Meet Your Mountain Walkshop - Crib Goch

In our final walkshop of the year, we will put ourselves to the ultimate test!

We will take on the most challenging mountain hike in the UK that can be completed without venturing into bona-fide rock climbing territory.

This airy mountain ridge will get the adrenaline pumping, test your limits and leave you feeling on top of the world, ready to take on absolutely anything.

Who is it for?

This Walkshop is designed for Professionals and Business Owners who:

• Are ready to push beyond their perceived limitations and fulfil the potential they know they have
• Are bored of playing it safe, and need a reminder of what they are capable of
• Have been holding back from taking bold action in their business or personal life
• Need to rebuild confidence after setbacks or periods of staying small

It is time to choose adventure and start your journey to Meet Your Mountain

This Walkshop will take place in the heart of the Scottish Highlands and will challenge you, whilst also giving you time and space to reflect, clear your mind, unlock extraordinary thinking, and reconnect with your purpose.

During our adventure to overcome the UK's most challenging mountain hike, we will:

• Push through fear and self-doubt on exposed, adrenaline-inducing terrain that demands complete focus and commitment
• Discover the mental strategies that elite performers use to stay calm and decisive under pressure
• Break through the barriers that have been limiting your potential
• Leave with unshakeable proof that you can handle whatever challenges lie ahead

The Route

We will meet in the Park and Ride car park in Nant Peris, and take the Snowdon Sherpa Bus to nearby Pen-y-Pass.

At Pen-y-Pass, we'll be surrounded by towering mountains on all sides.

We'll head off on a track towards Snowdon, taking a fork towards the Pyg Track. The path is well-defined and climbs slowly at first, getting steeper as we go on.

We reach a fork in the path. The point of committment. This is where we will reflect on choosing the path of least resistence in life or dare to take on a bolder path.

We'll take on the bolder path to the right.

The path winds up the mountain of Crib Goch in front of us. As it steepens, we start to use our hands on the rock, until we are faced with a tricky tower of rock in front of us, with no end in sight. Staying in the centre, there are about half a dozen climbing steps here, but holds are plentiful and we'll soon see that the top isn't far.

After this, we carry on following the path until we reach a small summit that drops down onto a small flat area that marks the start of the ridge.

The challenge will be laid before us, and we will steel ourselves before setting out onto the main ridge. Although the ridge is airy, with a very steep drop on the right-hand side, the slope to the left is far less precarious, and you'll find it possible to drop down to this side slightly, using the crest of the ridge as a handrail.

At the end of the ridge, we have three pinnacles to navigate, before ending up on flat ground once again!

From here, the scrambling continues (less intensely!) to Garnedd Ugain, before we reach the Snowdon plateau. After a short walk, we'll reach the summit.

To descend, we initially follow the Watkin Path, but soon leave it for a final scramle of the day up Y Liwedd. If the weather is clear, we'll be looking straight back across at Crib Goch, and revel in the achievement of completing it!

Finally, we desend back to Llyn Llydaw, and back to Pen-y-Pass.

We'll return on the Sherpa Bus to Llanberis for a well-deserved meal and drink (food and drink not included!)

Meet your guide - Ant

Ant brings nature, mindset, adventure and business together into incredible experiences and events, designed to get you outside and unlock extraordinary thinking in extraordinary loactions.

A fully qualified and insured Mountain Leader, Ant has over 15 years’ of experience consulting in businesses, coaching individuals and teams, is a leading voice in the role of nature and walking in wellbeing, and has insider knowledge of some of the best routes and walking locations in the UK to facilitate groundbreaking mindset shifts.