On 14th June 2025, intrepid fundraisers for Cancer Research Wales took on the Welsh 3 Peaks challenge. In one day, the team climbed Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), Cadair Idris and Pen-y-Fan. However, they faced some awful weather, with thunderstorms on Yr Wyddfa and thick low cloud on both Cadair Idris and Pen-y-Fan. Despite weather, this incredible… Read More
On 15th June 2024, intrepid fundraisers for Cancer Research Wales took on the Welsh 3 Peaks challenge. In one day, the team climbed Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), Cadair Idris and Pen-y-Fan. However, they were blessed with some of the worst weather I have ever experienced when climbing the Welsh 3 Peaks. Despite heavy rain and high… Read More
At the Betws-y-Coed Memorial Hall, teams gathered to register for the 2025 Welsh 3 Peaks for Tŷ Hafan sponsord by Thomas Carroll. As the teams registered with event organisers JT Expeditions, there was a lot of nervous excitement and quite a few familiar faces! To download any of the photographs, simply click on a photo,… Read More
In the early hours of Saturday 7th June, the teams taking on the Tŷ Hafan Welsh 3 Peaks arrived in Llanberis to start the three mountain challenge. With the first team setting off at 4am, the skies were dark and, as we pulled into the car park, the rain started falling. It was going to… Read More
Cadair Idris, my personal favourite mountain of the Welsh 3 Peaks. But also the most challenging, especially after climbing Yr Wyddfa. This would be the mountain that pushed the teams on the Tŷ Hafan Welsh 3 Peaks to the limit! To download any of the photographs, simply click on a photo, then right click and… Read More
Even though Pen-y-Fan is the lowest and final mountain of the Tŷ Hafan Welsh 3 Peaks, it still requires climbing. And after climbing Yr Wyddfa and Cadair Idris, there were many tired legs setting off across the bridge and up to the summit. To download any of the photographs, simply click on a photo, then… Read More
As the second mountain in the Tŷ Hafan Welsh 3 Peaks challenge, Cadair Idris is widely regarded as the toughest climb. You climb uneven steep steps for an hour before the glory of Cadair Idris unfolds before you. Then there is the up and down to the peak as you traverse the Llyn Cau lake. … Read More