Snowdon Oct 1999 Trip Report

Saturday 2nd October 1999

Heavy showers, hail and cloud dominated the scene today. The Crib Goch team described their walk as 'interesting'. One person said that being shifted along that ridge by three yards was 'quite an experience'! Most of them were experienced members.

Meanwhile hike 3, by far the largest group, was made up of quite a few new members who hadn't experienced this kind of weather before. The combination of heavy showers and hail combined with a a gale to severe gale force wind was for some people 'not their cup of tea'. It was nonetheless an ideal introduction to Autumn and gave people a good opportunity to assess the suitability of the equipment they were wearing. I'll say this warning now - the weather is often a lot worse than this in winter. However most people had a good time.

Our inventive hikes sec - Lee Pattison - planned a new route and 'broke the mould' of previous hike secs by making a nice longer walk for hike 1. Dave Edgar, the guy doing that hike (along with two others) said that it was quite a rushed affair. Dave is one of the fastest hikers in the club and that says something about this new route!

Overall despite the gales and showers, it was a good day.