Any Advice On Climbing Snowden

[davey 310]

Thinking of walking up it with dogs

[Blackdog92 2,047]

Just go one step at a time and take some lunch.

[davey 310]

Cheers mate I was thinking camp sites routes etc

[THE STIFFMEISTER 16,353]

Use the footpath

 

Stay within eye distance of others

 

Take a bag, waterproofed with line

 

Spare warm jacaket, hat, gloves, water and sustainable food

 

Waterproof jacket essential

 

Nice easy pace, 4kph

[desertbred 5,490]

Take a couple of Sherpas one to carry the gear and one for cooking

[davey 310]

  On 17/04/2017 at 14:18, desertbred said:

Take a couple of Sherpas one to carry the gear and one for cooking

surely that's what the wife does

[Penda 3,341]

Yeah don't fall off ?

[green dragon 701]

Great walk mate i went up last year with my dad and his terrier

Just pick your route well and take care lol

[Dinosaurs 2,115]

My brother inlaw & i did it with 7 dogs all off leads was a great walk foggy as fcuk at top & snowmost of the way. Dont do pig trail its shit. Hope you enjoy it. As said take water & snack & a £10 for parking. dogs loved it ? Atb

[matt1979 766]

If I have dogs I only really use llanberis route although during the holidays it will be busy on the main routes and takes a bit of the magic away when it's busy IMO still a great site at the top on a clear day though, as been said pack appropriately you can generally take 10 to 15 deg off the temp from top to bottom and that without wind chill enjoy

[the monkey 339]

i did llanberis route last year

middle of july ,brilliant sun at the bottom ,driving rain and freezing at the top

wear good boots and carry waterproofs,warm clothing food etc

[low plains drifter 10,781]

  On 17/04/2017 at 18:47, the monkey said:

i did llanberis route last year

middle of july ,brilliant sun at the bottom ,driving rain and freezing at the top

wear good boots and carry waterproofs,warm clothing food etc

That's what Helvellyn was like when I went in july years ago, dangerous even in summer, conditions can change in the blink of an eye in these places

[redquil 219]

  On 17/04/2017 at 14:09, THE STIFFMEISTER said:

Use the footpath

 

Stay within eye distance of others

 

Take a bag, waterproofed with line

 

Spare warm jacaket, hat, gloves, water and sustainable food

 

Waterproof jacket essential

 

Nice easy pace, 4kph

And shit roll.

[dai dogs 1,640]

Follow the track beside the train line not so many people about

[white van man 3,379]

Just come back from visiting parents up there. Watkin path can be a quieter option. Miners is about the quickest but can get busy. Parking is tricky unless you are there early. Gets too busy for me so I prefer to go wild camping in other areas around there. The dogs can have a better run then. ATB.