Cadair Idris ridges walk: 8 hewitts round + Brocken Spectre

[EmmaKTunskeen]

You got there first with the Fox Moth Emma. Do you tramp the hills with a net?

No, but I'm enjoying the mental picture

[Alteknacker]

Really enjoyed your report, plover, spectre and the impressive hike. Your not-a-ballpoint-caterpillar is fox moth. It'll go and hide somewhere for the winter, but meanwhile it's basking

Thanks for the inf, Emma. Having now looked up the beast, I'll keep an eye open for the moth phase next year.

A big walk and great scenery well captured.

Thanks very much. Most of the scenery is seriously impressive, but I'm not keen on the forestry .

Another great walk and pics Alte a massive round for a short day so well done you, loved the sunrise and Brocken pics

Thanks TM. As already commented, I got a terrific buzz from the Brocken Spectre...

[HalfManHalfTitanium]

Great report showing the character and beauty of this wonderful region, including some lesser-known corners!

[Roger n Sue Fellows]

You got there first with the Fox Moth Emma. Do you tramp the hills with a net?

No, but I'm enjoying the mental picture

But you could, how will you make sure of Black Mountain Moths , Broad-bordered White Underwings and such-like otherwise?

[malky_c]

The weather map at the start is one of the most informative ones that I've seen

Good route - a bit extra as usual (Tarrens in this case). I loved the fact that I could do the Cadair Idris side of this walk as a day-trip on the train from Shropshire, even in the middle of winter. It wasn't an overly long day out in the end, but seemed very improbable.

Marmalade bagels -no wonder the camera on your phone doesn't work!

As I mentioned at the weekend, a bit of the Cyfrwy Arete seems to have fallen off:
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?t=673655

[Alteknacker]

The weather map at the start is one of the most informative ones that I've seen

Good route - a bit extra as usual (Tarrens in this case). I loved the fact that I could do the Cadair Idris side of this walk as a day-trip on the train from Shropshire, even in the middle of winter. It wasn't an overly long day out in the end, but seemed very improbable.

Marmalade bagels -no wonder the camera on your phone doesn't work!

As I mentioned at the weekend, a bit of the Cyfrwy Arete seems to have fallen off:
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?t=673655

Glad you appreciated the weather map. Hopefully this will help guide your walk planning going forward...

Really, that's a very disturbing thing about Cyfrwy Arete. I don't even want to think about it. One hangs off these big rocks on the assumption that 70kg won't much affect 70 tonnes, but then something like this happens...