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Pared y Cefn-Hir Highcamp...amazing Sunset & Sunrise

Pared y Cefn-Hir Highcamp...amazing Sunset & Sunrise


Postby mountainstar » Sun Apr 07, 2013 11:31 am

Date walked: 06/04/2013

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My disappointment of not going to Torridon on the WH meet was slightly quenched by this little outing to one of my favourite high wild-camp sites in Wales.
Just about 80minutes drive from home gets me to the west coast of Wales near to the holiday resort of Barmouth.
Pared y Cefn-hir is only a small hill (383m / 1257ft) but is big on statue and views, and it’s only a 20mimute walk to its main summit from the car park at 240meters.
I have camped on the main summit before, back in September 2012, when we (My wife joined me on that occasion) camped on the main summit…some pictures from that night….

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This time I fancied camping by Llyn Pen Moelyn, so continued along the ridge, there are some good tracks along the ridge, but some tricky steep short scrambles getting on and off it for the unwary who don’t like that sort of thing.
Once off the main ridge the paths disappeared nearer to the lake, which is strange as I would have thought that more people would venture to the lake. Once at the lake I searched for a suitable place to camp…there wasn’t one to be found, the ground around and about being either bog, heather or rough grass, so back up to the ridge where I found a good spot right next to the eastern summit cairn.
It was a lovely spring evening (at last, after all the cold weather and snow of late) sitting in the sun with no wind waiting for the sunset.
The sunset and sunrise did not disappoint either, I’ll let the pictures tell the story…


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Llynnau Gragennen

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Llynnau Gragennen

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Cadair Idris from Llynnau Gragennen

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Cadair Idris from Pared y Cefn-hir

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Pared y Cefn-hir ridge (The lake where I wanted to camp can be seen in the distance)

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Llyn Pen Moelyn (The lake where I wanted to camp by)

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Pared y Cefn-hir East summit

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Pared y Cefn-hir Hill-fort

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Pared y Cefn-hir sunset

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Pared y Cefn-hir sunset

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Pared y Cefn-hir sunset

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Pared y Cefn-hir sunset

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Pared y Cefn-hir sunset

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Pared y Cefn-hir sunset

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Pared y Cefn-hir sunset

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Pared y Cefn-hir sunset

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Pared y Cefn-hir sunset

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Pared y Cefn-hir dusk

I was up early to start taking pictures of the dawn and sunrise. It had been a cold night, although there was no frost on the tent or summit, as soon as I dropped down slightly I was on frosty ground, and the lake had frozen over at its western end during the night.

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Moon-set above Cadair Idris


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Pared y Cefn-hir sunrise

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Pared y Cefn-hir sunrise

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Pared y Cefn-hir sunrise

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Llynnau Gragennen

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Llynnau Gragennen

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Llynnau Gragennen


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Re: Pared y Cefn-Hir Highcamp...amazing Sunset & Sunrise

Postby dooterbang » Sun Apr 07, 2013 11:46 am

Sensational :clap:

I thought you would do a high camp when I checked the weather Friday for Wales.

Stunning stuff for not much effort.

You should get some of your photos enlarged and framed...I do :wink:
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Re: Pared y Cefn-Hir Highcamp...amazing Sunset & Sunrise

Postby mountainstar » Sun Apr 07, 2013 11:50 am

Thanks Paul. It was a great night for pictures.
I've got no room left on my walls for any more!
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Re: Pared y Cefn-Hir Highcamp...amazing Sunset & Sunrise

Postby quoman » Sun Apr 07, 2013 1:51 pm

fantastic stuff Mountainstar...the picture with the baby moon as my granddaughter would call it :lol: :lol: is stunning as is all the picture's.
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Re: Pared y Cefn-Hir Highcamp...amazing Sunset & Sunrise

Postby malky_c » Sun Apr 07, 2013 4:50 pm

Impressive stuff- amazing sunset, sunrise and reflections. Was looking at that area with interest when I was on Cadair Idris last year.

Glad you had a good weekend because we didn't miss you in Kinlochewe at all :lol:
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Re: Pared y Cefn-Hir Highcamp...amazing Sunset & Sunrise

Postby Yochy » Sun Apr 07, 2013 5:31 pm

Looks amazing, photos never seem to look as good as when you are there though. I bet it was breath taking, wonderful photos, thanks for sharing :D
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Re: Pared y Cefn-Hir Highcamp...amazing Sunset & Sunrise

Postby SusieThePensioner » Sun Apr 07, 2013 10:05 pm

Beautiful and amazing photos, Alan!
Such a wonderful experience to be out on your own and being surrounded by those views and the fantastic colours of the sky :D
mountainstar wrote:I've got no room left on my walls for any more!

Buy yourself a gallery to display them all :lol:
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Re: Pared y Cefn-Hir Highcamp...amazing Sunset & Sunrise

Postby johnkaysleftleg » Mon Apr 08, 2013 8:46 am

Almost like a pic of the month competition in one walk report :clap: Love the shot of the sun shining through the cairn.
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Re: Pared y Cefn-Hir Highcamp...amazing Sunset & Sunrise

Postby clivegrif » Mon Apr 08, 2013 7:27 pm

Blimey! Is that this year???? Amazing what difference just a few days and a few miles make.

Amazing stuff there, and absolutely fantastic photography.

Well done indeed!

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Re: Pared y Cefn-Hir Highcamp...amazing Sunset & Sunrise

Postby ChrisW » Mon Apr 08, 2013 11:09 pm

wow mountainstar, two years, two wild camps and two stunning sunsets :shock: what are the chances of that. Not to mention the incredible sunrise the next morning, beautiful photos of what must have been a truly wonderful overnighter :clap:
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Re: Pared y Cefn-Hir Highcamp...amazing Sunset & Sunrise

Postby litljortindan » Tue Apr 09, 2013 1:21 pm

Some excellent pictures there.
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Re: Pared y Cefn-Hir Highcamp...amazing Sunset & Sunrise

Postby mountainstar » Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:31 pm

Almost like a pic of the month competition in one walk report

I have a hard choice on which one to pick for next month's comp. :?

Thanks for all the great comments everyone.
Can't wait for my next high camp...won't be this weekend though, it looks awful weather. :(
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