GW/NW-003 Glyder Fawr

 

GW/NW-003 Glyder Fawr

07/Sepember/2021

With Rhodri today & 10 points for SOTA

What a fantastic day although slightly too hot! Took plenty of water but that adds to the weight in the rucksack..ah well. 17 contacts in total with 2 summit to summits. Only one more 3000 footer left to do in Snowdonia. I took the plunge and spent £18 on the advance online parking for Pen y Pass which went smoothly via JustPark. It was great to have my eldest son Rhodri as company today...it's been a long while since we activated a summit together. I've included some of the many photos we took of our journey which include views of Snowdon, Crib Goch, Tryfan, Y Garn and Elidir Fawr amongst others. We found a new way down which avoided the scree bits and red dots we had on the way up...seems like a new route is developing and not visible on our way up .. a 100m to the East.

A view of Snowdon at a viewing point on the road up to Pen y Pass

Our route up to Glyder Fawr

Glyder Fawr...somewhere up there

Rhodri looking across at Crib Goch....

Approaching some scree

Still working our way up

Follow the red dot trail markers...getting fainter as the years go by.

Fellow Mountain Goats...

Panoramic view towards Snowdon

Snowdon & Crib Goch....red spot trail marker on the left

The going gets slightly easier as the day gets hotter....

Arrived and activating for SOTA

11:58	GW4HQB/P	144MHz	FM	Philip s2s Fan Brycheiniog
12:01	GW4ZPL	144MHz	FM	John nr Caernarfon
12:02	GW4BML	144MHz	FM	Ben nr Llanfair Caereinion
12:03	MW7GWR	144MHz	FM	Dave nr Barmouth
12:04	2E0AGB	144MHz	FM	Allen in West Yorkshire
12:04	G4ZRP	144MHz	FM	Brian on the Wirral
12:05	M7MCG/P	144MHz	FM	Mick s2s Fountains Fell
12:06	G1PIE	144MHz	FM	Mark nr Preston
12:07	MW0NLG	144MHz	FM	Malc mobile
12:08	M7PMK/P	144MHz	FM	Paul nr Chester
12:09	GW6DGU	144MHz	FM	Roy nr Cardigan
12:10	MW7IML	144MHz	FM	Pete nr Dolgellau
12:11	MW0OFA	144MHz	FM	Frank nr Cardigan
12:12	G7WKX	144MHz	FM	Simon nr Liverpool
12:13	GW0PLP	144MHz	FM	Don nr Cardigan
12:17	GW0WMW	144MHz	FM	Mike nr Dolgellau
12:20	M6NSV	144MHz	FM	Neil in Staffordshire

 

Paraglider in view

Snowdon from my activation point

Snowdon

Towards Llanberis

Tryfan..been there and done that

Rocky summit..

Elidir Fawr and Y Garn...did those last week

Ynys Mon

Long way down but we found an easier route free of red dots and scree :)

Rhodri relaxing in the shade at tea time....

My activation set-up

VHF Antenna support – 4m Decathalon Glass Fibre Fishing pole

(VHF-UHF) Yaesu FT270 - FM (5-watts) into a ‘Slim J’

Thanks everyone for the contacts

73 Allan GW4VPX