Snowdonia - Tryfan and the Glyders in the Ogwen Valley - wild camping trip

ATTENTION! You must have a good head for heights for this hike. The hike consists of a lengthy horizontal scramble with exposed areas.

If that sounds like good fun to you, then read on :-)

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Located in the Ogwen Valley of Snowdonia National Park in North Wales, Tryfan is considered one of Britain’s best mountains. With a height of 917 m, it also ranks as the 15th highest mountain in Britain.

Many suggest that it’s the only mountain in Wales that you cannot climb without using your hands.

The name Tryfan translates to ‘three rocks’ deriving from ‘Tri-faen’. Due to its shape, which looks like the fin of a shark, the mountain is very photogenic.

Climbing Tryfan will feel like a fine line between hiking and mountaineering. Even though it’s classed as the easiest grade scramble (Grade 1), I would treat it with respect.

Glyder Fach and Glyder Fawr will take us over more steep climbs getting us all the way up to 1001 metres!

If the time allows we will add one more peak, Y Garn, before heading down to the lakes where we camp for the night.

TECHNICAL NOTES

Length 13.4 km

Distance 7 hours

Elevation gain 1,498 m

We will decide on which hike or activity we will do on the second day to take into account the weather and how much people struggled.

FEE

£150

The fee is non-refundable but you may resell outside our group

INCLUDED

- Private minibus travel from Crewe to our hikes and back

- Hot drinks

- Guided hikes

NOT INCLUDED

- Meals - to be arranged closer to the day

- Train tickets to and from your city and Crewe

- Anything else not listed above

WHAT TO BRING

These are the essentials

- Light backpacking tent

- 3 season sleeping bag

- Sleeping mat

- Large hiking backpack

- Water bottle/bladder and filter for refilling in the stream

- Hiking boot

- Waterproof jacket

- Warm layers for the night

- Non-cotton outdoors clothes

MEETING POINT

Before 11 am at Crewe Railway Station

COMMUNICATION

A WhatsApp group will be set up a few days before the trip and the final details will be given to you. Keep checking your messages on Meetup for the link to the group

WAIVER

Please click here to open our waiver form.

If this is your first trip with us, we advise you to read the document so you understand the risks and conditions to attend the trip. For everyone's safety, you may be refused to continue on a hike and this document explains this in detail.

POLICIES

We no longer offer refunds due to COVID or other illnesses, please make sure you have adequate travel insurance.

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ATTENTION:

1 - It is your responsibility to ensure you check messages on this event and private messages sent to you before the trip starts and up to the morning of the trip.

On occasions, meeting location, time and other details might have to be changed and the event could also be cancelled last minute in case of extreme weather or other unexpected events.

2 - As with any road trip, there is a chance of heavy traffic, accidents and break-downs which could force us to skip parts of the trip, or stop it completely. We will do our best to make your day better, and of course to avoid any of these, but we expect your understanding on these occasions.

We will make a full refund if the trip is cancelled.