John Robinson - 255593

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Date : 18/11/2021

Duration : 5-8 hours

Style : Solo

Type : Quality Mountain Day (QMD)

Weather : Heavy Rain - Poor Visibility

Wind : Strong Wind

Camping Type : N/A

Nights Camping : 0

Mountains : Rhinog Fach Rhinog Fawr

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Description

North-South Traverse of Rhinog Fawr and Fach. Wet, windy, slippy with 50-100m visibility.
*Ascended RFawr via N steep path, descended E face to gain SE trending terraces towards Bwlch Drws Arudwy.
*W-E traverse of Rhinog Fawr, handrailing wall to Cwrt Forest.
*Path finding and movement on wet unstable ground.
*Navigation and relocation in poor visibility.

Area : Rhinogydd

The Rhinogydd (a Welsh plural form, often anglicised as Rhinogs and also known by the alternative Welsh plural Rhinogau) are a range of mountains located east of Harlech in North Wales. The name Rhinogydd derives from the names of two of the more famous peaks, Rhinog Fawr and Rhinog Fach, although the greatest elevation in the range is reached by Y Llethr, 756 m.

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Time Taken : 05:12:59 Distance : 13.77 km Ascent : 1084 m Descent : -1089.6 m Avg Speed : 3.39 kmph Moving Speed : 3.39 kmph

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