Oliver Mentz - 148986

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Scrambling Record

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Date : 08/10/2006

Duration : 8+ hours

Grade : 1

Style : Instructor / Leader

Type : Summer Scrambling

Weather : Heavy rain - poor visibility

Wind : Gale force wind

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Nights Camping : 0

Mountains : Crib Goch Crib y Ddysgl

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Description

Crib Goch - unintentionally ended up leading a group as a large number from Bath Uni headed up. Weather closed in as we reached the summit and tock control of the slow members to get them down safely. Many were unprepared or with poor kit so had to be helped significantly.

Area : Snowdon Massif

Snowdon (Welsh: Yr Wyddfa, pronounced [?? 'w?ðva]) 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 "probably the busiest mountain in Britain".[3] It is designated as a national nature reserve for its rare flora and fauna.

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