Tryfan
915m (3003ft)
The Glyders (or Glyderau), Snowdonia, Conwy, Wales
Tryfan means 'Three Tops' in Welsh and is pronounced 'tre-van'.
Tryfan is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
OS Explorer Map OL17 | |
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OS Landranger Map 115 | |
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Tryfan
Stephanie Doyle walked up on April 29th, 2022 [with] Friend [weather] Ok
Adrian Haywood climbed on February 27th, 2022 [from/via/route] North ridge [with] Solo [weather] Sunny
Melfyn Parry bagged on September 1st, 2019 [from/via/route] Oggy 4, Y Garn, Glyder Fawr, Glyder Fach & Tryfan. Start point SH655602, car park after brew shack at Ogwen Lake. Ascent of Y Garn, steep path with upper slopes of scree. Descent to Llyn y Cwn for a short coffee break before making ascent of Glyder Fawr. This path was mainly scree, quite steep with poor visibility. Summit in low cloud, difficult to make out path, use of Satmap confirmed needed to be further to the right, spotted cairn which confirmed correct path, were able to follow line of cairns to toward Glyder Fach. Weather cleared briefly to show views down over Llyn Cwm Ffynnon to Pen y Gwryd Hotel. Circumnavigated Castell y Gwynt to Glyder Fach before descending Brisly scree path to Bwlch Tryfan. Stopped for lunch before ascending Tryfan south ridge. Weather was much better here & Tryfan was clear & quite busy. Descent via western gulley was tough on the knees & thighs & we were subjected to heavy showers for last half mile to car park. [with] PRC [weather] Poor most of the time occasional sunny spells but cold.
Neall Garrad hiked on June 22nd, 2007 [from/via/route] 15 peaks route from Nant Peris to Llanfairfechan [with] Andy, Chris, John and Warren [weather] Mixed
Iain Ballard summited on September 13th, 2020 [weather] windy to begin with then sunny
Alex Jones conquered on December 18th, 2021 [from/via/route] East face - pinnacle rib [weather] COLD!
Mark Smith scaled on March 24th, 2017 [from/via/route] north face [with] Alstom group [weather] thick cloud
Andy Buxton walked up on June 22nd, 1968 [from/via/route] 14 Peaks (but done before & since) [with] BVGS
Angela Moroney climbed during 2012 - 2017 3PEAKS
Darran Tunnah bagged on August 5th, 2018 [from/via/route] North Ridge - Cannon Rock
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Tryfan

Llyn Ogwen (left) and Llyn Idwal with Tryfan beyond from Y Garn (Glyderau)

Glyder Fach (centre left), Glyder Fawr (centre) and Tryfan (centre right) from Pen Llithrig y Wrach

The Glyderau (Glyderau) (left), Tryfan and Carrnedd Dafydd (The Carneddau) poking through low cloud from the summit of Carnedd Moel Siabod

Pen yr Ole Wen, Llyn Clyd, Llyn Ogwen, Llyn Idwal, Tryfan, Glyder Fach, Glyder Fawr, Crib Goch and Garnedd Ugain from Y Garn (Glyderau)
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