Quick check of the mountain weather forecast and miraculously it still indicates there will be sun in Snowdonia so I shake my good lady awake and hustle downstairs half asleep making porridge and getting gear together.
6.45am - We finally hit the road, I have no idea what took so long this morning and am in a foul mood. This is not helped by having to stop twice to find a petrol station that's open.
8.45am - arrive and park at layby opposite Pen-y-Gwryd Hotel, famously the training headquarters of the first successful Everest climbing expedition in 1953. By now I'm so hacked off I forget to be scared about the impending walk which I've always perceived as being out of my reach.
9am - catch the sleeve of my brand new Mountain Equipment pro shell jacket on barbed wire. Great, it's got two tears in it - I almost cry with frustration. Not only that but the sun that was promised has gone into hiding behind a large bank of cloud which we are heading into. Whoever gave me the petulant child pills this morning has a lot to answer for as I storm off in the general direction of the Miners path.
The path initially takes us over a steel bridge through grass and bog, over a stile and along a dry stone wall. As visibility is poor we clamber over a ladder stile slightly too early and have to negotiate half a kilometre on interesting ground. Little do we know the terrain is about to get a lot more interesting.
Steeply we climb, crossing Nant Ddu and up on to a bit of a plateau. Until now the cloud cover has felt quite benign but as we head over the plateau I do get a sense of unease as I try to regain the path which is indistinct through the boggy sections. Thankfully with the help of map, compass and Viewranger's fabulous mapping app we make it to the Glyder ridge just fine.
11:30am Just as we step on to the ridge the clouds pull back to reveal Tryfans mighty bulk. I stop to take some photos, can't be sure when the cloud will lift again. In my enthusiasm I step back to show my dearly beloved my handiwork. I trip and fall on both her walking pole and mine... we now have down hill ski poles - fit for nothing and have to be completely pulled apart to fit into our packs. Today is NOT A GOOD GEAR DAY!!!!
12noon - After a wee lunch break and a tricky rocky walk/scramble we arrive at the summit of Glyder Fach. It's no coincidence that my mood has changed from grumpy old git to very elated, happy child! The fact that the cloud has lifted completely and we have views as far as the eye can see just adds to my joy. We wander over to Castell y Gwynt, play around on the rocks and then it's off to the fabulous Cantilever rock - well, when in Rome! I clamber up the first section no problem but get a little stuck trying to manouvre off this slanting slab to get up on the cantilever itself... just as I'm lying flat on my stomach hugging the slab trying to find a foot hold a group of walkers approach... great, roll up, roll up to see the unique beached whale of Glyder Fach! Eventually I haul myself up on to the cantilever for requisite photos. It feels GREAT!
4.30pm - arrive back at car after a thigh quivering, knee knocking, ankle turning, bog hopping descent back down the Miners Path. In danger of getting grumpy again as I feel my energy draining but a bottle of chocolate milk fixes that.
It was a beautiful day, the views dramatic and I feel I've pushed myself. Tryfan next I think!
River crossing at beginning of Miners Track
First sight of the rocky terrain that's yet to come
The Cloud lifted and there was Tryfan with Carneddau in back ground
Glyder Ridge, Tryfan and Carneddau
Time for lunch!
First sight of Glyder Fach summit
Snowdonia bathed in glorious spring sunshine
Castell y Gwynt in the foreground, Glyder Fawr in the back ground
Glyder Fach summit
Fiona on Castell y Gwynt
Castell Y Gwynt with the Snowdon Horseshoe in the background
Carneddau
The Cantilever
Made a meal of it but got there in the end!
Tryfan
Snowdon Horseshoe
Sorry but I couldn't help 
at the misfortunes of your 'not a good gear day' 
, it's just the way you tell it! And:
