Radio Tales from West Wales and beyond...: GW/NW-005 Elidir Fawr & GW/NW-004 Y Garn

GW/NW-005 Elidir Fawr

01/September/2021

Two big ones today

Another very early start from home to get to the parking spot for Elidir Fawr GW/NW-005 and Y Garn GW/NW-004. 20 chasers on Eildir and 31 on Y Garn with a good haul of s2s. Weather was reasonable on Elidir but low cloud and poor visibility on Y Garn so the photos are not spectacular.

Parked at SH596631....then did Elidir first.

Across to Y Garn later then retrace steps to the car...long day

Head up the service road for Marchlyn Mawr Reservoir

On my way

Looking back down at Marchlyn Reservoir

Elidir Fawr

From the top of Elidir Fawr

Set up in the cairn with pole still in the rucksack

10:09	GW4TQE/P	144MHz	FM	John s2s Moel y Gamelin
10:11	MW0OFA	144MHz	FM	Frank nr Cardigan
10:12	GW6DGU	144MHz	FM	Roy nr Cardigan
10:13	GW4XXF	144MHz	FM	Bruce nr Tywyn
10:14	EI9GGB	144MHz	FM	Michael in Co.Wexford
10:15	MW0JKS/P	144MHz	FM	Dave s2s Penycloddiau
10:16	G6LKB	144MHz	FM	David nr Ulverston
10:17	G6AEK	144MHz	FM	Dave ne Poulton le Fylde
10:18	M0VAZ	144MHz	FM	John on the Wirral
10:19	GW4ZPL	144MHz	FM	John nr Caernarfon
10:19	G0HRT	144MHz	FM	Rob nr Liverpool
10:21	MW7GWR	144MHz	FM	Dave nr Barmouth
10:22	G4TJC	144MHz	FM	Simon nr Glossop
10:23	G4ZRP	144MHz	FM	Brian on the Wirral
10:24	GW0KPV	144MHz	FM	G nr Holyhead
10:26	GD4VBA	144MHz	FM	Rob Colby Isle of Man
10:29	MW0VLO	144MHz	FM	Barry nr Cardigan
10:45	GW4BML/P	144MHz	FM	Ben enroute Cadair Idris
10:46	G6WBS/P	144MHz	FM	Shane s2s Calf Top
10:55	MW0VCM/P	144MHz	FM	John s2s Arenig Fawr

There was low cloud on Y Garn but I made the decision to head over and activate it. Long walk knowing that after Y Garn I’d be retracing my steps back up towards Elidir later in the afternoon to get back to the car.

GW/NW-004 Y Garn

2^nd of the day

Heading down to Bwlch Brecan then across to Y Garn in the cloud

Llyn Ogwen in the distance

Snowdon with cloud cover

Snowdon cloud cover

Climbing towards Y Garn...low cloud

12:47	GW4BML/P	144MHz	FM	Ben s2s Cadair Idris
12:54	2E0XYL	144MHz	FM	Karen in Cheshire
12:55	G1PIE	144MHz	FM	Mark nr Preston
12:56	MW0JKS/P	144MHz	FM	David s2s Penycloddiau
12:57	2E0LKC	144MHz	FM	Peter nr Stockport
12:58	GW0PLP	144MHz	FM	Don nr Cardigan
12:59	MW0IDX	144MHz	FM	Roger nr Kinmel Bay
12:59	M0MZB	144MHz	FM	Matthew in Cumbria
13:00	MW0OFA	144MHz	FM	Frank nr Cardigan
13:01	G0MHF	144MHz	FM	John nr Birkenhead
13:02	2E0AGB	144MHz	FM	Allen in West Yorkshire
13:03	G7WKX	144MHz	FM	Simon nr Liverpool
13:04	G4TJC	144MHz	FM	Simon nr Glossop
13:06	G6LKB	144MHz	FM	David nr Ulverston
13:09	2W0TIR	144MHz	FM	Gwyndaf nr Llanrwst
13:10	MW7BIA/P	144MHz	FM	Martin
13:11	M0VAZ	144MHz	FM	John on the Wirral
13:12	G0HRT	144MHz	FM	Rob nr Liverpool
13:13	G4MYU	144MHz	FM	Art nr Nelson
13:15	M6NSV	144MHz	FM	Neil in Staffordshire
13:16	2E0GPV	144MHz	FM	Andy in Lancashire
13:18	MW0JSB/P	144MHz	FM	Matthew s2s Fan Fawr
13:20	M0MTP/M	144MHz	FM	Mateuz
13:21	MW7GWR	144MHz	FM	Dave nr Barmouth
13:22	2E0MIX	144MHz	FM	Derek in Cumbria
13:24	MW0GWG	144MHz	FM	Richard nr Aberystwyth
13:29	M3TMX/P	144MHz	FM	Jordan s2s G/LDW-002 WOTA
13:31	GW4XXF	144MHz	FM	Bruce nr Tywyn
13:32	GW4ZPL	144MHz	FM	John nr Caernarfon
13:35	2E0GKW	144MHz	FM	Christopher nr Sutton
13:37	MI0AIH	144MHz	FM	David in Co.Tyrone