Yr Wyddfa pub traverse

A demanding and rewarding high mountain route over the 3 peaks of Eryri‘s Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), starting and finishing at perfectly located local pubs.

This route offers a grand outing over Yr Wyddfa's three classic summits, and more. What better way to bookend this high-level trek than by including two characterful local hostelries? Walk in the historical footsteps of mountaineers setting out from the Pen y Gwryd Hotel, as they embarked upon training over Yr Wyddfa's heights in preparation for expeditions in the Alps and Greater Ranges. Sir Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay and team stayed at the Pen y Gwryd for training before their 1953 Everest expedition. A steep ascent from the Miners’ Track on Yr Wyddfa's lower slopes abruptly ends atop a fine outlying summit of Gallt y Wenallt; worth the initial effort from the cosy hotel bar below. The route then encounters the rocky summits of Y Lliwedd and Yr Wyddfa before descending a…

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Trail United Kingdom (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2023

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