A Wander up Snowdon

[flyingmonkeycorp]

Last weekend I went for a walk up Snowdon. Bad conditions forced us back down before the top, but I managed to get one image I was quite pleased with, with a few tweaks in post:



Clicky through to my Flickr for bigger version, C&C more than welcome

 

[slideordie]

I like that, sort of like 4 strips of different texture. Sky/mountain/wall/grass

Nice

 

[flyingmonkeycorp]

Why thank you It was the only image of the day I was happy with, although I didn't take many - too busy trying not to fall off the mountain!

 

[fresh27]

Great. Looks cold up there!!!

 

[flyingmonkeycorp]

Bloody freezing, and it got worse the further up we got. All the other shots I took are pretty much just white!

 

[Galaxy66]

I like that, sort of like 4 strips of different texture. Sky/mountain/wall/grass

Nice

Exactly the same thoughts came to my mind, nicely balanced to give that impression

 

[simonkit]

Good shot considering....hope you had your ice axe & crampons, too many people falling off Snowdon recently !!

simon

 

[flyingmonkeycorp]

Thank you and yup, we had axes and crampons, still turned round at Clogwyn Ridge though, it was grim up there!

 

[wack61]

Thank you and yup, we had axes and crampons, still turned round at Clogwyn Ridge though, it was grim up there!

A friend of mine went up Snowdon in the winter a few years ago, he said they got to a point where the snow was coming down that heavy you couldn't look straight ahead even with goggles on so you had to turn your head to one side but then the force of the wind sucked all the air out of your mouth so you couldn't breathe.

er no thanks

 

[flyingmonkeycorp]

Yeah it was a lot like that... Ace fun!

 

[RobertP]

As said above some nice layers but it just makes me feel cold

 

[simonkit]

Thank you and yup, we had axes and crampons, still turned round at Clogwyn Ridge though, it was grim up there!

Probably a wise move, sadly they've already found 3 bodies this year beneath Clogwyn ridge

simon

 

[flyingmonkeycorp]

Yeah the Ranger was telling us going up... Even so, on the way down we bumped into people on the way up in jeans and trainers! Madness!

 

[simonkit]

Yeah the Ranger was telling us going up... Even so, on the way down we bumped into people on the way up in jeans and trainers! Madness!

I've seen them myself often..it's a big problem particularly with Snowdon I think because people stop in the car park at the top of the Llanberis Pass and get the impression it's a nice little stroll to the top, seemingly oblivious to the dangers..whilst it wouldn't work for some I think it would be well worthwhile erecting some very noticeable and strongly worded signs at the beginning of the main paths leaving the car park, maybe they should start doing something similiar as they do for dangerous roads and add the numbers of injured/killed to the sign :shrug:

simon

 

[flyingmonkeycorp]

That's not actually a bad idea. There were a couple of laminated signs, and the Ranger was at the bottom warning people when we set off, but considering the dangers its not much.