Route - Moel Eilio Circuit
Weather - Mostly overcast with good visibility moderate to strong wind
Learning Points/Skills Practices - Map to ground and ground to map, navigation through forests, group management.
Group - 5
Camp style - Valley campsite in Waunfawr
The individual takes part in the planning and leadership - yes
Navigation skills are required away from marked paths - Due to awkward farmer who was insistent that a marked road was private and not a through road to access land had to plan an alternative which included and element of off path navigation.
Experience must be in terrain and weather comparable to that found in UK and Irish hills - Yes Snowdon
Knowledge is increased and skills practised - see above
Attention is paid to safety - Constantly looking out for hazards and advising as appropriate, provided skills for crossing streams.
The journey is five hours or more - Yes, 7:04 hours in total
Adverse conditions may be encountered - Yes, moderate winds to strong winds over the peaks.
Ascent of a substantial peak would normally be included in the day - Yes, Moel Eilio, Foel Goch and Foel Gron.
Area :
Snowdon Massif
Snowdon (Welsh: Yr Wyddfa) is the highest mountain in Wales, at an altitude of 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) above sea level, and the highest point in the British Isles outside Scotland. It is located in Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri) in Gwynedd, and has been described as "the busiest mountain in Britain". It is designated as a national nature reserve for its rare flora and fauna.
