Croesor, North Wales

17/05/13 – 17/05/13

Ascent of Cnicht and the Moelwyns.

Starting from the car park in Croesor the intrepid trio ascended the SW spur of Cnicht in good conditions – and with quite a few photo shots. From the summit the descent continued NE and E to the rather complex col of Llys-Dafydd-y-foel. Lunch taken somewhere in the wilderness preceded the ascent of Moelwyn Mawr. The descent traversed the impressive rocky crest of Craigygarfn – (hands required on the final part) – before bagging Moelwyn Bach. A boggy descent down the W flank of Moelwyn Bach led to the minor road back into Croesor.

This was a good round of some 8-9 miles. We had hoped to encounter the caving team on their way back from exit of the mine – but no such luck – we had to finish off the reserve flask of whisky we had taken just in case!

Rod