--- url: 'https://dri.es/album/hiking-in-wales-2019' title: 'Hiking in Wales 2019' author: name: 'Dries Buytaert' url: 'https://dri.es/about' date: '2026-06-11T13:50:43+00:00' license: 'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/' type: album count: 31 --- # Hiking in Wales 2019 ![Inside the car train from Calais to Folkstone](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/eurotunnel-from-calais-to-folkstone-640w.jpg) ![Klaas making the bed in his Volkswagen California](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/volkswagen-california-4-640w.jpg) ![Klaas making breakfast in his Volkswagen California](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/volkswagen-california-1-640w.jpg) ![Klaas making breakfast with a moka pot and frying pan in a Volkswagen California camper.](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/volkswagen-california-3-640w.jpg) *Brewing coffee and cooking breakfast in a Volkswagen California camper van during a trip to Wales, UK.* ![Klaas making breakfast in his Volkswagen California](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/volkswagen-california-2-640w.jpg) ![Klaas hiking up some rocks with a big backpack on](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/hiking-ogwen-valley-in-snowdonia-5-640w.jpg) ![A stone wall with a step ladder](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/hiking-ogwen-valley-in-snowdonia-1-640w.jpg) ![Dries resting against a stone wall after scrambling up Tryfan](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/resting-up-after-scrambling-tryfan-2-640w.jpg) ![Grilling a steak on a small ridge on Tryfan](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/birthday-dinner-on-tryfan-ridge-1-640w.jpg) ![Klaas wearing multiple layers of clothing when the night sets on Tryfan](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/klaas-getting-cold-on-tryfan-640w.jpg) *The temperatures swung from 20ºC \(68ºF\) during the day time to 2ºC \(35ºF\) during night time. In the evenings, we were forced to put on warm clothes and layer up.* ![A beautiful view from our tent](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/the-morning-after-tryfan-1-640w.jpg) ![Our tent setup on a small ridge on Tryfan](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/camping-on-tryfan-640w.jpg) *Our campsite on a ridge on the back of Tryfan. The views were spectacular.* ![A sheep looking into the distant from a steep cliff](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/hiking-ogwen-valley-in-snowdonia-4-640w.jpg) ![A sheep in front of our tent](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/the-morning-after-tryfan-2-640w.jpg) ![Klaas resting on some rocks looking into the distance after scrambling up Tryfan](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/resting-up-after-scrambling-tryfan-1-640w.jpg) ![Dries standing on a cliff](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/hiking-ogwen-valley-in-snowdonia-3-640w.jpg) ![Klaas hiking through the fields towards a lake](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/hiking-ogwen-valley-in-snowdonia-6-640w.jpg) ![Dries resting in the grass](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/hiking-ogwen-valley-in-snowdonia-7-640w.jpg) ![Refilling our water bottles on a creek](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/hiking-ogwen-valley-in-snowdonia-2-640w.jpg) ![Making cocktails on a small ridge on Tryfan](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/birthday-dinner-on-tryfan-ridge-2-640w.jpg) ![Klaas laying in the grass looking into the distance](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/hiking-ogwen-valley-in-snowdonia-15-640w.jpg) ![Dries and Klaas setting up their tent](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/hiking-ogwen-valley-in-snowdonia-8-640w.jpg) ![Klaas making dinner next to our tent](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/hiking-ogwen-valley-in-snowdonia-9-640w.jpg) ![Klaas making dinner](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/hiking-ogwen-valley-in-snowdonia-10-640w.jpg) ![Our dishes drying on a rock](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/hiking-ogwen-valley-in-snowdonia-12-640w.jpg) ![Klaas sitting on a rock watching the sun set](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/hiking-ogwen-valley-in-snowdonia-11-640w.jpg) ![Klaas and Dries at the end of their trip](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/selfie-at-the-end-of-our-trip-640w.jpg) *Selfie taken with Klaas' iPhone 8. Me pointing to the Tryfan's North Ridge where our hike began just three days earlier.* ![Klaas climbing over a fence](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/hiking-ogwen-valley-in-snowdonia-14-640w.jpg) ![A view over Ogwen Valley](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/hiking-ogwen-valley-in-snowdonia-13-640w.jpg) ![Tryfan North Ridge](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/tryfan-north-ridge-640w.jpg) *Tryfan's North Ridge silhouette next to lake Lyn Ogwen.* ![Dries washing his hair](https://dri.es/files/cache/hiking-in-wales-2019/first-shower-after-four-days-640w.jpg)