Ascent of Moel Siabod on 9th September 2009 (with group of Sheffield Ramblers)
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View from Pont Cyfyng (looking south west) at Moel Siabod |
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Afon Llugy - river to north of Moel Siabod |
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Lower lake - not named |
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Disused quarry workings in sight |
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Ascending south west |
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Lower lake behind |
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Water filled pit - presumably slate was also extracted from this. |
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Upper Lake - Llyn y Foel |
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Swampy area to west of lake to be crossed or avoided by moving closer to a path on the bottom of the mountain slope |
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Llyn y Foel in view before turning west for further ascent |
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To west Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) 1085m in centre, Crib y Ddysgl 1065m to right with Crib Goch 921m on ridge below to right. |
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Possibly Trylan 915m to north west? 6 of us walked from Lake 'Llyn Ogwen' around Trylan the previous day in atrocious windy and rainy conditions - impossible to take photographs. |
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Looking down to the two lakes passed when ascending |
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Our party on the summit of Moel Siabod |
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Fell runner near summit |
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The downward route NNE towards east end of lake Llynnau Mymbyr |
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Back to Afon Llugwy |
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Post climb - photo taken the next day of Moel Siabod (towards NW) from Castle near Dolwyddelan. We ascended the last 330m mainly from this side |