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