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Had another good day out on Cadair idris on the 2nd of January... couldn't quite make it out on the 1st! My Dad & cousin Deri for company. The path up from Minffordd is a classic, winding steeply up through the trees until you reach a fork in the path. Right is Mynydd Moel, our decent for the day, & left is on up towards llyn y cau.
It was quite chilly on the ridge. The wind was gusting around 25-35mph & we had a few hail showers... but nothing as exciting as snow
There were quite a few people out, as you'd expect on around new year, but we didn't share the shelter of the hut at the top with more than a few at a time... yes we did have a leisurely lunch... after a spot of catalogue posing at the trig point!
It was nice to get out after the Christmas binge eating & drinking (not too much of the drinking obviously!) A lovely walk off the plateau with some amazing clouds, wish I had a better camera.
Please note! The map below is for illustration purposes only & is NOT meant as an aid to navigation. You should always have an OS, BMC or Harvey map of the area you will be walking in & know how to use it!
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Well our tracker is having an interesting journey so far.... As I said, it's on an expedition to South Georgia... & since leaving Heathrow on Thursday it's visited Madrid & then flown on to Santiago in Chile...
From Santiago it flew on to Punta Arenas & then on to Stanley on the Falkland Islands
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A circuit of Moelwyn Mawr - Cnicht on Tuesday 11/10/11 was great fun. The Weather was clagged in from the start. Extensive hill fog (above 250-300m) meant we didn't see much all day but that mattered not. It rained... well the cloud was low anyway, I didn't put my waterproof trousers on quick enough & had soggy legs, & eventually boots, for most of the day. It was very mild, just a base layer & a shell all day. The forecast said high winds.... & it was right. Nearly got blown off my feet on Moelwyn mawr, it was strong enough to move you on slippery rocks. I made the classic mistake of putting my head down as I navigated off the summit of Moelwyn Mawr & ended up bearing SE instead of E. Luckily I was pacing & noticed I wasn't where I should be withing 200m. A timely reminder that concentration is essential in bad weather. We passed through Croesor & Rhosydd quarries, with the buildings & spill piles looming eerily out of the mist & fog... looks like a great place for an adventure picnic when the weather's good! Cnicht from the NE isn't very exiting, especially in 150m visibility! The scramble down is fairly straightforward, I remember doing this on my ML training. The only thing I'd change on the whole day is the direction I did it in. Next time it's clock wise from Croesor NOT anti-clockwise!! Aran Fawddwy & Aran Benllyn I was out again yesterday, 30/10/11 this time a circuit in the Arans. I walked here a while ago with Simon, we had similar weather that day too. This time I decided to do the walk clockwise from Blaen Cywarch, to get the steep bit out of the way first (did I mention my knees?...) & to go out from Aran Fawddwy to Aran Benllyn as well. As the clocks were going back I made sure my iPhone would automatically change during the night, set my alarm for 7 & fell asleep. Alarm go's off, I jump out of bed, get ready, leave the house, text my mate to say I'm on the way... he texts back saying "It's 6.45 not 7.45 you Muppet!" I was just texting back to tell hi to stop taking the mick when my phone changed back an hour! Thanks to Apple I was early for a day out for probably the first time ever!!! Laugh? Weather was good. Mild in the valley but a bit chilly on top. Cloud was around 850m when we started but dropped to around 650 before we got to the top... sods law being what it is, it lifted off the tops completely when we got back to the car! It's not very navigationaly challenging once you get up out of the valley. Follow the fence.... then the ridge/fence... then on the decent, the fence again, this time off at right angles to the SE. That said it was a nice day out, good exercise & an OK time of 5hrs.45 mins (not great by super Simon's standards but OK for me!) Here's looking forward to more days in the hills. Cheers.
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I've had the pleasure of being out in the hills on my own without any groups to worry about... I've got to admit it was great, though I also have to admit it's harder to practice than to preach!
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Up at 2.30am... leave at 3.15am... drive to Port Talbot (it seemed like a good idea at the time...) Train to Paddington by 8am... Gray Coat School by 9am... It was a great day in London yesterday. Many thanks to Louise & her team of organisers for a wonderful day. We met some fantastic DofE participants, leaders, staff & volunteers & we look forward to welcoming new groups to our area in the future. One thing that struck me was the tendency of participants & leaders to gravitate towards the national park areas. If only we could persuade them to visit us & see for themselves that the mid Wales are offers as much as the national parks but with none of the drawbacks, parking, crowds, easy footpath navigation, etc. Anyway, great to meet so many people & we won a fleece in the raffle. We hope to have some photo's of the day to show you soon. Thanks again London DofE.
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