Low Winter Sun above Y Lliwedd, Snowdonia

Y Lliwydd , with its very distinctive peaks, forms part of the Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon Massif and has been used as a training ground by many notable British mountaineers over the years, including George Mallory. It was used extensively by Edmund Hillary/Tenzing Norgay in preparation for their successful 1953 Everest Expedition.

According to legend, King Arthur fought and defeated a giant named Rhitta Gawr, who wore a cloak made from the beards of his enemies. Arthur buried the giant in a cairn on the neighbouring summit of  Snowdon / Yr Wyddfa. It's said that Arthur's men camped in a cave on Y Lliwedd while waiting for their king's return and remain there still, sleeping.