End of day 30 passing Y Llethr CP25

Thursday: Walking had been over grass and small rocks most of the day so quite pleasant until I got to Y Llethr (Check Point 25). The descent from here was steep and treacherous over loose scree. At one point I learned on my stick then realised I had put it into soft ground as it gave way and I rolled down the hill. No injury fortunately. At the foot of Y Llethr was the Col / Bwlch beneath Rhingos Fach. The walk down from here to Llyn Hywel of 500 yards over huge boulders was very slow taking me 45 minutes.

Pitched my fourth wild camp of the walk, still in low cloud and force 4 wind, on the only patch of grass beside Llyn Hywel. Nice grass, pegs went in easily. Too tired for supper, I slept like a log.

Photographs are taken next morning showing the low cloud on the lake. It occasionally lifted for a few minutes allowing me to see across, but most of the time visibility was just 100 yards or so.Read more