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When? Started: 1993 Who? Started with staff and friends from U H S, Chester. Organiser: Martyn Harris We walk every Wednesday and Saturdays, New Years day and May Day. How many walk? Walks take place as long as there are at least 2 wanting to walk on that day. More walk on a Wednesday than on a Saturday. Most ever: 29. Current group size walking: 2-10 in mid-week and 2-4 on Saturday. Where do we walk? Saturday: Anywhere in North and Mid-Wales, Peak District, Shropshire and the Long Mynd and as far North as the Trough of Bowland. Thursday: Anywhere within about 40 miles of Chester. Type of walk: Distance: 6 – 14 miles (but usually under 10 miles). Climb: up to 4000’ (but usually very much less!). People involved on walks in 2020:- Martyn Harris, Fran Murphy, Sue and Michel Pelissier, Mike Dodd, David Savage, Wendy Peers, Celia de Mengle, Wendy and Ian Peers, Roger Smith, Paul Collinson, Ed Meads, Nigel and Elaine Taylor, Celia de Mengle, Sue Pearson.

Sunday 21 September 2008

Snowdon 20th September 2008

Hafod Eryri
Fran and Tito on the best section of the the south ridge.
My favourite mountain, Y Lliwedd, from the crowded Yr Wyddfa summit.
The Nantlle Ridge
The group resting on the Rhydd Ddu Path.
Walk stats:8.0 miles; Climb:2838'.
Time:5 hours 45 minutes; Walking average:1.7 m.p.h.;Overall walk average:1.4 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Richard; Dave J., Fran, Tito and Sue Powell.
Today's weather was really good for our second attempt of the year to complete this walk up Snowdon, ascending via Bwlch Cwm Lan, Allt Maenderyn and Bwlch Maen and descending via the Rhyd Ddu Path. The views all round were excellent, particularly the peaks of the Snowdon Horseshoe. Hafod Eryri was almost complete and we found out that it was to be handed over on Monday, but wouldn't be open to the public until 2009. The stone-clad frontage of Hafod Eryri looks good and is a vast improvement on the old cafe. I was pleasingly surprised with this new build. This gloriously sunny day brought out the hoards, there must have been several hundred walkers of all ages (we were somewhere in the middle age group) clambering around the summit trig point.
Birds seen or heard today were few and far between with only Meadow Pipits and Ravens putting in appearances.
After walk drinks were taken at the Britannia Inn, Pentre Halkyn It was good to see Richard try a half of J.W.Lees amber nectar despite his continued stomach upset.

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