World Highpoint #1 Snowdon, Wales

There is some debate as to whether the individual countries of the United Kingdom are to be counted seperatly as country highpoints. Let me assure you they are all seperate contries, and I am treating them as such.


First up, Snowdon in Wales.


We awoke after a cold night in the tent at the Snowdon Inn Camp Area. We headed for the mountain and arrived at 7:40 am. We hiked the "Miners Track" route starting at Pen-Y-Pass. The route up the mountain is 4 miles long (8 miles round trip) and gains 2400 feet in elevation. There are a ton of sheep along this route and a couple of small lakes. It was scenic, but very cloudy the day we climbed. When we met with the Pyg Track route, we were in the clouds that had settled in, and the rain started. We climbed the final stretch in the rain, and spent a whopping 4 minutes at the summit. We arrived back at the car at 2pm and we were soaked. It had rained all of the way back down.


Photos Here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hambrick/sets/72157600333955492/