Snowdon & my big toe

Over the 26 years at camp I have climbed Snowdon a fair few times and I set out to conquer it one more time. This time I had the disadvantage of a sore big toe that I banged on a duck board earlier that morning. The nail was split all the way down, so it was painful enough to cause a limp. But not wanting to look like a namby pamby I didn't drop out. We did Cwm Glas route which is straight up the skree slopes to the side of Snowdon and on to the sharp ridge of Crib Goch. It was quite a challenge but even the 10 year old in our group made it. The view at the top was..well....about 16ft and then cloud. We got soaked and had our last cup of sugary hot chocolate in the Summit Cafe. It is being demolished in a few weeks and replaced with a new one made out of....can you guess? Imagine a mountain next to a disused slate quarry, that has a railway linking the two. What would you build it out of? Not stone from Portugal! But yes, some local councillor has voted for Portugese rock...I wonder where he is going for his golfing break...not Porthmadog that's for sure

Here are some pictures of us on our way up, and one of the amazing mist that rolled in on our way down the Watkin Path.