Some pictures of a camping/scrambling trip my Dad and I went on last weekend (07/11/2026) around the Glyder range and up Tryfan in particular. We managed to catch the last good weekend of the season, before the rain and snow comes in.
Friday
We set off after I got home from school, hoping to get a few hours of walking in the night. It was about an hour or two before we found the spot to pitch up and sleep; it was quite steep!
Saturday
On Saturday, we set off before sunrise, hoping to reach Tryfan before lunch time. On the way to breakfast, we passed Marchlyn Mawr and managed to watch the sunrise over breakfast, catching on the peaks around us.
This flatter part of the route was not as obvious as the map I had planned with may have suggested, and we ended up winding our way down to the foot of Tryfan through Devil’s Kitchen in time for lunch.
We then continued on our plan to make it over Tryfan, via the North Ridge, before dark, not realising the complexity of the route finding.
By the time it was dark, we were only half the way up and could not work out the route to the top, and so ended up camping at Bastow Butress
Sunday
The following morning, we were awoken by the passing of some day hikers, hoping to catch the sunrise from the peak.
While they seemed to navigate the route easily, we decided it would be better to stay where we were, and go around Tryfan for breakfast.
We ended up choosing the Heather Terrace as our alternate route, keeping some scrambling, without backtracking on ourselves too much, and with some good views.
Once we reached the south side of Tryfan, we had some breakfast and revised our plans for the day.
We went on to Glyder Fach, and over to Glyder Fawr, stopping at points to take in the scenery and have a snack.
Then walked down, past some waterfalls back to Nant Peris, to travel home.
Reflections
Overall, this was a fun trip. We finally found some good weather in these mountains and got treated to amazing views. My route planning & research could do with some improvement, especially for the sections which turned out to be above our skill level. But the route we ended up on, was as good as I could have wanted for a weekend hiking/scrambling trip.
See also
My last trip to Eryri: Snowdonia Camp July 2025
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