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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.

Saturday 12 June 2010

Snowdon from Rhyd Ddu 12th June 2010.

Looking down from the trig point on Yr Wyddfa. Photo by Richard.
Martyn descending the top section of the South Ridge. Photo by Richard.
Looking down the quarry path towards Rhyd Ddu. The Nantlle Ridge on the skyline. Dave J with the South Ridge ahead and Hotel Eryri in view. Dave and Celia on the final section of the South Ridge.
Celia heading for the new Hotel Eryri and the crowds.. Butterwort in flower, according to Celia and those that know!


Distance: 8.2 miles; Climb:3161'.
Time: 5 hours 58 minutes; On the move walking average:1.6 m.p.h.; Overall walk average:1.4 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Celia and Dave J with Richard on the descent.
What a glorious day for walking this turned out to be. Almost wall to wall sunshine and blue skies too, although the summit was covered in mist at times, but not whilst we were there.
Richard was at the summit just after 11-00, but the rest of us didn't get there until 13-00! Needless to say we didn't take the same route!
This was a day for charity climbs to Snowdon, several hundred followed the Rhyd Ddu path, as did Richard, but we avoided them by taking the quarry track to Bwlch Cwm Llan and ascending via the South ridge.
We joined up again with Richard just before the final climb to the summit and "stayed together" for the descent down the Rhyd Ddu path.
The summit was so busy that we even had to queue to get to the trig point.
I was quite impressed with the inside of Hotel Eryri, although it was too busy to stop to sample their food or drinks.
Birds seen or heard today included: Chaffinch, Meadow pipit, skylark, Wheatear, Carrion crow, Raven, Pied wagtail, Cuckoo, Kestrel, Buzzard, Herring gull and Ring Ouzel (heard only).
As well as flowering Butterwort, Sundews were also spotted, and the occasional Large white butterfly.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Britannia Inn at Pentre Halkyn.
Looking back across Llechog to the summit of Yr Wyddfa.
Our final view of Snowdon with a Welsh Highland Railway train just arriving from Beddgelert.



Congratulations to Dave and Sylvia


on their


Ruby wedding Anniversary


on 13th June 2010.









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