It's hard not to ride the eBike without a huge grin on your face. This morning, I effortlessly sped out from The Cottage and up into the Nant Ffrancon where I'd arranged to meet friends. It's the first time that I've 'ebiked and climbed' and it felt great. A steep walk uphill soon had us at the base of Atlantic Slabs. They are some of the biggest cliffs in Wales, but hardly anyone goes there.
There were plenty of crystals to be found as we climbed as a team of three, moving together as much as possible for speed.
The angle is very low, so the climbing itself is not difficult, but finding protection required some focus.
Bathed in the morning sunshine, the views were tremendous.
This photo of John and Lucy helps to give a sense of scale as we neared the top of the main slab, having already climbed over a hundred meters up.
By 13:00 I was cycling back home, where I met Clare for lunch. Afterwards, we returned to the mountains. This time to the opposite side of the valley, which was now receiving g the full attention of the sun.
The rock was warm and the sky was blue - we were happy climbers!
There was hardly anyone around or any wind. It felt like we had the whole of Cwm Idwal to ourselves. While Clare was climbing, a plane flew overhead and left a perfectly straight vapour trail.
The top of the cliff was still in the sunshine as we topped out. Below in the shadows, the lake was mirror calm. We made it back down in time for dinner at Dave's before greeting Matt, who arrived later on from Cornwall - the first guest in the new Cottage Chalet... The days are just packed...
Atlantic Slabs
- Central Route, Diff
Cwm Idwal
- Sub Cenefion Rib, V.Diff***
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