It was about time I popped over to Wales to see my dad... so when a couple of old friends were looking for folks to climb Cadair Idris with on the upcoming Saturday, it seemed like a no brainer.
To maximise my time there I wanted to get a dawn shot of Aran Fawddwy from nearby Drysgol, and I was hopeful of some good light. It was certainly looking promising. The plan was to bag Aran Fawddwy then wildcamp on Drysgol for the dawn. After the shot I would walk down to the car and drive to the car park at Cadair Idris to meet up with the boys.
Leaving my dads house Friday morning I drove to the remote valley of Cwm Cywarch in Southern Snowdonia, parked up and started walking.
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| Climbing Creigiau Camddwr. |
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| Creigiau Camddwr. |
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| Aran Fawddwy in sight. |
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| Weather was intermittent rain/hail driving in from the West. |
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| Cadair Idris looming in the distance. |
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| Last stretch. |
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| Creiglyn Dyfi to the East. |
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| Trigger. |
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| View of the Wnion Valley to the West. |
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| Commemorative Cairn at Drws Bach. |
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| Camped out on Drysgol |
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| Very rough composition of the dawn shot I was hoping to shoot in the morning. |
Unfortunately the next morning, as the sun broke the horizon, a low cloud bank prevented the light from hitting the mountain. I waited a little while...but had no luck. With my kit already packed up, I dropped down off Drysgol and made for the car at a brisk pace for what would be a savage ascent of Cadair Idris.
Because of the weather all these photos were taken with my phone. However, I did manage to get a handheld image with my camera at the summit of Aran Fawddwy…
