Here are some rough and ready images from a very fortunate day of snow-plodding, with a little ice-climbing in Cwm Cneifion (or whatever it's called!) as a bonus. Big thanks to Adrian, Ant and Marek for an excellent day out, in really remarkable conditions.
Links to the other chaps' much better pictures are
Ady's at www.japp.co.uk/climbing/uarsey/cneifon/
Here's a selection of our images.....
Ant's at www.antwilliams.demon.co.uk/Webice
Marek's at www.zenadsl6044.zen.co.uk/Nameless/Nameless.html
Three Musketeers ("Ice-fall for one, and one for Ice-fall")
Bleak, innit?
Looking back to Tryfan
Plodding up
Adrian and Ant looking across to the Devil's Kitchen and Appendix
"Deep 'ere, innit?" [MP]
Marek soloes the first decent ice smear...
...then puts his helmet on and takes a rope up for the more cautious among us...
...and sets up a welcome belay. See the lovely dinner plates!
Steve's turn [AW]
Nice tight rope [AJ]
Getting started could be an issue...
...that's better!
Steve swats the gnat [AW]
Another ice opportunity for Marek, while Ant's waiting
Adrian has a look (and a laugh)
Steve finds some frozen turf [AJ]
Three happy chappies in Cwm Cneifion, as it clags in again
"Can we go now?"
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