Dave Willcox - 178582

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Winter Walking Record

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Date : 31/12/2011

Duration : 5-8 hours

Style : Equals

Type : Quality Mountain Day (QMD)

Weather : Heavy snow - poor visibility

Wind : Strong wind

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Nights Camping : 0

Mountains : Snowdon - Yr Wyddfa

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Description

Very thick snow on ground, blizzard conditions most of the walk.
Pyg track up and down. My partners fist ascent of Snowdon.
My partner and I were using crampons, but we met a group of climbers coming down off of the mountain who advised not to go any further without axes / rope. we aborted walk at that point and made it down safely.

Area : Snowdon Massif

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