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When? Started: 1993 Who? Started with staff and friends from U H S, Chester. Organiser: Martyn Harris We walk every Wednesday and Saturdays, New Years day and May Day. How many walk? Walks take place as long as there are at least 2 wanting to walk on that day. More walk on a Wednesday than on a Saturday. Most ever: 29. Current group size walking: 2-10 in mid-week and 2-4 on Saturday. Where do we walk? Saturday: Anywhere in North and Mid-Wales, Peak District, Shropshire and the Long Mynd and as far North as the Trough of Bowland. Thursday: Anywhere within about 40 miles of Chester. Type of walk: Distance: 6 – 14 miles (but usually under 10 miles). Climb: up to 4000’ (but usually very much less!). People involved on walks in 2020:- Martyn Harris, Fran Murphy, Sue and Michel Pelissier, Mike Dodd, David Savage, Wendy Peers, Celia de Mengle, Wendy and Ian Peers, Roger Smith, Paul Collinson, Ed Meads, Nigel and Elaine Taylor, Celia de Mengle, Sue Pearson.

Saturday 12 July 2008

Snowdon 12th July 2008

Some of the group at the summit trig point on Snowdon.
The group at the lunch spot - the best it gets!
The best view of the day - Hebog ridge.
Walk stats: Distance:8.1 miles; Climb:3319'.
Time: 5 hours 10 minute; walking average: 1.9 m.p.h.; Overall walk average: 1.6 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Julian Chisholm, Tony Smith, Peter Sykes, Andrew Jones, Andrew and Geoff Lawson.

This was the Waverton Evangelical Fellowship Men's annual walk.
The route ascended via the Snowdon Ranger path and descended by the Rhyd Ddu path using cars at both ends. The weather wasn't too kind to us and Snowdon summit never emerged from the clouds. Views from the summit trig point were left to memories or imagination. I was expecting the summit hotel on Snowdon to be near completion, but on what we saw today we will have to revisit in 2009 to see it completed!
Nevertherless the walk was enjoyed by all, but we had to wait until we could shelter by the first wall on the Rhyd Ddu path to have our lunch. By the time we finished we were in glorious sunshine with good views across the valley towards Moel Hebog and the Nantlle Ridge. The Snowdon summit still remained in cloud throughout.
Birds seen or heard today included: Swallow, Stonechat, Raven, Herring gull, Meadow pipit and Wheatear.

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