The start of the walk at Gelli Iago outdoor centre.
One of the resident at Gelli Iago.
Looking over Gelli Iago towards Nant Gwynant.
Lake South west from Bwlch y Battel - genuine rain effect.
This way to Cnicht.
At last we've arrived at the Croesor to Cnicht Path.
Crags in the mist on the way to Cnicht.
Ed (centre) just emerging from one of the scrambles on Cnicht.
Evelyn and Ed -Cnicht comquered!
The view from our lunch spot next to Llyn y Adar.
Llyn Lagi, a lake we didn't expect see up close.
On the difficult descent to Llyn Llagi.
Glad to be here - at the wall on the North east side of Llyn Llagi.
Views as we started to descend towards Nant Nanmor on a path!
Yr Aran on the skyline.
A Grey heron, one of the few birds seen today.
Walk stats: Distance: 7.4 miles. Climb: 2182'.
Time: 7 hours 31 minutes. On the move walking average: 1.3 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.0 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn, Ed and Evelyn.
This was perhaps not the best day for climbing Cnicht. We set off with the summits still in cloud, but at least it wasn't cold and visibility wasn't too bad. Hopefully it would improve it didn't! It wasn't long before the drizzle set in, and didn't stop until well on the way down. I fact on Cnicht itself visibility was very poor and we frequently strayed from the course of the path.
Lunch was taken, sitting on rocks near Llyn Yr Adar, although we could only just see the lake twenty metres below us.
After lunch e set of what seemed to be a clear path, but it soon petered out, and mistakenly we descended on a track that led to Llyn Llagi. This proved quite a difficult steep descent as we threaded our way between the rocks, heather and bilberry plants.
No-one more than Ed was happy to arrive at the wall on the North east side of Llyn Llagi.
Thankfully it wasn't long before we were back on the path, but once more it kept petering out, and relocating it wasn't always easy!
Some how we managed to get back on track, and found ourselves at Llwynrhwch and the Nanmor Road.
Our only distant views started to appear as we left Llyn Llago, but the Snowdon never came in view.
This was Evelyn and Ed's first climb up Cnicht, and after their experience today, it may be their last!
Birds seen or heard today included: Barn swallow, House sparrow, Meadow pipit, Stonechat, Carrion crow, Grey heron and a bird of prey - probably a Peregrine.
Arriving back at the car, we were still smiling, it had been a good walk of sorts! We had all had a challenging walk, for some more of a challenge than they really wanted and looking forward to some liquid refreshment. Having had a walking lasting well over 7 hours that stiff drink had to wait until we got home - too late to cook a takeaway was the only answer!
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