{"id":3848,"date":"2014-11-15T22:23:01","date_gmt":"2014-11-15T22:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.haydnwilliams.com\/blog\/?p=3848"},"modified":"2022-04-11T21:32:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T20:32:28","slug":"capel-curig-circuits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.haydnwilliams.com\/blog\/capel-curig-circuits\/","title":{"rendered":"Capel Curig Circuits"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Running farther than I normally would” was the theme of last weekend, and very well it turned out too.<\/p>\n

Low cloud greeted us, as forecast, on Saturday morning. Unfortunately no-one\u00a0admitted to wanting to go for cake instead, so we had to at least start<\/em> the run. James’ chosen route dictated that we start by heading up Siabod, so head up Siabod we did.<\/p>\n

\"Already

Already looking quintessentially Welsh by the top of Moel Siabod. \u00a9\u00a0Haydn Williams 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

The weather hit us at about 750m, and continued to buffet us down Boundary Ridge to Bwlch y Rhediad (which my schoolboy Welsh tells me means, fittingly, something to do with running).<\/p>\n

\"Nothing

Nothing says “fell running” like Boundary Ridge in the rain. \u00a9\u00a0Haydn Williams 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

From there we dropped into Nant Gwynant and climbed back out of the other side to Pen y Pass. With all of the streams in spate it was certainly a day of\u00a0wet feet throughout.<\/p>\n

\"Out

Out of the worst of the weather, down into Nant Gwynant. \u00a9 Haydn Williams 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

After a brief interlude we carried on towards the Miner’s Track up onto the Glyders.<\/p>\n

\"James

James fording the outflow of Llyn Cwnffynnon. It got substantially deeper two seconds later. \u00a9 Haydn Williams 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

With the wind picking up we abandoned any thoughts of going higher still, and instead battled over Y Foel Goch then continued east to eventually finish back at Capel.<\/p>\n

\"Windy

Windy on Y Foel Goch. \u00a9 Haydn Williams 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Heading

Heading east, back to Capel. \u00a9\u00a0Haydn Williams 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

At a healthy 25 km with 1700 m of ascent, it was a pretty substantial day. Earlier that morning\u00a0I’d mentioned how much I enjoyed sitting in a river to ease my puny joints after a run. Unfortunately James remembered this comment and (much to Adrian’s chagrin) we all ended up partly submerged before returning to the accommodation.<\/p>\n

\"Post-run

Post-run sitting in a river. \u00a9\u00a0Haydn Williams<\/p><\/div>\n

Recuperation that evening involved everyone reading the latest edition of “Fell Runner<\/a>“, then a pub dinner, and me trying to explain the scientific deficiencies of recent episodes of Doctor Who.<\/p>\n

Sunday was much better, meteorologically speaking, so we set off for a round of the Carneddau. Some initial bright sunshine to start was swapped for the occasional cloud higher up, but with far less wind the going was much easier.<\/p>\n

\"Contrast:

Contrast: sunny as we climb Pen yr Ole Wen, but grim on Tryfan. \u00a9\u00a0Haydn Williams 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

A consistent pace was maintained throughout, with James once again taking on the mantle of chief navigator.<\/p>\n

\"View

View to the coast from Cefn Ysgolion Duon. \u00a9\u00a0Haydn Williams 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The

The slog up to Carnedd Llewelyn. \u00a9 Haydn Williams 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

We were soon over Pen yr Helgi Du, and onto a Snowdonia summit I’ve never visited before (shock horror!): Pen Llithrig y Wrach. By this point I was flagging a little, so the final descent towards Llyn Cowlyd and then back to Capel was a bit of a relief.<\/p>\n

\"Nearly

Nearly home: descending towards Llyn Cowlyd. \u00a9 Haydn Williams 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

David soon hit race pace along the tarmac back to the village, but I’ll admit that after 17 km and 1320 m of climbing I was knackered. Thankfully we were spared another dip in the river, replacing it with a massive cooked breakfast at the Moel Siabod Cafe<\/a> instead. Some great route choices by James, particularly on Saturday, and excellent company thankfully turned a wet and windy weekend into two decent runs (and more importantly, very enjoyable ones!).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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