Teams gathered at the Betws-y-Coed Memorial Hall to register for the 2026 Tŷ Hafan Welsh 3 Peaks sponsored by Thomas Carroll. As the teams registered with event organisers Remote Outdoors, there was a lot of nervous excitement and quite a few familiar faces! And after registration, the teams lined up for photographs including one with… Read More
When I pulled into the Pen-y-Pas car part at 03:30, it was dark and raining heavily. Over the next 30 minutes, teams of trekkers taking on the Tŷ Hafan Welsh 3 Peaks started arriving to start the three mountain challenge. Despite the weather, there was a buzz of excitement with all the walkers nervously anticipating… Read More
Cadair Idris is the mountain most people fear when taking on the Welsh 3 Peaks. This is always the mountain that pushes the teams on the Tŷ Hafan Welsh 3 Peaks to the limit. For the first time on the Tŷ Hafan Welsh 3 Peaks, the teams followed the Pony Path from the Tŷ Nant… Read More
I was driving in sunshine as I skirted around Brecon, but in the distance I could see dark black clouds looming over Pen-y-Fan like Mordor in Lord of the Rings. The first couple of teams avoided the rain and even saw sunshine, but the rain that had persisted all day had only taken a brief… Read More
On 14th June 2025, intrepid fundraisers for Cancer Research Wales took on the Welsh 3 Peaks challenge. In one day, the team climbed Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), Cadair Idris and Pen-y-Fan. However, they faced some awful weather, with thunderstorms on Yr Wyddfa and thick low cloud on both Cadair Idris and Pen-y-Fan. Despite weather, this incredible… Read More
At the Betws-y-Coed Memorial Hall, teams gathered to register for the 2025 Welsh 3 Peaks for Tŷ Hafan sponsord by Thomas Carroll. As the teams registered with event organisers JT Expeditions, there was a lot of nervous excitement and quite a few familiar faces! To download any of the photographs, simply click on a photo,… Read More
In the early hours of Saturday 7th June, the teams taking on the Tŷ Hafan Welsh 3 Peaks arrived in Llanberis to start the three mountain challenge. With the first team setting off at 4am, the skies were dark and, as we pulled into the car park, the rain started falling. It was going to… Read More
Cadair Idris, my personal favourite mountain of the Welsh 3 Peaks. But also the most challenging, especially after climbing Yr Wyddfa. This would be the mountain that pushed the teams on the Tŷ Hafan Welsh 3 Peaks to the limit! To download any of the photographs, simply click on a photo, then right click and… Read More
Even though Pen-y-Fan is the lowest and final mountain of the Tŷ Hafan Welsh 3 Peaks, it still requires climbing. And after climbing Yr Wyddfa and Cadair Idris, there were many tired legs setting off across the bridge and up to the summit. To download any of the photographs, simply click on a photo, then… Read More
As the second mountain in the Tŷ Hafan Welsh 3 Peaks challenge, Cadair Idris is widely regarded as the toughest climb. You climb uneven steep steps for an hour before the glory of Cadair Idris unfolds before you. Then there is the up and down to the peak as you traverse the Llyn Cau lake. … Read More