Tarren y Gesail

DATE : 17th July 2005









Abergynolwyn , the starting point today


View back along the Nant Gwernol valley


Tarrenhendre towers high above


Up ahead is Mynydd Rhyd-galed


First sighting of Tarren y Gesail


View along Pont Llaeron


Conifer plantation on the sides of Mynydd Rhyd-galed


There's some steep climbing needed to get to Tarren y Gesail's summit


View down on Foel y Geifr from the ascent of Tarren y Gesial


And further up looking back towards Mynydd Rhyd-galed with the Dovey Valley behind


North eastern view to Graig Goch with Cadair Idris in cloud in the background


View east from Tarren y Gesail


Some low cloud moves in


Tonights tent pitch , there's no sunset tonight


There's plenty of low cloud this morning too , Graig Goch & Cadair Idris again


View north to the hills west of Cadair Idris


Tarrenhendre


On the descent with the cloud lowering giving way to rain moments later