After closely watching the weather forecast on Friday and Saturday I decided I would be able to carry out my arranged vist to Llanberis today for Day 21 of the 30 Days Wild challenge, walking up a mountain.
I've been to Llanberis several times now, twice to run the Snowdonia Marathon and once to run up to the summit of Mount Snowdon and back down again in the Snowdon Mountain race.
Today I wanted to take it easy for change and walk up Mount Snowdon via the Llanberis path, a 9 mile round trip and a 975 metre ascent. I say take it easy but even the easiest route up the mountain requires alot of effort.
I was joined for today's walk by my eldest daughter who has never been up a Mountain before.
Me running in the
Snowdon Mountain Race back in 2007
My race medal from 2007
The start of the todays walk
A map of our route
The tarmac path
The tarmac path
Time to leave the tarmac path
The long upwards slog
Some people chose to
run up the Mountain today
Heading up to the Halfway House
The Mountain Railway
A lonely wildflower
Heading into the cloud
The path up
Almost time to rest and
have something to eat
A Cafe owner on the side
of the tarmac path was giving
out free sandwiches to walkers
going up Snowdon via the
Llanberis path.
Llanberis path.
I opted for the pulled pork, cheese
and BBQ sauce one.
Looking up towards the Mountain Train
Are we there yet?
Clogwyn Coch
Looking down to Nant Peris
Nant Peris
campsite
Steady slog
One of many trains
coming up to the summit
In the cloud
Cloud clears
Heading towards the summit
The summit appears
through the cloud
Daughter climbs up to the summit
At the top of Snowdon
Me, the man behind the camera
Sheep on the summit,
right next to a sheer drop
Another sheep dicing with danger
Grib Coch,
I once scrambled across that
during another Walk up Snowdon
Looking down towards the miners track
Train on its way up
Snowdon Lilies growing in the grass
Snowdon Lily
Snowdon Lilies
Lichen
Meadow Pipit
Nearing the tarmac path
on our way back down
Sheep in the sun
Bah
Back on the tarmac path
Me in Llanberis
drinking ice cold milk
after a good few hours walking
We had our drinks sat next to a pond in
a GP Practice's Garden facing
the Electric Mountain Visitor Centre
and enjoyed our cold drinks
Looking at tadpoles and pondskaters
Our seats in the garden
Wildflowers growing in the Garden
Wildflowers growing in the wall
Herring Gull on Llyn Padarn
Another Herring Gull
Quick ten minutes by
Llyn Padarn
before we drive home
