26 May 2012
Saturday morning Ronnie, Debbie and i met Chris at Ogwen and drove on to Aberglaslyn to start the days running. Chris is training for a Ramsey Round attempt in June and needed to get some big ascents in his legs.
Snowdonia has similarly rugged terrain to the Scottish Highlands which makes it a good training venue without the 6 hour drive. I'm also quite familiar with the Paddy Buckley round so training here makes good sense.
We set off from Aberglaslyn car park at 9.45am, the first climb on this leg of the Paddy Buckley Round is Bryn Banog, followed by Moel Hebog, Moel yr Ogof, Moel Lefn, Y Gryn, Mynydd y Ddwy Elor, Trum y Ddysgl, Mynydd Drws y Coed and Y Garn before descending down to Pont Caer Gors for a pit stop.
Distance: 8.8 Miles, Ascent: c.5100ft, Time 3 & 1/2hrs
The first climb from Pont Caer Gors is Crag Wen and on to Yr Aran, Cribau Tregalan, Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), Crib y Ddysgl, Moel Cynghorion, Foel Goch, Foel Gron, Moel Eilio and the second pit stop at Llanberis.
Distance: 13.1 Miles, Ascent: c.6100ft, Time 4 hrs
Saturday morning Ronnie, Debbie and i met Chris at Ogwen and drove on to Aberglaslyn to start the days running. Chris is training for a Ramsey Round attempt in June and needed to get some big ascents in his legs.
Snowdonia has similarly rugged terrain to the Scottish Highlands which makes it a good training venue without the 6 hour drive. I'm also quite familiar with the Paddy Buckley round so training here makes good sense.
We set off from Aberglaslyn car park at 9.45am, the first climb on this leg of the Paddy Buckley Round is Bryn Banog, followed by Moel Hebog, Moel yr Ogof, Moel Lefn, Y Gryn, Mynydd y Ddwy Elor, Trum y Ddysgl, Mynydd Drws y Coed and Y Garn before descending down to Pont Caer Gors for a pit stop.
Distance: 8.8 Miles, Ascent: c.5100ft, Time 3 & 1/2hrs
Debbie - The support crew at Aberglaslyn car park
Ronnie and Chris on Bryn Banog
Moel Hebog
Ronnie and Chris on Y Garn
Pont Caer Gors for a pit stop
Distance: 13.1 Miles, Ascent: c.6100ft, Time 4 hrs
Yr Aran
Half way up Snowdon
Snowdon Cafe
Chris and Ronnie re-hydrating
The car park at Llanberis
The first climb from Llanberis is up through the quarries to Elidir Fach, today it was very hot indeed, although quite a windy day we were sheltered in the quarry which made thins worse. We reached the summit in good time and matched on to Elidir Fawr, Mynydd Perfedd, Foel Goch and finish at Y Garn.
Distance: 7 Miles, Ascent: c.4000ft, Time 3 & 1/2hrs
Elidir Fach
Elidir Fawr
Y Garn.
From Y Garn we took the path down past Pinnacle crags and Pen Y Benglog to the cafe at Ogwen.
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