Snowdon Sept 2000 Trip Report

Sunday 24th September 2000



The view we should have got of Moel Eilio

The day started well as the coach driver dropped us in a different place to where we were expecting, and we got to marvel at the delights of the Slate Museum. We had a full coach, but almost everyone (unsurprisingly) wanted to do Hike 3, the slightly nicer route up Snowdon, so this was split into two groups.

Hike 1 and both Hike 3s were completed without any problems (could this have something to do with the lack of Crib Goch?), but Hike 5 made a slight detour, due to an (ahem) "oversight" by the leader (sorry!). Luckily, they were saved from wandering in the hills forever by a slightly scary ten-year-old who advised them on the correct bearing to head off at.



A nice view!



Moel Hebog from the East

The weather was cloudy and drizzly throughout the whole day, but in general a good time was had by all, especially in the pub with its jigsaw of John Smiths beer mats. Late in the day the rain came in, and as it did the cloud lifted to reveal the tops of the mountains through the murk.

Thanks to Chris Dixon for the photos... he went back a day later, when the weather was great. Oh well!