Climbing Snowdon

[stevewool]

Have any of our members climbed up Snowdon, and if so, which way did you go other than up? .
Plus how long did it take to get to the top and back again?
I do know there is a train you can take and also there are about 6 different tracks to take to get to the top, but having never climbed up it, I am unsure if it's something me and Emma can manage.

[Arthur Little]

Haven't yet had the pleasure of visiting Wales ... far less climbing Snowdon. But I do recall the four concluding lines of a song we had been taught in our music class at school, around 60 years ago.

Set to the popular Welsh marching tune, 'Men of Harlech', they were as follows:

"Tramp up Snowdon
With your woad (war paint) on,
Ne~er mind if you're rained or snow'd on.
Never need a button sewed on;
Go it ancient B's!"

B's, of course, being an abbreviation for Britons.

[stevewool]

Haven't yet had the pleasure of visiting Wales ... far less climbing Snowdon. But I do recall the four concluding lines of a song we had been taught in our music class at school, around 60 years ago.

Set to the popular Welsh marching tune, 'Men of Harlech', they were as follows:

"Tramp up Snowdon
With your woad (war paint) on,
Ne~er mind if you're rained or snow'd on.
Never need a button sewed on;
Go it ancient B's!"

B's, of course, being an abbreviation for Britons.

A nice castle at Harlech and a very nice song sung by the Welsh singers too.

[Ako Si Jamie]

I climbed it aged 15. Never been so knackered in all my life. From what I recall it took 4 hours to reach the summit but it's been over 30 years since that day so don't take that for gospel.

[stevewool]

I climbed it aged 15. Never been so knackered in all my life. From what I recall it took 4 hours to reach the summit but it's been over 30 years since that day so don't take that for gospel.

Thanks Jamie,
Looking at some of the routes most takes around 6 hours, but never doing this it could be longer, and I am sure there would be a need for lots of pee stops.

[Trefor]

The hard bit is getting a day with nice weather when it is lovely, but if it is cloudy/raining it is pretty grim. If you can find a weather window then set off early and enjoy. I would choose one of the easterly approaches rather than walk up the main track from the station carpark, but you need to plan where to leave the car etc. Note: The train may be full and not allow you to board for the trip down btw. So don't depend on it.

[stevewool]

The hard bit is getting a day with nice weather when it is lovely, but if it is cloudy/raining it is pretty grim. If you can find a weather window then set off early and enjoy. I would choose one of the easterly approaches rather than walk up the main track from the station carpark, but you need to plan where to leave the car etc. Note: The train may be full and not allow you to board for the trip down btw. So don't depend on it.

Again, thanks for replying, lots to think about, but it's on the list.