I’ve guided strong groups around the full Snowdon Horseshoe in five to six hours, while slower groups have taken over eight hours with a Miners’ Track descent. These are timings from my guided days, including the approach and the scrambling beyond Crib Goch.

My first crossing involved driving rain and an instructor hauling me along by my rucksack. Since then, there’s been a fell-running obsession and more than 200 crossings, with a slightly unreasonable amount of the route now lodged in my head.

What actually happens on a Mountain Craft Crib Goch day, from the joining information and the climb out of Pen y Pass to the pinnacles and the choice of descent. The whole outing, including the bits that rarely make it into the reels.

Lliwedd can be a brilliant way to finish a Crib Goch day, but there’s a substantial amount of scrambling and descent left once you leave Yr Wyddfa. Here’s how I decide whether the full Snowdon Horseshoe suits the group.