Did you know that there is more than one 'Tryfan' mountain in Snowdonia? At the end of the Llanberis Pass, there is a smaller peak with the famous name, that provided us with some great terrain for today's mountain skills session.
I was working with my expedition group, practicing some of the scrambling and mountaineering techniques that we'll need while away on expedition in June. This 'other' Tryfan, (as well as having some great views of Llyn Peris and the Slate Quarries, has lots of steep, scrambling terrain, where we looked at route choices and how to make the exposed bits as safe as possible.
From the summit (a modest 600m or so), the view south, into the Llanberis Pass was great, although the strong, cold wind, had us wearing gloves.
From the summit, an easy descent can be taken to the west to join the main trail up Snowdon, which we followed back down to the village. Great circuit.
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