The Thaw is on in Snowdonia

 

After getting up at early o'clock, Dan and I arrived in at Ogwen around midday and headed up into Cwm Idwal to get some ice action. It was thawing underfoot as we went in and we climbed Idwal Stream III. The ice under the snow was rotten and at the top of the route I fell through the ice into the stream itself. We continued up onto the top of the Glyders and waded through wet snow down the Y Gribin ridge I/II before returning to the van in darkness. I am not sure there will be much ice left by tomorrow.