Weekly pics: round 42
More photos of the upper regions of Cadair Idris this week. Our hike only led us to the basin of Llyn Cau, since a cold front came in from the south and the weather turned foul. We found out that the Cwm Nant Cadair acted as a gigantic wind tunnel, making the murderously steep summit traverse too dangerous to attempt. Gusts of Force 5 were present in the Cwm Nant Cadair. We were reluctantly forced to turn back as the sky greyed over.
Llyn Cau was a worthy objective in itself, however, and boasts the best scenery I've seen outside the Lake District. This frame was taken from halfway around the edge of the lake. Although it's too small to be visible in this version, a small green blob to the left, on the shores of the lake, is a tiny one-man tent. Just imagine waking up halfway up Cadair Idris in the morning! (That'll be me next year, by the way, when I camp beside Sprinkling Tarn--which is actually quite a bit higher than Llyn Cau.)
This is the summit of Mynydd Pencoed (the second highest of the Cadair Idris mountains) from Llyn Cau. The ridge route east, to the right of the photo, leads to Penygadair itself. We were planning to ascend the pass which cuts up the side of the lake to the hause between the two mountains.
Photos (C) James Roddie 2004
More photos of the upper regions of Cadair Idris this week. Our hike only led us to the basin of Llyn Cau, since a cold front came in from the south and the weather turned foul. We found out that the Cwm Nant Cadair acted as a gigantic wind tunnel, making the murderously steep summit traverse too dangerous to attempt. Gusts of Force 5 were present in the Cwm Nant Cadair. We were reluctantly forced to turn back as the sky greyed over.
Llyn Cau was a worthy objective in itself, however, and boasts the best scenery I've seen outside the Lake District. This frame was taken from halfway around the edge of the lake. Although it's too small to be visible in this version, a small green blob to the left, on the shores of the lake, is a tiny one-man tent. Just imagine waking up halfway up Cadair Idris in the morning! (That'll be me next year, by the way, when I camp beside Sprinkling Tarn--which is actually quite a bit higher than Llyn Cau.)
This is the summit of Mynydd Pencoed (the second highest of the Cadair Idris mountains) from Llyn Cau. The ridge route east, to the right of the photo, leads to Penygadair itself. We were planning to ascend the pass which cuts up the side of the lake to the hause between the two mountains.
Photos (C) James Roddie 2004
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