Ian Waddington - 32098

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Winter Walking Record

Details

Date : 17/01/1987

Duration : 8+ hours

Style : Leader / Supervisor

Type : Quality Mountain Day (QMD)

Weather : Partially cloudy

Wind : Moderate wind

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Nights Camping : 1

Mountains : Cadair Idris - Penygadair

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Description

09.30 - 18.30, 7.5km, 750m. Cader Idris, Mid-Wales.
Broken mist/cloud, bass 2500ft, light to moderate winds, temperature below freezing. With Graham McCulloch. Llyn Gwernan Hotel, Llyn y Gadair via Fox’s Path, inspected Trojan-Western Wing of Cyfrwy but ice build up not sufficient, Llyn y Gadair, Pen-y-Gadair via Central Gully (III), Llyn Gwernan Hotel. Camped Cwm-rhwyddfor.

Area : Cadair Idris

Cadair Idris or Cader Idris is a mountain in Gwynedd, Wales, which lies at the southern end of the Snowdonia National Park near the town of Dolgellau. The peak, which is one of the most popular in Wales for walkers and hikers,[1] is composed largely of Ordovician igneous rocks, with classic glacial erosion features such as cwms, moraines, striated rocks, and roches moutonnées.

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