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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.

Thursday 11 February 2010

Around the Ro and Moel Fferna 11th February 2010.

Looking towards Cwm Ro.
Tim what a poser! On the frozen snow heading for the summit of Moel Fferna. Yr Wyddfa capped in snow.
Lunch at the summit shelter on Moel Fferna with Michel just about respectable after knee repairs, but Sue's not too sure!
Walk stats: Distance: 8.9 miles; Climb:1524'.
Time: 4 hours 57 minutes; On the move walking average:2.1 m.p.h.; Overall walk average: 1.8 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Richard, Roger, Paul C., Tim, Celia, Sylvia and Dave J., Gordon, Annie H., Sylvia and Dave J.
What a glorious day this turned out to be, blue skies and bright sunshine throughout, even the cold North-easterly wind didn't materialise during the walk. On this walk several area can be particularly muddy and difficult to get around, but today the frozen terrain made life a little easier for most of the walk. However the shock of frozen ice/snow collapsing below us made several of our knees acknowledge they're not getting any younger!
On the good side this walk was one to make you realise what a joy it is to be out in the hills with such superb views of the snow covered Berwyns, the Arans, Snowdon and the Carneddau and even good views of the Eglywseg escarpments, the Llantysilio range and the Clwydians.
The birds seen or heard today were few and far between but included: Great tit, Blue tit, House sparrow, Carrion crow, Kestrel, Nuthatch, Buzzard and Raven.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Grouse Inn at Carrog where the Lees bitter was in good nick! The view down to the river is really lovely and today was no exception, for the first time we saw three fishermen ( actually catching and banking a fish before the close season in the middle of the month).
Some people say "why do go walking in the hills?" if they walked on days like this they would know why! It's not just for the beer!

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