The Welsh 3000s takes in some of the best hill walking in Wales in just one trip.
Snowdon, Yr Wyddfa in Welsh, is the tallest mountain in Wales, and is climbed first (or last) in the Welsh 3000s challenge, following a night sleeping close to the summit.
Garnedd Ugain and the Crib y Ddysgl ridge follow the peak of Snowdon in the Welsh 3000s Challenge.
Garnedd Ugain, also known as Crib y Ddysgl, is part of the Snowdon Horseshoe, and the second highest peak in Wales. Both Garnedd Ugain and Crib y Ddysgl appear on the Ordnance Survey's maps of the area. The name Crib Y Ddysgl refers to the east ridge whilst the summit is Garnedd or Carnedd Ugain.
Garnedd Ugain is the second of the Welsh 3000 peaks, following Snowdon, before Crib Goch.
Crib Goch is a sharp ridge with a knife-edge arête, and is part of the Snowdon Horseshoe. The name means Red Ridge in Welsh, and refers to the reddish rock found on the ridge.
Crib Goch is a grade 1 scramble, and forms the northern part of the Snowdon Horseshoe. From the col the ridge rises again, joining the main Snowdon ridge via the sister peak Garnedd Ugain in the west. Here the path meets the Pyg Track at Bwlch Glas, before the final climb to Snowdon summit.
Where following the Welsh 3000s in usual order with Snowdon first, the Crib Goch ridge is reached from Garnedd Ugain.
Elidir Fawr is a mountain in the Glyderau range, and is the lowest of the Welsh 3000s peaks. The mountain has a large slate quarry on its southern slopes, and a hydro-electric power station inside it.
Elidir Fawr is the fourth peak of the Welsh 3000s, following Crib Goch, preceeding Y Garn.
Y Garn is a mountain in the Glyderau range, and the fifth highest of the Welsh 3000s. The summit is marked by a cairn, and is the highest point on a short ridge running north-south.
Along the ridge to the north lies Elidir Fawr, while to the south-east is the top of the Devil's Kitchen and Glyder Fawr.
Glyder Fawr is the highest mountain in the Glyderau range, and the fifth highest in Wales. Its summit is covered with sharp, frost-shattered rocks, and is a popular destination for scramblers and climbers.
Glyder Fawr is located between Glyder Fach and Y Garn, and has views to the north, across the Ogwen Valley, of Pen yr Ole Wen and the Carneddau.
