We were up bright and early this morning to find the weather forecast had done exactly as it was supposed to. The overnight snow had made it's way down to 300m above sea level so we let the students have a little more time to relax before making our way to Pen y Pass for a mountain day on Snowdon.
Due to the snow conditions and the students equipment we made our way up the miners track to Glaslyn. This meant we could really consolidate what we learned from Paul Gannon yesterday. The southern side of Snowdon has a series of four glaciated corries with definitive corrie lips and signs of plucking.
We made our way up above Glaslyn to the standing stone where the Miner's track meets the Pyg track. From here we descended back down the Pyg track to Pen y Pass, on route looking down Nant Peris where the students could see the truncated spurs of Crib y Ddysgl and Crib Goch.
Tomorrow morning we are off to the tourism honeypot that is Betws y Coed to collect various data before the drive back to Plymouth.
Mr Brice
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