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The Best Month To Climb Snowdon
We receive a lot of questions regarding the best time of year to climb Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon). So we thought it was about time we produced a month-by-month guide to the mountain and what you can expect as we move through the year.

Climbing Snowdon with Kids
We often lead school trips up Yr Wyddfa and regularly have families with younger children book with us. Based on this experience, we created this quick guide to help families who want to climb Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) prepare for their adventure.

Climbing Snowdon in Winter
The ultimate Snowdon Winter Climbing Guide, brought to you from the foot of Yr Wyddfa by the Climb Snowdon team.

How To Use Walking Poles
Our quick guide to using walking poles will walk you through all the basics and help you get to grips with one of the most valuable pieces of walking equipment you will ever own.

How to Clean Walking Boots
A good pair of boots is probably the most essential bit of walking kit you can buy. As they’re not cheap, it pays to keep them in good condition. With this in mind, we created this quick guide to cleaning and maintaining walking boots.

The Watkin Path – A Complete Guide
Our extensive guide to the Watkin Path covers all the essentials, from the route’s fascinating history to who it is best suited to and what you can expect. By the end of it, you will be more than ready to head up this glorious hiking trail and take on the iconic Watkin Path.

The Llanberis Path – A Complete Guide
To help you prepare for your walk up Llanberis Path, we put together this comprehensive guide to the trail. In it, we cover the path’s history, what makes it special, how the route unfolds and a few top tips for staying safe.

Memorials in the Mountains
Losing a loved one affects us deeply. As part of the grieving process, we often want to honour the memory of the departed and demonstrate how much they meant to us. One of the most popular ways involves honouring them in a special place that meant a lot to them. For many people, that is the mountains.

The Snowdon Horseshoe – A Complete Guide
The Snowdon Horseshoe is arguably one of the finest walking routes in the UK and involves some of the most spectacular vistas, trails and ridgelines you will ever have the pleasure of traversing. But it is also a challenge…

Environmentally-Friendly Hiking Kit
To help you choose environmentally and ethically responsible kit, we compiled this quick guide to what to look out for when buying gear. Though it is not exhaustive, it covers several key issues consumers should be aware of.