email protected] or by post to Cicerone, 2 Police Square, Milnthorpe LA7 7PY, United Kingdom.
Mountain Warning
Mountain walking can be a dangerous activity carrying a risk of personal injury or death. It should be undertaken only by those with a full understanding of the risks and with the training and experience to evaluate them. While every care and effort has been taken in the preparation of this guide, the user should be aware that conditions can be highly variable and can change quickly, materially affecting the seriousness of a mountain walk. Therefore, except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law, neither Cicerone nor the author accept liability for damage of any nature (including damage to property, personal injury or death) arising directly or indirectly from the information in this book.
To call out the Mountain Rescue, ring 999 or the international emergency number 112: this will connect you via any available network. Once connected to the emergency operator, ask for the police.
Front cover: Crib Goch
CONTENTS
Walk 2 Aber Falls and the Northern Carneddau
Walk 6 Gallt yr Ogof and Y Foel Goch
Walk 7 Glyderau from Pen-y-Gwryd
Walk 8 Tryfan by the North Ridge and Heather Terrace
Walk 9 Tryfan Without Fears
Walk 10 Cwm Bochlwyd and Glyder Fach
Walk 11 Y Garn and the Devil’s Kitchen
Walk 12 Elidir Fawr and Y Garn
Walk 13 Llyn Crafnant and Llyn Geirionydd
Walk 14 Llyn y Parc and Conwy View
Walk 15 Moel Eilio Horseshoe
Walk 16 Snowdon Horseshoe
Walk 17 Snowdon via Miners’ Track and PyG Track
Walk 18 Lliwedd via Miners’ Track and Y Gribin