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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.
Tryfan, Glyder Fach and the cliffs around Cwm Idwal offer rock climbing with routes ranging from those suitable for beginners to those requiring great technical expertise. The mountains can be approached from Llyn Ogwen to the north, where there is a car park, or from Nant Peris in the Llanberis Pass where there is a park and ride service .
Ron James MBE was a British mountaineer, rock climber, and writer who was a co-founder of the Ogwen Cottage Mountain School in Snowdonia, North Wales in the UK. Born in January 1933, he died in March 2023 aged 90. James was an accomplished rock climber with over 40 first ascents in North Wales.
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.
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".
This category is for books (fiction and non-fiction) whose primary topic is climbing or mountaineering. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Cadair Idris or Cader Idris is a mountain in the Meirionnydd area of Gwynedd, Wales.It lies at the southern end of the Snowdonia National Park near the town of Dolgellau.The peak, which is one of the most popular in Wales for walkers and hikers, [1] is composed largely of Ordovician igneous rocks, with classic glacial erosion features such as cwms, moraines, striated rocks, and roches moutonnées.
Snowdon massif as seen from Glyder Fawr – (Left to right:) Y Lliwedd, Crib Goch, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), Garnedd Ugain. The Yr Wyddfa massif, Snowdon Massif, or Snowdon Range is one of the three mountain groups in Eryri (Snowdonia), north Wales, to include mountains over 3,000 feet (914 m) high.