Snowdonia Photography - M1key - Michal Huniewicz
Path
Path
Snowdon has been described as 'probably the busiest mountain in Britain' but it wasn't that bad when I visited, in April.
Pen Y Pas
Pen Y Pas
This is where most people begin the ascent. From here the Miners' Track, the Pyg Track, and the ascent via Crib Goch are
available. If you're lazy or can't walk, in the town of Llanberis there's a railway to take you to the top of Snowdon.
Miners' Track
Miners' Track
This picture was taken from the Miners' Track and it shows the Llyn Teyrn lake. Derelict mine buildings are encountered
along the path.
Llyn Teyrn
Llyn Teyrn
Here, also Llyn Teyrn, and mine buildings on the right. These were probably copper mines.
Bruised clouds
Bruised clouds
Bruised clouds sagging oppressively from the sky.
Sunshine
Sunshine
One of the brief moments of sunshine.
Soft rush
Soft rush
I had to use my pocket Wildlife of Britain guide for this: I think this is soft rush.
Llyn Llydaw
Llyn Llydaw
If you want to have a swim in Llyn Llydaw, don't - it's one of the coldest lakes in Britain.
B&W
B&W
Rocks in B&W.
Crack in the clouds
Crack in the clouds
'There's a crack in the clouds, but only for a moment now.
Like an owl looking out, the blue sky spies the roads we will go down.'
(Audioslave)
Sheep
Sheep
Sheep didn't seem to mind the rain - my lens did (see how drops made the picture blurry here and there?).
Pyg Track
Pyg Track
This is on the Pyg Track (aka Pig Track). Snowdonia NPA:
"Nobody knows for sure why this path is called the Pyg Track. It's possible that it was named after
the pass it leads through, Bwlch y Moch (translated Pigs' Pass) as the path is sometimes spelled 'Pig Track'.
Or, maybe because it was used to carry 'pyg' (black tar) to the copper mines on Snowdon. Another possible
explanation is that the path was named after the nearby Pen y Gwryd Hotel, popular amongst the early mountain walkers."
Llyn Llydaw from the Pyg Track
Llyn Llydaw from the Pyg Track
Llyn Llydaw is up to 58m deep.
Snowdon
Snowdon
This is Snowdon, hidden in the clouds. It's the highest mountain of Wales (1,085m above the sea level).
See the lake on the left? It's called Glaslyn and this is where, according to the folklore, Excalibur, the
sword of King Arthur, was returned to the Lady of the Lake.
Going up
Going up
Somewhere on the ridge on the right King Arthur is said to have died. His body was then placed in a boat
in Glaslyn, to be carried away to the legendary island of Afallon.
Even higher
Even higher
Here it began to be properly cold and windy!
The legend says that King Arthur's men sleep in a cave on the slopes of Y Lliwedd but will awake when
they are needed. There's an identical legend about knights that sleep under the Polish mountain of Giewont.
Above the clouds
Above the clouds
Not really above the clouds, but there was a short moment of clear sky, captured here.
From the top
From the top
Here's the view from almost the top.
Snowdon conquered!
Snowdon conquered!
Relevant quote: 'It used to be that men "conquered" mountains in a cacophony of gratuitous chest-thumping.' — Tim Cahill.
It took me and my friends a few hours to get to the top but it was absolutely worth it.