There wasn't much to see for much of the day today. The clouds and mist hung low, without a wind to move them on. Tryfan was our mountain of choice today. Cold, damp and slippery conditions meant that another peak would have been a more sensible objective, but if the aim of the day is to climb Tryfan, then a nearby mountain won't quite do.
Half way up from Ogwen Cottage, we got a glimpse of the valley. Rather than follow the path, we spiced the ascent up by forging our own route up the rocky west face of the mountain.
There was snow from about 800m, made snowballs easy, but the climbing hard.
Having started quite fast, the final hundred meters took a really long time, partly due to negotiating slippery rocks while at the same time dodging incoming snowballs. Finally, the summit came into view and it looked for a moment that we might end up above the clouds. I managed to get a quick photo before the view closed in and it gently started to drizzle with cold, wet sleet.
We descended slowly down the west face gully to the A5. I went on ahead to get the minibus and we were all safely off the mountain before dark.
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