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I've not been able to update on here for a while due to college commitments. First of all, Snowdon was awesome. The descents, the views, the climbs. It was all more spectacular than I've experienced before. Me and my dad woke up at about half five in the morning to conquer the mountain. This is because it was about a 45 - 60 minute drive to Llanberis and in the summer there is a cycling ban on the mountain between 9AM and 5PM. We set off ascending the Llanberis path, the easiest but longest was well suited for riding up. It was the sort of ascent where I just stick it in granny gear and slog it out. Surprisingly I wasn't too tired when we reached the top. Maybe it was the adrenaline kicking in ready for the descent, or the immense views from the summit, I didn't know.
We sat and ate and drank some of our rations while the wind was down. We took the Ranger path for the descent which my dad was less pleased with. He thought it was unrideable but I proved him wrong. The reason I wanted to use this path is because it is more technical than the Llanberis path and it is the one which MBR magazine recommended. The Ranger path was very rocky to the point where your wheels would just slide around underneath you. I can't begin to imagine how difficult it would be in the winter when parts are iced over. I found myself going off massive drops and over really techy terrain where I otherwise wouldn't even attempt.
We managed to break away from the Ranger path at around 9AM onto a Bridleway taking us back to Llanberis allowing us to ride in a big loop. This bridleway was a long flowing piece of natural singletrack which was a great contrast from the rocky steep nature of the Ranger path.
Anyway, here's some pictures and a video.
I've not been able to update on here for a while due to college commitments. First of all, Snowdon was awesome. The descents, the views, the climbs. It was all more spectacular than I've experienced before. Me and my dad woke up at about half five in the morning to conquer the mountain. This is because it was about a 45 - 60 minute drive to Llanberis and in the summer there is a cycling ban on the mountain between 9AM and 5PM. We set off ascending the Llanberis path, the easiest but longest was well suited for riding up. It was the sort of ascent where I just stick it in granny gear and slog it out. Surprisingly I wasn't too tired when we reached the top. Maybe it was the adrenaline kicking in ready for the descent, or the immense views from the summit, I didn't know.
We sat and ate and drank some of our rations while the wind was down. We took the Ranger path for the descent which my dad was less pleased with. He thought it was unrideable but I proved him wrong. The reason I wanted to use this path is because it is more technical than the Llanberis path and it is the one which MBR magazine recommended. The Ranger path was very rocky to the point where your wheels would just slide around underneath you. I can't begin to imagine how difficult it would be in the winter when parts are iced over. I found myself going off massive drops and over really techy terrain where I otherwise wouldn't even attempt.
We managed to break away from the Ranger path at around 9AM onto a Bridleway taking us back to Llanberis allowing us to ride in a big loop. This bridleway was a long flowing piece of natural singletrack which was a great contrast from the rocky steep nature of the Ranger path.
Anyway, here's some pictures and a video.
