Welsh 3's with a difference is planned North to South to finish at Ty-Powder KMC Hut which will be a good place to recover and socialise after this challenging trip.

If the weather is favourable I am thinking of heading off at  7pm on Friday evening from the car park (with the standing stones) above Rowen SH 7152 7177  and bivvy on top (the choice is up to the team; ethical folk will bivvy on Fael-Fras, cheats like me, Jim and Mark Rothers will get as far across the Carnedd's as we can to get a head start for the big day ahead...

Sat alpine start 4am head down to Ogwen (car will be there to take your bivvy gear), head up Tryfan (via North Ridge), up Glyder Fach (Bristly Ridge), at this point the teams may form 2 groups a faster team and a steady team (let's not have further splinter groups as we may need to be supportive and on our toes going over Crib Goch (towards the end of this epic day), I actually have a vision of Jim being carried across this ridge (so I won't be in his group).....

Next we will head across Glyder Fawr, Y-Garn and onto the beast Elider Fawr which offers an escape route directly down to the hut if the weather or legs are not playing ball (please no heroics).

if we are going well we will continue down to Nant Peris up the pass onto Crib Coch, Carnedd Ugain and finish on Ye Wyddra (Snowdon) and down to Llanberis where I will try to organise lifts back to the hut.

This will be a great adventure over the best Welsh mountains if nothing else it will be a laugh, I do hope we get a good range of KMC ages on this challenging trip, I am doing a recce in a couple of weeks so I will be lost in Wales in May and June.

Please contact me if you have any queries 

cheers

ps: I am working on having a Sherpa (veggie) Stew sorted for folk arriving back at the hut (Sat evening) and car logistics will be planned when numbers of folk are known...

updated notice issued 21.05.23

Hi All, 

I recced the Welsh 3’s on Friday 19th May heading out over a wet and very claggy Carnedd’s, the weather was blustery but cleared for my ascent of the brilliant Tryfan North Ridge and Bristly Ridge over the Glyders, Y Garn to Elidir Fawr down to Nant Peris and into a BnB in Llanberis this was a long (11 hours plus) and very tough day so I know the full route will very challenging for me.

I was really pleased to be introduced a chap at Stanage last weekend  called “Andy” who informed me that he and his mate are keen to join me on this challenge on 24th June (Andy, please add your names and emails to the meets notice on the KMC website and I will be in touch) and Paul Lonsdale has already put his name down on the KMC website meets notice.