The North Ridge of Tryfan is one of Wales' finest and most famous scrambles. There are many different paths leading up onto the ridge proper and almost all of them lead up to the summit (just follow the most polished bits if you are unsure). After a steep start from the road, the scrambling is continuously, interesting and varied. Depending on your disposition, mood or the conditions, you can make it as easy or as hard as you like.
Once we were on the 'ridge proper' there was a really cool shadow of the peak in the lake (Llyn Ogwen) below!
We made a short detour, about one third up, to get the classic photo on 'the cannon stone' (recognise it Mum?!).
More scrambling led upwards and needless to say, we chose the hardest bits we could find! In the shade the rock was cool to touch, but moving as fast as we were, it all felt quite pleasant.
We sat and ate lunch on top of the North Summit in a sunny hollow. We had the peak to ourselves and watch folk on the true (south) summit getting photos taken on the famous 'Adam and Eve' rocks that mark the highest point.
Then it was our turn! We both made the famous jump across, between the two peaks, unscathed - and in both directions for good measure. What you can't see in this photo is the huge drop down the East Face of the mountain!
The views were as good as ever and we spent a while up there soaking it all up..
Instead of returning on our usual descent of the West Face, we decided to complete the traverse of the mountain by descending the South Ridge, which is also a good, but shorter scrambling route. From the col, we followed that path back to Ogwen Cottage and returned to the van by walking back along the A5. If only Snowdonia had a few more mountains like Tryfan! It's just brilliant!
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