CUHWC trip to Snowdonia, where I was in the scrambling group both days: Eastern Terrace of Clogwyn Du 'r Arddu on Saturday, and Sentries' Ridge on Mynydd Mawr on Sunday.

We left the railway as it snakes off towards the coast
Saturday 9:12 AM

Quarry spoil and Y Garn
Saturday 9:36 AM

Mynydd Mawr across Llyn Cwellyn, including a profile of tomorrow's scramble on Craig y Bera
Saturday 9:52 AM

The head of Llyn Cwellyn with Dyffryn Nantlle behind
Saturday 10:23 AM

Valley mist behind Mynydd Mawr, seen from Moel Cynghorion
Saturday 12:02 PM

Looking ahead to Clogwyn Du 'r Arddu, replete with ice patches
Saturday 12:16 PM

Another view towards Dyffryn Nantlle, this time with foreground interest
Saturday 12:38 PM

Glacial erratics on the hillside
Saturday 1:02 PM

Clogwyn Du 'r Arddu
Saturday 1:30 PM

Neil and Richard ready to scramble
Saturday 1:45 PM

Will and Sam at the main obstacle - an ice sheet covering the essential holds
Saturday 2:23 PM

Sam and Will get the rucksacks up the awkward ice
Saturday 2:26 PM

Richard at the crux
Saturday 2:39 PM

View out from the scramble - quite airy!
Saturday 2:40 PM

Meanwhile, Richard has reached Will's helping hand
Saturday 2:41 PM

... and Neil passes the obstacle
Saturday 2:42 PM

View from the top of Cloggy with the railway behind, and Elidir Fawr behind that
Saturday 2:48 PM

Dave scrambles easily up the higher part of Eastern Terrace
Saturday 2:54 PM

Rails into the mist
Saturday 3:30 PM

A wisp of cloud slips up Llechog as we descend
Saturday 4:33 PM

Moel Hebog wreathed in cloud at sunset
Saturday 4:40 PM

Sunday began with an ascent of Clogwyn y Garreg, here reflected in the icy surface of Llyn y Dywarchen
Sunday 10:37 AM

Dywarchen dam and a boathouse
Sunday 10:38 AM

Llyn Dywarchen from a higher vantage
Sunday 10:48 AM

Clogwyn y Bera, where we planned to climb Sentries' Ridge
Sunday 10:58 AM

A ruined mine building and Drws-y-coed
Sunday 11:17 AM

Sentries' Ridge looms above us
Sunday 12:28 PM

A dramatic view down - too dramatic, perhaps
Sunday 12:33 PM

Richard scrambling
Sunday 12:51 PM

From this pulpit, Will reads the sermon from the Book of Ashton
Sunday 1:14 PM

The last bit of scrambling stretches to the sky
Sunday 1:16 PM

Sam reaches for a hold...
Sunday 1:18 PM

...and swings up
Sunday 1:19 PM

Andrew scrambling
Sunday 1:26 PM

Andrew and Sam surmount the final pinnacle
Sunday 1:28 PM

Will feels the breeze at the top of the scramble
Sunday 1:59 PM