First walk up Snowdon tomorrow
Discussion
Yes food and drink. For me that meant a packet of jelly babies a packet of haribo a couple of flapjacks and some water.
My friend took a chicken and bacon sandwich, cheese pickle sandwich and a six pack of red bull. Halfway up the mountain, and halfway down my packet of jelly babies I was ready to mug my friend for his cheese and pickle, but I was too knackered.
Some sort of stick to take the weight off my knees would have been good on the way down as well.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
My friend took a chicken and bacon sandwich, cheese pickle sandwich and a six pack of red bull. Halfway up the mountain, and halfway down my packet of jelly babies I was ready to mug my friend for his cheese and pickle, but I was too knackered.
Some sort of stick to take the weight off my knees would have been good on the way down as well.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Edited by Swarley on Saturday 8th May 12:05
My equipment consisted of: doc-martin boots, normal socks, jeans, t-shirt, gulf racing jacket, barmah hat, a bag that came free with some aftershave, a 1941 brass compass, a 1920 brass telescope, para cord, duck-tape, blister plaster things, lighter, glow sticks, and a bugged spark plug from a model t ford. (found it in my jacket pocket)
Food and drink most certainly: more drink than you think, it's a long way up and you'll get thirsty.
As to the rest? It depends which path you are doing. If you do the Llanberis one up along the extremely well marked path that virtually follows the railway you will be doing it alongside a zillion grockles and cannot possibly get lost.
If you do any of the other routes you will absolutely need a proper OS map and a compass. If you have a GPS take it.
Snowdon is a friendly mountain if you use the tourist route. It's a walk up, no scrambling and nothing really dangerous other then the possibility of bad weather and the wind getting up - which will make you cold and make it dangerous to be near edges. The other routes are not so friendly.
People die on Snowdon every year but barring freak accidents it's because they weren't properly prepared, got lost, got somewhere they shouldn't have been and got hit with bad weather.
As to the rest? It depends which path you are doing. If you do the Llanberis one up along the extremely well marked path that virtually follows the railway you will be doing it alongside a zillion grockles and cannot possibly get lost.
If you do any of the other routes you will absolutely need a proper OS map and a compass. If you have a GPS take it.
Snowdon is a friendly mountain if you use the tourist route. It's a walk up, no scrambling and nothing really dangerous other then the possibility of bad weather and the wind getting up - which will make you cold and make it dangerous to be near edges. The other routes are not so friendly.
People die on Snowdon every year but barring freak accidents it's because they weren't properly prepared, got lost, got somewhere they shouldn't have been and got hit with bad weather.
working class said:
Jaffa cakes, bananas etc?
Ginster's scotch egg as taken on all good Himalayan expeditions.tbh, dried fruit, nuts and a couple of litres of water is probably the best value in terms of weight, but on the food front, I'd just take whatever you fancy. You're only looking to keep yourself going for a few hours. Snowdon is a proper, strenuous walk, and the weather can change pretty quickly (for example, in June/July it went from mild and sunny to thunderstorm with hail the size of cherry stones in the space of half an hour) ... nonetheless, it isn't remote.
p.s. when I say it's a walk, it's a walk if you stick to the main paths. If you chose to, you can make it as hair-raising and technical as you like.
Edited by ATG on Saturday 8th May 12:23
d.Don said:
Food and drink most certainly: more drink than you think, it's a long way up and you'll get thirsty.
As to the rest? It depends which path you are doing. If you do the Llanberis one up along the extremely well marked path that virtually follows the railway you will be doing it alongside a zillion grockles and cannot possibly get lost.
If you do any of the other routes you will absolutely need a proper OS map and a compass. If you have a GPS take it.
Snowdon is a friendly mountain if you use the tourist route. It's a walk up, no scrambling and nothing really dangerous other then the possibility of bad weather and the wind getting up - which will make you cold and make it dangerous to be near edges. The other routes are not so friendly.
People die on Snowdon every year but barring freak accidents it's because they weren't properly prepared, got lost, got somewhere they shouldn't have been and got hit with bad weather.
Yes we are doing the llanberis path, ill look into getting a map anywayAs to the rest? It depends which path you are doing. If you do the Llanberis one up along the extremely well marked path that virtually follows the railway you will be doing it alongside a zillion grockles and cannot possibly get lost.
If you do any of the other routes you will absolutely need a proper OS map and a compass. If you have a GPS take it.
Snowdon is a friendly mountain if you use the tourist route. It's a walk up, no scrambling and nothing really dangerous other then the possibility of bad weather and the wind getting up - which will make you cold and make it dangerous to be near edges. The other routes are not so friendly.
People die on Snowdon every year but barring freak accidents it's because they weren't properly prepared, got lost, got somewhere they shouldn't have been and got hit with bad weather.
Bottled oxygen for the death zone, crampons & ice axes and some sherpas
You might need one of these suits too
http://uk.thenorthface.com/tnf-uk-en/men/summit-se...
You might need one of these suits too
http://uk.thenorthface.com/tnf-uk-en/men/summit-se...
working class said:
Yes we are doing the llanberis path, ill look into getting a map anyway
Don't be a wooser. Go over the Grib Goch route & take a spare set of underwear
Fair amout of scrambling/hanging on & sheer drops. Which dissappear into the mist :9
check it out on google
i always end up coming down the 'stepped' route past the lakes at the bottom. You'll have a fantastic day
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