{"id":27324,"date":"2018-09-30T16:57:15","date_gmt":"2018-09-30T15:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=27324"},"modified":"2018-11-16T15:14:24","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T15:14:24","slug":"terrific-tryfan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/09\/terrific-tryfan\/","title":{"rendered":"Terrific Tryfan"},"content":{"rendered":"

After failed attempts at the summit of Tryfan, most notably for my birthday in 2015, I finally made it to the top on Saturday. The\u00a0Last time I attempted Tryfan<\/a> the weather was the worst I’ve ever seen it in Snowdonia. That’s saying something too as Snowdonia isn’t renowned for it’s sunny climes. It was as wet as wet can be with 100mph winds and far too dangerous to head too high into the mountains. The weather on Saturday couldn’t have been more different. Dry, light winds, sunny and it had been that way for a week so the ground was dry too. The date had been set for a while and if the sunrise at home was anything to go by it was going to be a good day in the hills.<\/p>\n

\"Sunrise\"<\/a>

Sunrise<\/p><\/div>\n

8 of us drove up in convoy to Llyn Ogwen where we got ready for a long day out.<\/p>\n

\"Group<\/a>

Group Photo<\/p><\/div>\n

Tryfan<\/h2>\n

We were soon clambering across the boulders from the car park towards the slopes of Tryfan.<\/p>\n

\"Tryfan<\/a>

Tryfan North Ridge<\/p><\/div>\n

At 917.5m Tryfan is one of the most famous and recognisable peaks in Britain, having a classic pointed shape.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

The Peak of Tryfan<\/p><\/div>\n

After clambering over a stile at the base of it’s North Ridge, we started making our way to the top. The walk soon became a scramble and we tended to take the more interesting looking routes where we could turning it into an easy climb at times<\/p>\n

\"Scrambling\"<\/a>

Scrambling<\/p><\/div>\n

The climbing was good with decent holds and nice grippy rocks thanks to the dry weather and the coarse texture of the extrusive volcanic geology of the Snowdon Volcanics Group. We stopped to regroup here and there and to discuss options for the next part of the route but it was generally a steady steep clamber ever upwards with a few bits of exposure on occasion.<\/p>\n\n\t\t