Sunset from Snowdon

It's been a long day out in the mountains with students, but worth it for the stunning sunset on what has been a crystal clear November day.

We didn't get an early a start as we'd hoped for, but were well equipped for the coming darkness as the sun set behind Cloggy on our way down the mountain. With a bright moon rising up behind us though, it turned out we didn't actually need to use our headtorches.

Despite the blue skies, it has felt quite cold all day, with a biting easterly wind. We did at least have the sun on us for most of the day though.

Until we reached the zig zags that lead up to the summit ridge - they were already in the shade when we got there and it was a welcome relief to get back into the sunshine for the final stretch.

The photos all look benign, but it's hard to convey just how windy it was on the exposed areas of the ridge. People were down on all fours at times and we saw two bobble hats fly up over the summit and off down the other side of the mountain.

On the summit steps, I had to force my legs to push forwards into the wind as I just about managed to remain on my feet. The group came up, by crawling along, with me holding onto them. I thought the smallest lad, might actually take off! We managed a disheveled summit selfie then beat a hasty retreat.

As we made our way down the ridge from the summit, the helicopter came to pick up a walker who had an injured leg. We were impressed by how it could hover in such conditions. A slow and steady descent got us back to the village at around 18:00, where Pete's Eats provided a well-earned feed.