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The Snowdon Mountain Railway (SMR; Welsh: Rheilffordd yr Wyddfa) is a narrow gauge rack-and-pinion mountain railway in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It is a tourist railway that travels for 4.7 miles (7.6 km) from Llanberis to the summit of Snowdon, the highest peak in Wales. [4] A return journey, including the stop at the summit, takes 2½ hours. [5]
Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) from Crib Goch, Snowdonia. The Welsh 3000s are the 15 Welsh Munros.These are mountains in Wales that are over 3,000 feet (914.4 m). Geographically they fall within three ranges (the Snowdon Massif, the Glyderau, and the Carneddau), but close enough to make it possible to reach all 15 summits within 24 hours, a challenge known as the Welsh 3000s challenge.
Clogwyn Du'r Arddu is considered to be one of the best traditional climbing areas in Britain, [1] [2] and has been called "The shrine of British climbing", [3] and a "crucible for the development of most of the finest climbers in Britain and the scene of many of their finest achievements".
The iconic narrow gauge railway climbing Wales’ highest peak is the ultimate closer-to-home bucket-list experience; Daniel Fahey gives the lowdown on what to expect
With a height of 1,085m, reaching Snowdon’s peak is no mean feat. There are six routes to the summit, ... The Lake District is England’s premier destination for mountain climbing. The national ...
After months of rehabilitation, he announced on Instagram in January 2018 that he was going to climb Snowdon, Wales’ highest mountain — and since then, he's kept climbing, and started ...
The cliff faces on Snowdon, including Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, are significant for rock climbing, and the mountain was used by Edmund Hillary in training for the 1953 ascent of Mount Everest. [15] Snowdon affords some of the best views in Britain, [16] and the summit can be reached by a number of well-known paths. [11]
Snowdon (/ ˈ s n oʊ d ən /), or Yr Wyddfa (Welsh: [ər ˈʊɨ̞̯ðva] ⓘ), is a mountain in Snowdonia in North Wales.It has an elevation of 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) above sea level, which makes it both the highest mountain in Wales and the highest in the British Isles south of the Scottish Highlands.