Adrian's Photoblog

on Foel Hafod Fynydd
Originally uploaded by Adeeh2

The largest group ever (12 of us) assembled NE of the Aran mountains on a road none of us had ever been to before, to climb mountains most of the group had never heard of, let along been up.

We walked out of fog at about 450m and thereafter had a wonderful day walking over Aran Fawddwy and Aran Benllyn, and the outlying Foel Hafod Fynydd, from which you get a great view of Aran Fawddwy (which is saved from popularity by being about 30ft short of the magic 3000ft contour).

We felt so bless-ed that we sung the chorus of 'Bread of Heaven' on the summit of Fawddwy, and from thence forth the usual nonesense was unrelenting for the weekend.

The next day was equally spectacular with a cloud layer lying from 300-600m on the south side of Cadair Idris, and rising through this gave stunning Brocken Spectres and glories over Cwm Cau, followed by a dead calm on the highest summits of Cadair.

A classic weekends walking, "shared by companions whom to may be defeated, but whose spirits I have never seen shaken" (WH Murray), yet whom also revel in rediculous banter.

Click on the title above for the full set of photos...on this occasion, worth a browse..

# posted by Adrian @ 5:44 PM