{"id":2476,"date":"2022-01-15T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/?p=2476"},"modified":"2022-01-30T09:46:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-30T09:46:23","slug":"glasgwm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/2022\/01\/15\/glasgwm\/","title":{"rendered":"Glasgwm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mountain rank by height: 52 out of 188<br>Height: 2,556ft | 779m<br>Region: Arans<br>Grid ref: SH 83677 19459<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"min-width: 260px; max-width: 100%\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.outdooractive.com\/en\/embed\/234126304\/js?mw=false&#038;usr=2koj85&#038;key=USR-K9QPMS32-EMWGMGU9-4OSSTPFT\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Glasgwm is the eighth summit on this 9 mountain circular walk and it is a good one. Topped by a large cairn, with two ponds and plenty of crags it would make an ideal wild camping spot as you&#8217;d be able to get some decent shelter from winds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51850095535\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51850095535_73acc719e4.jpg\" alt=\"Waun Camddwr\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Glasgwm viewed from Waun Camddwr. | Pentax K SMC f3.5 @ f8.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We got to this summit as the sun was setting and we could see the sun setting by Cadair Idris, a great view. The walk from Waun Camddwr is across lots of wooden boards, some of them rotten and submerged. Once you start the ascent it dries out and is steep, but plenty of interesting routes with some scrambling if you fancy it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51849645326\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51849645326_db6ab11bf9.jpg\" alt=\"Glasgwm\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>My friend Scott contemplating a route up. | Pentax K SMC f3.5 @ f8.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The walk up offers great views back over the route so far and some nice views left of other craggy outcrops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51851823434\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51851823434_4e7bbabcba.jpg\" alt=\"Glasgwm\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Looking left at a dramatic craggy edge. | Pentax K SMC f3.5 @ f8.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51851805384\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51851805384_1e769f8a70.jpg\" alt=\"Glasgwm\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Looking back over the route we&#8217;d taken. | Pentax K SMC f3.5 @ f8.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The summit itself offers lots of photogenic views and focal points. Two ponds, a huge cairn, views towards Cadair Idris and in every other direction. We arrived just as the sun was setting and with quite a decent sky so we were lucky, given the earlier low cloud that came over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51850298930\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51850298930_c596069ed6.jpg\" alt=\"Glasgwm\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Scott taking the last few strides towards the summit. | Pentax K SMC f3.5 @ f8.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51828764268\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51828764268_76018d10a3.jpg\" alt=\"Glasgwm\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Towards Cadair Idris. | Pentax K SMC f3.5 @ f8.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51850309925\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51850309925_98ca16975e.jpg\" alt=\"Glasgwm\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Some of the best views I&#8217;ve had from any mountain so far. | Pentax K SMC f3.5 @ f8.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This would make an ideal wild camping spot, with a water source, plenty of rocks to sit on and little sheltered spots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51851491431\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51851491431_c82d672011.jpg\" alt=\"Glasgwm\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>HDR edited. | Pentax K SMC f3.5 @ f8.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51852150065\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51852150065_e7d6f61c67.jpg\" alt=\"Glasgwm\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The darkness. | Pentax K SMC f3.5 @ f8.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51850515687\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51850515687_0aec08de6c.jpg\" alt=\"Glasgwm\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Natural light. | Pentax K SMC f3.5 @ f8.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A mountain that should be on everyone&#8217;s list and we had it to ourselves, so not sure how busy it is normally or earlier in the day. Go and walk it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51851550218\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51851550218_bac38d2ced.jpg\" alt=\"Glasgwm\" width=\"500\" height=\"212\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Panorama. | Pentax K SMC f3.5 @ f8.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mountain rank by height: 52 out of 188Height: 2,556ft | 779mRegion: AransGrid ref: SH 83677 19459 Glasgwm is the eighth summit on this 9 mountain circular walk and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[38,6,172],"tags":[248,249,51,209,36,173],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2476"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2479,"href":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476\/revisions\/2479"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}