Y Lliwedd

Y Lliwedd is a sister peak to Snowdon in Snowdonia National Park, north Wales. Its summit lies 898 m above sea level. The eastern flanks of this mountain are steep cliffs rising above Glaslyn and Llyn Llydaw, Snowdon's lakes. This mountain is the most conspicuous of all the Snowdon mountains for those who approach Snowdon on the Miners' and Pig tracks. Few that summit Snowdon continue over to Y Lliwedd as the challenge of Wales' highest peak is enough, leaving Y Lliwedd quiet and peaceful even when queues are forming at the summit of Snowdon.

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Hikers and mountaineers often pass over Y Lliwedd when walking the Snowdon Horseshoe. The noted British climber George Mallory undertook many of his early climbs here.

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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.

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Y Lliwedd: Y Lliwedd is a sister peak to Snowdon in Snowdonia National Park, north Wales. Its summit lies 898 m above sea level. The eastern flanks of this mountain are steep cliffs rising above Glaslyn and Llyn Llydaw, Snowdon's lakes. This mountain is the most conspicuous of all the Snowdon mountains for tho...

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