There in the distance. To the right of the summit, is an arete that strikes steeply upward, bursting from the screes above Llyn y Gadair. Mostly solid and yet, in places, quite loose and useless. It makes a fine climb. It's a four season climb. Equally at home on a lazy summer's evening as it is,
I woke a few weeks ago fresh from a dream. In it, I was climbing Cyfrwy Arête — the long, exposed scramble that cuts up the northern face of Cadair Idris. Grade 3S★. Technically demanding. Committing. The kind of ground that requires you to be fully present, where experience counts but past experience alone is not enough. In the dream, I
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