{"id":2629,"date":"2012-12-14T19:00:32","date_gmt":"2012-12-14T19:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.haydnwilliams.com\/blog\/?p=2629"},"modified":"2022-04-11T21:33:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T20:33:28","slug":"fast-and-light-ish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.haydnwilliams.com\/blog\/fast-and-light-ish\/","title":{"rendered":"Fast and light (-ish)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I grabbed the winter bull by the proverbial horns this year, and managed more routes in one day than in the past two years combined.<\/p>\n

Reports of bomber neve in North Wales are always to be treated with suspicion, but that’s what people were saying on Tuesday. With work commitments later in the week, I rushed over and was dragging myself up into Cwm Lloer by 08:30 on Wednesday morning. A lot of snow had melted to leave bare rock, but the stuff that was left in the easy gullies did indeed turn out to be pretty nice. I wandered up Hourglass Gully<\/a>, thus ticking off another route I’ve wanted to do for a long time (I managed Broad Gully<\/a> a few weeks ago too, albeit in slightly less consolidated conditions).<\/p>\n

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Top section of Hourglass Gully (I). Not sure why I look so grumpy. \u00a9 Haydn Williams 2012<\/p><\/div>\n

Popping out with a view over the Glyders (still shrouded in cloud), I descended the east ridge of Pen yr Ole Wen and went back into the depths of the cwm. I knew Col Gully<\/a> was somewhere around the back, near The Headwall, but on arrival there was nothing particularly gully-like. I picked a line somewhere up the back wall, and traversed the summit of Pen yr Ole Wen to descend the ridge once again.<\/p>\n

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The top of Pen yr Ole Wen. I topped out somewhere on the right. Col Gully is apparently somewhere near there. \u00a9 Haydn Williams 2012<\/p><\/div>\n

Back to the car for a spot of lunch, then off to Cwm Clyd on Y Garn. Banana Gully<\/a> looked nice, but I had done it a couple of years ago with Phil and so opted for ‘A’ Gully<\/a> instead. Although reasonably short and simple, it’s a nice way to exit the cwm, and the simple descent to Ogwen via Devil’s Kitchen was blissfully peaceful in the afternoon sunshine. A great way to finish a lovely day on great snow – the kind of day you really have to seize when the opportunity arises in Snowdonia!<\/p>\n

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The Glyders from Pen yr Ole Wen. \u00a9 Haydn Williams 2012<\/p><\/div>\n

To top it all off, I had the great experience of seeing both Cwm Lloer and Cwm Clyd from the air the following day, as my flight to Belfast took us close enough to the snow-capped peaks to work it all out (even if my phone wouldn’t focus on anything except the glass of the ‘plane’s window!).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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