The summit of Snowdon from the PYG Track

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Snowdon, The Linear Way: Private Guiding

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Difficulty:	Exposure:
A walk with options to make it easier or harder
Distance: 15km / 9 miles	Ascent: 760m / 2500ft
Duration: 7 hours	Maximum Group Ratio: 10:1

£140.00

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"The summit of Snowdon: you are here, nearer to Heaven."

The Welsh National Poet, Gwyn Thomas

Snowdon is one of the most visitied mountains in the UK, and being the highest peak in Wales you can understand why. Many people will have climbed and descended via the same track, but Snowdon's location, transport links, and busy main car park provide the perfect opportunity for a magnificent traverse of the mountain.

After meeting in Llanberis we will get public transport up to the busy Pen-Y-Pass car park from where we choose from one of two routes to the summit of Snowdon. These include the easier Pyg track, or the highly exposed ridge of Crib Goch. From the summit we will again have the option to descend via the popular gentle Llanberis Path, or the harder but stunning rolling ridge over multiple tops down to Moel Eilio, and then into Llanberis.

On this day out on Snowdon you can break the mould and take an opportunity that so many thousnads of people miss out on. With one of our professional guides you can tailor make this day for your own personalised adventure.

Summits included on this route:

Crib Goch (Optional)	923 metres/3028 feet
Garnedd Ugain (Optional)	1065 metres/3494 feet
Snowdon	1085 metres/3560 feet
Moel Cynghorion (Optional)	675 metres/2214 feet
Foel Goch (Optional)	605 metres/1985 feet
Foel Gron (Optional)	629 metres/2063 feet
Moel Eilio (Optional)	726 metres/2381 feet

The first recorded ascent of Snowdon was by the botanist Thomas Johnson in 1639.

However, the 18th-century Welsh historian Thomas Pennant mentions a "triumphal fair upon this our chief of mountains" following Edward I's conquest of Wales in 1284, which, if true, indicates the possibility of earlier ascents.

After meeting at Pen-Y-Pass. From the car park we will follow the start of the PYG track, but when we reach Bwlch y Moch we have the option to either continue on the Pyg track, a route that traverses up the hillside with a steep finish, or to take the very exposed scrambly arete known as Crib Goch. If we take Crib Goch we will summit Garnedd Ugain on our way to the summit of Snowdon .

When we get to the summit of Snowdon we will take some time to enjoy the extensive views it has to offer. Once again we have the option to choose a route to suit our abilities and energy levels. We can either follow the Llanberis Path gently down the hillside, or take the rolling ridge past four further summits. The latter route is more physically demanding, but there are options to cut off and head back to Llanberis throughout.

Both tracks lead back into Llanberis, and you will have completed a full traverse of Wales's highest mountain.

Each participant will be required to bring suitable equipment for their chosen event, please see Kit List tab above.

Meet Point	Pen-Y-Pass
Postcode / GR	LL55 4NY / SH 647 557
Location Info	From the A55 coast road follow signs for Llanberis the A4086 to YHA Pen-Y-Pass. From the A5 turn onto A4086 at Capel Curig. Turn right at Pen-y-Gwryd Hotel. There is a Pay and Display car park on the left hand side of the road at the top of the pass. Please note that there is limited parking at Pen Y Pass, at busy times it fills up early, there is a Park and Ride system from the lower car parks, but please leave plenty of time for this.