Snowdon

This article is about the mountain. For Lord Snowdon, see Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon.

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Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales, and the highest British mountain south of the Scottish Highlands. Its summit is known as Yr Wyddfa (Old Welsh: the grave/tomb). It is located in the Snowdonia National Park (Welsh: Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri) in the county of Gwynedd. The whole park is very popular with tourists, especially for hiking, and Snowdon is understandably one of the greatest attractions. As the highest peak in Wales, Snowdon is one of three mountains climbed as part of the (National) Three Peaks Challenge.

Related Topics:
Mountain - Wales - British - Scottish Highlands - Snowdonia National Park - Welsh - Gwynedd - (National) Three Peaks Challenge

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The Snowdon range has six long ridges: these are steep and rocky to the north and east; shallower and grassy, but wild and remote to the south and west. There are many cwms formed by glaciation in the ice age, some filled with lakes. Subsidiary summits include Garnedd Ugain (1,065 m), the knife-edge summit of Crib Goch (923 m), Y Lliwedd (898 m) and Yr Aran (747 m).

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Cwms - Ice age - Garnedd Ugain - Crib Goch - Y Lliwedd - Yr Aran

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The many steep cliffs in the Snowdon range are significant in the history of British rock climbing. The first recorded climb in the area was the 1798 ascent of the Eastern Terrace of Clogwyn Du'r Arddu (Welsh: the black cliff of the plough) by the Reverends Peter Williams and W. Bingley, botanists looking for alpine plants. The north face of Y Lliwedd was explored in the late 19th century and in 1909 was the subject of the first British climbing guide, The climbs on Lliwedd by J. M. A. Thompson and A. W. Andrews. Also, Edmund Hillary trained for his climb at Mount Everest

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Climbing - Welsh - Y Lliwedd - 19th century - 1909 - Edmund Hillary - Mount Everest

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