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    Chitty's Mountain mission to the top of Wales.

    It's all about waiting for the weather at the moment and it appears there may be a window of opportunity for clear sky's this week on top of Wales.

    The devil is in the detail, so a spot of planning is required.

    Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa in Welsh) is the highest mountain in Wales and England. It's one of our most famous and regonizable landmarks and is well worth a visit. Standing tall over the village of Llanberis, Snowdon is a part of a close-knit family of jagged peaks and can offer views of Snowdonia, Anglesey, Pembrokeshire and Ireland.

    I reckon this is the route we shall be taking..

    Following the opening of the Llanberis pass in 1832, the Miners Path was built to carry copper from the Britannia Copper Works near Llyn Glaslyn to Pen y Pass, where it was then transported to Caernarfon. The mining came to an end in 1916, remains from the work can still be seen on the path to this day.

    Distance: 8 miles (there and back)
    Total Climb: 723m (2,372 ft)
    Time: Approx 6 hours (there and back)
    Start and Finish: Pen y Pass Car Park (SH 647 557 / LL55 4NY)



    Secrets of Snowdon

    Here are some interesting secrets about Snowdon.

    • In 1639 came the first recorded ascent of Snowdon, by Thomas Johnson.
    • Morris Williams, a miner, was the first to sell refreshments at the summit in 1838.
    • Edmund Hillary trained on Snowdon before conquering Mount Everest.
    • You can find a rare flower on Snowdon, The Snowdon Lily. The lily can only be found in a handful of location across the world.
    • Snowdon is said to be the tomb of the giant Rhitta Gawr. Rhitta wore a cloak made of men’s beard and was killed by the legend King Arthur.

    The plan is to get a family picture with this summit picture as a backdrop.


    Shall post up some more pics and a travel report later in the week when the mission is completed.

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    iechyd da and Pob lwc


    learn this phrase and use it when you are standing next to a sheep shagger in the bar and have ordered a beer.

    Wyt ti'n dod yma yn aml

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    iechyd da and Pob lwc, same to you.

    Quote Originally Posted by NamPikToot View Post
    Wyt ti'n dod yma yn aml
    I don't think i'll have time for chatting up the locals, although expect a few sheep pics.

    We are doing the whole mission in one day including travel time driving from Manchester, a 6 hour round trip.

    So hopefully 12 hours in total baring twisted ankles and meltdowns.

    Everyone's been bribed to join the mission, it's already an expensive day and i've not included the trip to Decathlon for walking boots etc.


    More planning...

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    ^ good luck with it Chitty, make sure you have Mr Motivator (Somtamslap) on speed dial and your translator and get you outta shit bloke Headhunter on the second number. I hope the weather stays clear for you, its a lottery Great challenge btw

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    ^ btw you aren't doing that in 1 day so are you getting picked up for the return or do you need further vocab direction to see you through the night.

    I can give you welsh in the following

    Hello big boy/girl
    Do you have someone to cuddle tonight
    Ignore the laceration on my knob
    The sweetcorn wasn't there last time i looked
    i'm like Scaramanga off James Bond except that I have a third testicle.

    and

    I love the smell of lanolin in the morning

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    It's a one day mission!

    Gonna have to take plenty of supplies because the cafe at the top is closed due to Covid.

    A few bunches of bananas and chocolate bars should do the job.
    As for drinks, I was hoping for a pint of Snowdons craft ale and a Welsh rarebit from the summit cafe.
    Unfortunately we'll have to drink the mountain water from the numerous waterfalls.

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    What ever you do don't have a pint of Felinfoel, "feeling foul" in English but i imagine its not for sale in the Norf, hateful fukers the Norf Walians not even real Welsh IMO just a load Celts diluted by Scousers with a orrible accent like Syb.

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    Impressed and dying with envy here, but are you allowed to do such walks nowadays, what with social distancing still in force?

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    Always welcome entertainment when there is so much shite going on TD at the moment.

    Have a safe and enjoyable trip Chitty.

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    You know there's a train, right? No need to break a sweat.
    Check with Mendip, he's the train specialist now.

