With a bank holiday and reasonable weather forecast due Teepee and I decided a few days in Snowdonia was in order.
We set off early on the Friday and arrived in Capel Curig at lunch time. The plan was to attack the Glyders which we had seen nice views of on our last trip up Tryfan.
We had originally planed to walk the ridge from Joe Browns all the way up but parking was bad in Capel so we went a little further down the valley. This left us with a long traverse up to our intended first night camp at Lyn Caseg Fraith.
Anyhow we got loaded up and set off up the flank of the valley. We came across this poor chap not far in
The gradient was ok but it was solidly uphill all the way. We stopped by a stream to refill water bottles
View back down to the road
We climbed steadily and skirted the summit of Y Foel Goch before we got our first view of Glyder Fach and bristly ridge
The rocky terrain soon gave way to open spaces on the approach to Lyn Caseg Fraith
There were some Norwegian chaps camped on the lake so we decided to head over to the crag overlooking Tryfan to get some shelter and a good view. Mission accomplished
We set about getting the shelters up. Me in the Trailstar and Pete under his MYOG micro tarp
Day 1 Route
We got some chow on and drank plenty of coffee before turning in with the sun. I awoke early next morning and was able to see the sun come up
We had breakfast and a brew and then packed the gear ready for the walk up to Glyder Fach and Glyder Fawr. View back down to camp
We mooched up the side of Glyder Fach taking in the views of Tryfan. A sight Ill never tire of
We soon got up on the top and located the cantilever stone
Then it was on to the summit which took a bit of scrambling to get to
We took our time and had a brew or two. Im really loving my caldera Fkeg system. Great lightweight water boiler and bomber wind proof
We carried on over Glyder Fach and came to Castell Y Gwynt which is a stunning rock formation
Soon after this we were down, up and on the approach to Glyder Fawr. Its a stunning approach
We did the summit thing, had another brew and discussed camp sites for that evening.
Looking over to Y Garn
We went down the very steep bak of Glyder Fawr to get to Lyn y Cwn which was pencilled in as a possible camp spot. It didnt float our boat so we decided to head down the Deils Kitchen to Lyn Idwal. It was a very steep descent and I was glad I wasnt going up it.
Looking back up
We found a nice sheltered spot and soon got camp set up. Not a bad view over to Pen Yr Ole Wen
Day 2 Route
We sat and ate and chatted and watch some mentalists swinging from ropes on a vertical rock wall 
I settled into the TS
We turned in fairly early. Next day we did the short walk to Idwal Cottages, had a brew then got the bus back to Capel for a good fry. We collected the van and relocated to the shadow of Moell Shabod for some hammock action. The walk in was again uphill (well it is Wales) and I was tired. It really reminded me of the Nordmarka in Norway
We soon arrived at camp and got the hammocks set up. It was a proper chill out and I really enjoyed the place. A few pics
We had a constant companion with our little Chaffinch. We called him Steve
Pete has some better pics
After two days of lazing around eating and brewing we walked back out to the Van and headed home. Not before one last stop off though
Thanks to Pete for his excellent company and for driving. A stunning trip with another 2 Welsh 3000s ticked off.
We set off early on the Friday and arrived in Capel Curig at lunch time. The plan was to attack the Glyders which we had seen nice views of on our last trip up Tryfan.
We had originally planed to walk the ridge from Joe Browns all the way up but parking was bad in Capel so we went a little further down the valley. This left us with a long traverse up to our intended first night camp at Lyn Caseg Fraith.
Anyhow we got loaded up and set off up the flank of the valley. We came across this poor chap not far in
The gradient was ok but it was solidly uphill all the way. We stopped by a stream to refill water bottles
View back down to the road
We climbed steadily and skirted the summit of Y Foel Goch before we got our first view of Glyder Fach and bristly ridge
The rocky terrain soon gave way to open spaces on the approach to Lyn Caseg Fraith
There were some Norwegian chaps camped on the lake so we decided to head over to the crag overlooking Tryfan to get some shelter and a good view. Mission accomplished
We set about getting the shelters up. Me in the Trailstar and Pete under his MYOG micro tarp
Day 1 Route
We got some chow on and drank plenty of coffee before turning in with the sun. I awoke early next morning and was able to see the sun come up
We had breakfast and a brew and then packed the gear ready for the walk up to Glyder Fach and Glyder Fawr. View back down to camp
We mooched up the side of Glyder Fach taking in the views of Tryfan. A sight Ill never tire of
We soon got up on the top and located the cantilever stone
Then it was on to the summit which took a bit of scrambling to get to
We took our time and had a brew or two. Im really loving my caldera Fkeg system. Great lightweight water boiler and bomber wind proof
We carried on over Glyder Fach and came to Castell Y Gwynt which is a stunning rock formation
Soon after this we were down, up and on the approach to Glyder Fawr. Its a stunning approach
We did the summit thing, had another brew and discussed camp sites for that evening.
Looking over to Y Garn
We went down the very steep bak of Glyder Fawr to get to Lyn y Cwn which was pencilled in as a possible camp spot. It didnt float our boat so we decided to head down the Deils Kitchen to Lyn Idwal. It was a very steep descent and I was glad I wasnt going up it.
Looking back up
We found a nice sheltered spot and soon got camp set up. Not a bad view over to Pen Yr Ole Wen
Day 2 Route
We sat and ate and chatted and watch some mentalists swinging from ropes on a vertical rock wall 
I settled into the TS
We turned in fairly early. Next day we did the short walk to Idwal Cottages, had a brew then got the bus back to Capel for a good fry. We collected the van and relocated to the shadow of Moell Shabod for some hammock action. The walk in was again uphill (well it is Wales) and I was tired. It really reminded me of the Nordmarka in Norway
We soon arrived at camp and got the hammocks set up. It was a proper chill out and I really enjoyed the place. A few pics
We had a constant companion with our little Chaffinch. We called him Steve
Pete has some better pics
After two days of lazing around eating and brewing we walked back out to the Van and headed home. Not before one last stop off though
Thanks to Pete for his excellent company and for driving. A stunning trip with another 2 Welsh 3000s ticked off.