Inland Interlude – Mount Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)

When I walked the coast around Fort William I was keen to walk to the highest point of Scotland (and indeed the UK), Ben Nevis, which is what I did. Although I didn’t originally walk to the highest point of England, Scafell Pike I did later go back and walk to the summit of Scafell Pike too. So now it’s the turn of Wales! Mount Snowdown (Yr Wyddfa) is the highest point of Wales (at a height of 1085 metres) and close to the coast, so I wanted to include it too. Unlike the other peaks it has many different routes to the summit, 6 to be precise of various difficulties. This means it is possible to go up one way and come back another and choose easier or harder paths. This makes it an excellent walk because you can have quite different experiences, depending on which path you choose. This also makes it very popular. However weather conditions can make it difficult so I have had several attempts on the summit. Attempt 1 – May 2009 This was my first attempt at reaching the summit of…