Crudcatcher Ride - Snowdon!!
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you may question the angle of the SPD, but it is specifically designed for downhill fastness. You'll see0
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Stick me down as a maybe, if your going up and down llanberis path - rangers/telegraph down was poo0
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I thought the rangers path looked pretty good!!0
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After a quick research I'll still be a maybe but pretty unlikely, as suspected its the last weekend of the Easter holidays and add I'm not off in the summer holidays I'm most likely to be on holiday which is a bummer as they keep falling on my holidays0
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Right I'm in as far as I can avoid a family holiday and daughters birthday
Defo ride Snowdon and how about that new center just down the road - Antur Stiniog?I'm going to blow the bank on a new build ( within reason ) NOW DONE!!
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lawman wrote:I thought the rangers path looked pretty good!!
Only been up and down Snowdon once on a bike (but a few times on foot) and we went up 'beris, down rangers / telegraph.
To very briefly sum it up (from memory of course);
Llanberis path = rocky goodness all the way up (so same on the way down)
Rangers, started off OK, down to where you would carry on for beris or split for rangers. Then turned into a fairly flatish, then short scree type surface for a short while. Then a few nice switchbacks, but only a few. Quite a short bouldery section (100 yds or so). Then turned into a flat path with metal water bars to hop over. Walk up over to telegraph, which is just a slabbed path with stone water bars to hop over. I'd say 20% techy stuff 80% flat path.
@ Richie, damn fine idea that!0 -
He's learning!The Northern Monkey wrote:thekickingmule wrote:Put me down for this, I should be up for it. Depends on when Easter falls, but would be good to have a ride in Wales.
Might be worth booking a lodge or something, if breakfast is thrown in as well, then awesome!
What am I your biatch?... hmmm
It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.
Join us on UK-MTB we won't bite, but bring cake!
Blender Cube AMS Pro0 -
I'm up for it, although obviously, I'll be in my own nice warm bed, since I'm literally 10 minutes by car away form the base of Snowdon.The Northern Monkey wrote:I was thinking about a hostel/bunkhouse, there are loads in the penmancho area with a lot of room... if we booked early we would probably be able to book the whole place at a good price.
Either that or camping!
eg: http://www.jessejamesbunkhouse.co.uk/ac ... house.html
No, you can't stay over, you bloody freaks.
Rather than Penmachno, I was thinking, there's a hostel type thing in Capel Curig (less than 10 minutes from top of Snowdon pass, about 15-20 from the start of the Llanberis path), but I have no idea what it's called. If I pass it this weekend I'll chack it out.
Another option is the hostel at the top of the Llanberis pass.0 -
Oh, incidentally, if anyone wants to take a train over, then Bangor station is probably your best bet.
Anyone going to Snowden, is going to be very very lost, since that's in Utah, or Canada.0 -
Please could people update the going/maybe list so I can get an idea of numbers? I've lost track!
When its up to date I'll fire off a few emails, if anyone finds any more lodges/bunkhouses let me know!
Going:
The Northern Monkey
Squareflops
MTB_TR
welshkev
Cat With No Tail
Proutster
pilch
lawman
thekickingmule
Maybe:
Angry Bird
VWsurfbum
Gazlar0 -
The Northern Monkey wrote:Please could people update the going/maybe list so I can get an idea of numbers? I've lost track!
When its up to date I'll fire off a few emails, if anyone finds any more lodges/bunkhouses let me know!
Going:
The Northern Monkey
Squareflops
MTB_TR
welshkev
Cat With No Tail
Proutster
pilch
lawman
thekickingmule
ME
Maybe:
Angry Bird
VWsurfbum
Gazlar0 -
YeehaaMcgee wrote:The Northern Monkey wrote:Please could people update the going/maybe list so I can get an idea of numbers? I've lost track!
When its up to date I'll fire off a few emails, if anyone finds any more lodges/bunkhouses let me know!
