"Well, for a lot of reasons I knew this wasn't going to be a successful summit. We didn't have rain gear and it was pouring rain, we didn't have enough water, and I had torn a huge hole in the seat of my hiking pants. Not the best combination. So we went up the Watkins Trail for about 1.2 miles to see the amazing cascading waterfalls. It was incredible and so worth it. It also solidified my desire to come back to Wales and summit Yr Wyddfa and some of the other amazing peaks in Snowdonia. Breathtaking. Gorgeous. Glorious. Waterfalls all the way up. Really, I don't have words to explain exactly how glorious this was, even though we were soaking wet and completely unprepared. Snowdonia and Wales has a hold on my heart, and I have to go back to collect. " — psychikingjes • Jul 19, 2019

"Started at Ogwen, ascended to saddle between Tryfan and Glyder Fach. Turned right and followed ridge path to summit. Cloudy night and light snow but sunny morning to descend via Y Gribbin next day." — richieparkes • May 5, 2019

"Climbed from Lake Ogwen up the north face. Pretty hairy. Fair weather to the summit which helped with the tricky scrambling. At the summit the heavens opened. Didn't bag the South Peak as I was with my 16 year old nephew who'd reached his limit (well that's my excuse anyway). Headed south, climbed "Little Tryfan" and then descended to the west past the small lake and to the centre at the end of lake Ogwen. An exhilirating but at times scary climb." — vygodski • Aug 23, 2018

"Monday 9th to Tuesday 10th July 2018. Snowdon Massif, Gwynedd, North Wales. The hills were Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) (13th ascent), Garnedd Ugain 1065.3m/72m (4th ascent), Craig Fach 608.8m/40m (2nd ascent) and Clogwen Pen Llechen 421m/34m. In July 2011, I had taken an evening walk by the Pyg Track up Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) to watch the sunset from the top of the highest mountain in Wales. It had been worth the ascent, with the shadow of the mountain stretching to the east before being snuffed out at the sun’s setting. I had descended to Llanberis in the gloaming, arriving back at my car in the dark. Since then, I had been waiting for an opportunity not only to witness a sunset, but also a sunrise from the summit. The long period of hot dry settled weather in the early summer of 2018 afforded such an opportunity. Temporarily without a car, I resolved to undertake an overnight bivouac on the summit of Yr Wyddfa, using public transport to reach Llanberis from my home. As bus and train services in North Wales do not interconnect, this took me over four hours, compared with around one hour by car. After an early evening meal in The Heights (see at http://www.theheightsllanb..." — marktrengove2 • Jul 9, 2018

"From Rhyd-Ddu car park (£5.00 for the day), taking the Rhyd-Ddu trail up over Llechog, visiting Pt. 931m on the south ridge before heading north to the busy summit. Descent by the south ridge, then west through the quarries from Bwlch Cwm Llan to rejoin the ascent path. Some sunshine at first, with the cloud lifting from the summits as I reached Llechog. But then the cloud rolled in and stayed for hours, only lifting in the evening to sunshine again as I approached Rhyd-Ddu. Chilly south-west wind, with the distinct feel of autumn. Practice hike for my forthcoming Mt. Olympos trek, witn heavy pack. Solo." — marktrengove2 • Sep 1, 2017