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    ^ Starboard side going up, port side coming down is my advice, although good luck trying to get those taffs to understand simple requests.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shutree View Post
    You know there's a train, right? No need to break a sweat.
    Check with Mendip, he's the train specialist now.
    Snowdon Mountain Railway 2020 Services
    After careful consideration we have decided not to open the summit building ‘Hafod Eryri’ for the 2020 season. This decision is based on the difficult practicalities of trying to implement safe social distancing measures within the building.

    We have also made the decision not to operate our Heritage Steam Service for 2020 and we will instead focus on our Traditional Diesel Service throughout the season. We have made significant internal adjustments to our carriages which enables safe segregation between compartments, social distancing within compartments and reduced passenger numbers.

    The destination for the remaining 2020 season will be Clogwyn Station, which is ¾ distance to the summit of Snowdon. The journey time to Clogwyn is approximately 45 minutes and passengers have a 30-minute stop-over at this unsheltered station. Please be aware that there are no facilities at Clogwyn, or on-board the trains.


    Think we'll give it a miss and climb it the hard way.

    All about family memories, bonding and sense of accomplishment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mendip View Post
    ^ Starboard side going up, port side coming down is my advice, although good luck trying to get those taffs to understand simple requests.
    Cheers Mendip, I wouldn't want to risk being seated with a restricted view and next to a bag of Welsh crap with no leg room.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mendip View Post
    Starboard side going up, port side coming down is my advice,
    Rigs have port and starboard?

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    A few energy inducing supplies for the climb...

    Chitty's Mountain mission to the top of Wales.-20200720_175855-jpg


    The Naproxen is just a precaution for yours truly on account of my joints clicking for a week last time I climbed Snowdon 5 years ago in a total white out.

    I fear half the battle will be motivating others rather than my own personal struggle.


    Onwards and upwards

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    ^ Chitty... are you taking a group of five year-olds ups this mountain with you?


    Quote Originally Posted by Topper View Post
    Rigs have port and starboard?
    I'm not sure but the boats I work on certainly do.

    I'm pretty sure that mobile drilling rigs are treated as a vessel and as such have a master. I'd imagine they have a bow and stern, in which case also a port and starboard side.

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    [QUOTE=Chittychangchang;4137635]A few energy inducing supplies for the climb...

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    The Naproxen is just a precaution for yours truly on account of my joints clicking for a week last time I climbed Snowdon 5 years ago in a total white out.

    I fear half the battle will be motivating others rather than my own personal struggle.
    what no GWYNT-Y-DDRAIG.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mendip View Post
    Chitty... are you taking a group of five year-olds ups this mountain with you?
    Yes, well near enough.

    Need to keep everyones blood sugar levels up for the 6 hours accent and descent.

    The anxious anticipation is growing...

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    Quote Originally Posted by jabir View Post
    but are you allowed to do such walks nowadays, what with social distancing still in force
    The rules of 5 mile travel in Wales were relaxed last week so all is good unless I get to close to a sheep

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    what a shame CHITTY missing what is one of the best horticulture shows in the world.

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    After a three hour drive the ominously looking Snowdon horseshoe came into view, amazingly all the peaks are visible including the prize.

    Chitty's Mountain mission to the top of Wales.-20200722_142950-jpg


    Unfortunately the Miners trail car park was rammed so we made our way into the picturesque village of Llanberis to revise our plans.

    Fortunately there are several different trails going towards the summit, we opted for the Llanberis path.
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    Weary knackered hikers at the foot of the mountain..
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    Everyone was coming down and we were the only ones going up, it was 3PM.
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    Best bang a coin in the post for good luck..
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    The RAF and Mountain rescue were very busy transporting the casualties down today..
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    Will update later, when my rigamortis has eased.

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    Llanberis path - 7.13Kms, if you eat all the sugar and only doing that distance you'll be coming down with Type 1 diabetes

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    Don't worry Chitty we're ready to collect you all is ok


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    The sugary snacks were a mistake, everyone craved savoury with much of the chatter about foods.
    A couple of bananas each was all that was consumed with the promise of a curry in the local restaurant being the secondary goal.
    The distance was 15km up and down with the descent being harder on the joints than accent.

    A pic for the sheep lovers..
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    Some railway porn..
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    The last train down, cheats!
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    Onwards and upwards..
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    People were open water swimming in this lake..
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    ^^^^ Classic U-shaped valleys formed by glaciers... great stuff!

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