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Winter Walking Record

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Date : 18/01/1987

Duration : 5-8 hours

Style : Leader / Supervisor

Type : Quality Mountain Day (QMD)

Weather : Light snow - good visibility

Wind : Moderate wind

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Nights Camping : 1

Mountains : Cadair Idris - Penygadair

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Description

09.30 - 19.00, 7.4km, 770m. Cader Idris, Mid-Wales.
Cloud base 2300ft, light-moderate winds, freezing rain above 2500ft in afternoon resulting in verglass, temperature rising during the day, thawing below 2000ft. With Graham McCulloch. Llyn Gwernan Hotel, Llyn y Gadair via Fox’s Path, Pen-y-Gadair via Gist (V), Llyn Gwernan Hotel. Camped Cwm-rhwyddfor. Tent collapsedthat night, poles bent, due to the weight of snow!

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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