3 Days on Cadair Berwyn

An absolutely epic 3-day UK camping adventure on Cadair Berwyn.    • 3 Days Alone in the Welsh Wilderness - The...   ... it reminded me of this one, where I spent 3 days in Snowdonia and didn't see another human.

Here though, I hiking up onto the 830-meter ridge before wild camping near the summit to capture some photography over the 3 days.

Parking for Cadair Berwyn was near Pistyll Rhaedr waterfall, I then climbed up Moel Sych beside Llyn Lluncaws and camped on the ridge leading to the Cadair Berwyn summit itself. There's a blog post at www.chrishomer.uk that details the route and shares more info.

Day 1 was hard work, I had 30kg of camping and photography gear with me. It was brutal. Sunset was awesome, with a red fiery sky, but I got fogged in just after dusk.

Cadair Berwyn weather is always a bit unpredictable. Camping on night 1 was very cold, down to -10c windchill.

Day 2 was lovely. A cracking sunrise, clear blue skies and warm winter sun. Sunset and dusk were pretty good too. Not as red as day 1 but the skies cleared up overnight for some Astro.

Camping on night 2 was much better. Lighter winds, warmer, and great night sky views.

Day 3 offered another brilliant sunrise, but with stronger winds and I was quick to make my escape back down to the car at Pistyll Rhaeadr.

Cadair Berwyn is a mountain located in North Wales and is part of the Berwyn range. It is the highest point at just over 830 metres above sea level. This lesser-known summit offers great views of North Wales and Shropshire. On this occasion, I could see many of those Snowdonia summits we all know so well, and I'm pretty sure on occasion out to the Irish sea through that pink misty dusk sky.

See the Blog post 3 days wild camping on Cadair Berwyn for more info, or ask in the comments. Cheers

My favourite Snowdonia wild camping video -    • Winter Camping in Snowdonia  
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Timestamps
00:01 Intro
00:35 Starting out at Pistyll Rhaeadr
02:53 Reaching Llyn Lluncaws
04:40 Arriving at the wild camping spot
05:37 Setting up my camera position
07:01 Setting up the tent
08:01 Sunset, day 1
09:07 Waking up on day 2
10:23 Icy camping scenes
10:49 Taking a walk towards the summit of Cadair Berwyn
14:01 The oldest chair in Wales?
16:02 Sunset scenes, day 2
17:05 Waking up on day 3
18:07 BTS Behind-the-scenes Day 1 PM
22:37 BTS Day 2 AM
28:19 BTS Day 2 PM
30:59 BTS Day 3 AM