Climb The World

We’re heading back to Scotland this New Year, so Snowdon seemed a more accessible way of getting some training in. Just a weekend visit, we decided to tackle the notorious Grib Goch, as well as the Snowdon summit on each day.

A 6am start meant we reached Grib Goch by sunrise, but extensive fog prevented any views of the notorious drop! Here’s Ed on the way up:

Although the conditions were reasonably wet and windy, Grib Goch was a manageable scramble, and we reached the final ascent to the Snowdon summit well before midday.

The summit was heaving, by this point the weather had cleared and we very quickly decided to descend and avoid spending any time with the crowds.

In light of the previous day’s experiences, we chose to climb Snowdon the following day via the Llanberis Path, at 4:30am. We saw nobody on the way up, which was fantastic - and were only beaten to the summit by two others. Sunrise was spectacular:

Ed enjoying a cuppa from a stunning bit of kit, the Jetboil:

All in all a good trip - nothing like the challenging weather we hoped for in November, but great fun nonetheless, and a descent ascent time of 1hr 50mins. Perhaps a visit early next year when there’s some snow around?