Going:
The Northern Monkey
Squareflops
MTB_TR
welshkev
Cat With No Tail
Proutster
pilch
lawman
thekickingmule
ME
Maybe:
Angry Bird
VWsurfbum
Gazlar
<<This guy0 -
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bails87 wrote:I'm in, but Northern Monkey knew that from FBGoing:Going:
The Northern Monkey
Squareflops
MTB_TR
welshkev
Cat With No Tail
Proutster
pilch
lawman
thekickingmule
Yeehaa
Bails87
Richie63
Maybe:
Angry Bird
VWsurfbum
Gazlar
<<That guyI'm going to blow the bank on a new build ( within reason ) NOW DONE!!
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Oh, er... I hate to break bad news, but...
Snowdon isn't there any more. It's really odd. I went for a long walk earlier, and it was still there, definitely. Now though, I can't see it at all.0 -
Going:
The Northern Monkey
Squareflops
MTB_TR
welshkev
Cat With No Tail
Proutster
pilch
lawman
thekickingmule
Yeehaa
Bails87
Richie63
Maybe:
Angry Bird
VWsurfbum
Gazlar
Projectsome
DodgeT0 -
Are we still on for this?
It's in my diary, so it's got to be happening!
Might be some good training for you nutters planning to do Gazlar's CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC2CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC thingy?
Come on NM, I know that you said you're carp at organising things but here's your chance to shine!!
It would also be a good reason to get that funny chap with no tail back onto his MTB 0 -
Proutster wrote:Are we still on for this?
It's in my diary, so it's got to be happening!
Might be some good training for you nutters planning to do Gazlar's CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC2CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC thingy?
Come on NM, I know that you said you're carp at organising things but here's your chance to shine!!
It would also be a good reason to get that funny chap with no tail back onto his MTB
what he said ^^^^^ 0 -
Mmmm, I could be tempted by this. But I don't do camping (bunkhouses are ok)
I've ridden up Llanberis / down Rangers before but quite fancied riding down Llanberis.....
Oh, and I didn't realise this was from October so probably isn't happening now anyway Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the number of moments that take your breath away....
Riding a gorgeous ano orange Turner Burner!
Sponsor the CC2CC at http://www.justgiving.com/cc2cc0 -
strike me into the unavailable category now as I am as first feared, on holiday. I will think of you all as i guzzle cocktails overlooking the med0
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miss notax wrote:Mmmm, I could be tempted by this. But I don't do camping (bunkhouses are ok)
I've ridden up Llanberis / down Rangers before but quite fancied riding down Llanberis.....
Oh, and I didn't realise this was from October so probably isn't happening now anyway
as far as i know it's still pencilled in. ben?0 -
I hope this is still on, seriously looking forward to it!! and as said, would be good technical training for the CCCC2CCC nutters to attend
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If the dates still the 5th April then I'm going.I'm going to blow the bank on a new build ( within reason ) NOW DONE!!
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If this is still on, I maybe attending. Will check my weekend shifts tomorrow at work. Just a question is it ride on the Friday or just meet up on the Friday?0
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Proutster wrote:Are we still on for this?
It's in my diary, so it's got to be happening!
Might be some good training for you nutters planning to do Gazlar's CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC2CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC thingy?
Come on NM, I know that you said you're carp at organising things but here's your chance to shine!!
It would also be a good reason to get that funny chap with no tail back onto his MTB
Answer me damn you, you Northern Monkey 0 -
Prouster - sorry about not replying, read your PM in work then forgot about it... time to pull my finger out!
Right, so. Is this is list as it stands? For 5th April?
Going:
The Northern Monkey
Squareflops
MTB_TR
welshkev
Cat With No Tail
Proutster
pilch
lawman
thekickingmule
Yeehaa
Bails87
Richie63
Maybe:
Angry Bird
VWsurfbum
Gazlar
Projectsome
DodgeT
12 definates?
I'll get calling round again tomorrow!0 -
Is everyone happy with the accom - http://www.eaglespenmachno.co.uk/Penmac ... house.html
Worked out as £31 for 2 nights, bang on the door for Penmancho and near enough to Snowdon!0 -
