Radio Tales from West Wales and beyond...: GW/NW-010 Moel Siabod

GW/NW-010 Moel Siabod

19/May/2021

Nice pile-up with new and old friends calling in

I parked at the Bryn Glo car park SH736570. Thinking back I should have tried the carpark at Plas y Brenin as I could see later on from the summit that there were plenty of parking spots and that approach is an easier route to the summit. I was soon on my way heading up for the bridge which takes you across the Afon Llygwy, this would be a far more interesting and testing route anyway.

My route from SOTA mapping by Roger MW0IDX

Leaving an empty carpark

Short walk to the bridge (Pont Cyfyng) to cross the Afon Llygwy

Pont Cyfyng and the Afon Llygwy

It was rather hot and when I first glimpsed the summit it looked as if it was going to be a cracking day. Little did I realise although warned by various weather forecasts that there would be heavy downpours of rain and hailstones.

A glimpse of my target as I climb out of Pont Cyfyng

Heading for the gate and my track up through the mines

Following the track towards the mine and beside 'no name lake'?

Nice reflection at the second lake

Hail and rain arriving...time for the overtrousers

Heavy rain now at Llyn y Foel

Poor visibility at Llyn y Foel...need wipers on my glasses.

Involves a lot of scrambling over and between large boulders..looking back down

At last...the trigpoint

In glorious sunshine I set up below the trigpoint and far enough away from visitors. I called on 145.500 thinking that my spot from 15 minutes ago would have alerted chasers to my imminent transmissions…that never arrived on Sotawatch? Nevertheless, I was greeted with a massive pile -up and soon qualified the summit in 3 minutes…thanks everyone.

Not too far from the trigpoint

Protection from the cold breeze

10:47	GW4TQD	144MHz	FM	John nr Aberporth
10:48	GW4ZPL	144MHz	FM	John nr Caernarfon
10:48	2E0TDX	144MHz	FM	Neil in Cheshire
10:50	MW0OFA	144MHz	FM	Frank nr Cardigan
10:51	M0KPW/P	144MHz	FM	Chris s2s LD-024 Pike of Blisco
10:52	2W0JMK	144MHz	FM	Mark nr Clynderwen
10:53	GW1KGW	144MHz	FM	Colin on Anglesey
10:55	GM4VFL/P	144MHz	FM	Andrew s2s Hart Fell SS-037
10:56	GW4TJC/A	144MHz	FM	Simon in Rhyd Ddu
10:58	GW8GLW	144MHz	FM	Irfon nr Lampeter
10:58	G7RC/P	144MHz	FM	Ron nr Crewe
10:59	G7WKX	144MHz	FM	Simon nr Liverpool
11:01	G4ZRP	144MHz	FM	Brian on the Wirral
11:03	MW7GWR	144MHz	FM	David
11:04	2W0LLJ	144MHz	FM	jenny nr Aberporth
11:05	MW0VLO	144MHz	FM	Barry nr Aberporth
11:07	M3SNV	144MHz	FM	Stephen nr Liverpool
11:09	GW8SFT	144MHz	FM	Dave nr Aberystwyth
11:11	GW3KCQ	144MHz	FM	Eric nr Lampeter
11:13	M0VAZ	144MHz	FM	John on the Wirral
11:15	M6NSV	144MHz	FM	Neil in Staffordshire
11:16	2W0LVE/P	144MHz	FM	Chris nr Newcastle Emlyn
11:22	M0JKS/P	144MHz	FM	Dave s2s SP-013 Gun
11:29	GW8NZN	144MHz	FM	David s2s NW-042 Moel y Gamelin

After a long sweaty trek to the summit and not having done my usual change of essential clothing from the rucksack I was getting rather chilly even though the sun was out. It was time to pull the plug have a warm coffee, something to eat and get moving to generate some heat. Great day and thanks to all the chasers.