Crudcatcher Ride - Snowdon!!

Proutster

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

It would be nice to see more of the crudder old guard in that list - it still strikes me that it's more of a "3 cruddites, and a bunch of newbies go to ride snowdon" thing.
Might just be me, I guess, but this place seems to have lost it's sense of community. Well, by community, I mean commune for the criminally insane.

You can lead a horse to water.....

And anyway, I don't reckon the rest of them actually ride bikes

pesky_jones

Proutster wrote:

And anyway, I don't reckon the rest of them actually ride bikes

fatfiend

Just so none of you are the fattest, unfittest, slowest, and most scarred onthe down hill bit - I'll throw my hat in the ring - much against my better judgment, but hey!... Paella my one weakness. After beer of course. Oh yeh, and curry.

Proutster

Proutster wrote:

As far as I can work out, this is the list so far:

Going:
Squareflops (although doubtful in my mind if his buddy NM isn't coming)
Proutster
lawman
thekickingmule
Yeehaa (no accomm)
Bails87
Richie63
DodgeT } Accomm only for Saturday night
mike_s14 } Accomm only for Saturday night
Alex off of Epic Bleed Solutions } Accomm only for Saturday night
Fatfiend
Maybe:
Angry Bird
VWsurfbum
Pesky Jones
Projectsome

Updated 15:32 on 15th Feb

Right, need to get this sorted now!

I'm going to dig into the accom over the next few days, so if you're on the "Maybe" list and don't commit to be a definite by the end of Friday 15th then I won't be including you in the accom that I book.

BTW if you're not on the list but want to come then let me know - again by the end of Friday - and you're in!!

If you want to come but can't commit by the end of Friday, you're more than welcome but you'll have to sort out your own accom.

Only a few hours to go, come you lazy lot - commit!!

pesky_jones

I'm 90% sure now but I'd rather sort my own accom just so if something does comes up I'm not letting anyone down/ causing any extra agro.

Proutster

Pesky Jones wrote:

I'm 90% sure now but I'd rather sort my own accom just so if something does comes up I'm not letting anyone down/ causing any extra agro.

Understood matey, you must've tried to organise some trips and been on the receiving end of that kind of messing!!

I have before, so I appreciate it

DodgeT

Have you heard off mike? I asked alex to talk to him as I thnk theyre hoping to come together.
Ooh errr.

Proutster

DodgeT wrote:

Have you heard off mike? I asked alex to talk to him as I thnk theyre hoping to come together.
Ooh errr.

No, he doesn't call, he doesn't text....I think he's fallen out of love with me

I'll see him on Sunday anyway, so I'll grill him about Snowdon and next Sat around Ladybower.

bentes

Proutster wrote:

Proutster wrote:

As far as I can work out, this is the list so far:

Going:
Squareflops (although doubtful in my mind if his buddy NM isn't coming)
Proutster
lawman
thekickingmule
Yeehaa (no accomm)
Bails87
Richie63
DodgeT } Accomm only for Saturday night
mike_s14 } Accomm only for Saturday night
Alex off of Epic Bleed Solutions } Accomm only for Saturday night
Fatfiend
Bentes
Maybe:
Angry Bird
VWsurfbum
Pesky Jones
Projectsome
Updated 15:32 on 15th Feb

Right, need to get this sorted now!

I'm going to dig into the accom over the next few days, so if you're on the "Maybe" list and don't commit to be a definite by the end of Friday 15th then I won't be including you in the accom that I book.

BTW if you're not on the list but want to come then let me know - again by the end of Friday - and you're in!!

If you want to come but can't commit by the end of Friday, you're more than welcome but you'll have to sort out your own accom.

Only a few hours to go, come you lazy lot - commit!!

Forgot about me in there. By the way, at what time are you planning to start on saturday? I'm driving from Lichfield so I don't know if it's better to go straight out after work or saturday really early.

Proutster

bentes wrote:

Forgot about me in there. By the way, at what time are you planning to start on saturday? I'm driving from Lichfield so I don't know if it's better to go straight out after work or saturday really early.

Whoops, sorry!

Not quite sure about times, most of us are getting there on Friday evening. To allow the possibility of 2 runs up & down (as suggested by DodgeT above) we should start earlier rather than later but not really thought about it yet.

I think the best plan is to join us - and Richie63's famous paella - on Friday evening. Then most of us will be in the same state for Saturday

I'll get around to firming up times later this weekend

bentes

Nice, Friday it is! :-)

Richie63

Better pack the paella pan then......

bentes

What should we contribute with?

Proutster

Right then, here's the final list that I'm booking accommodation for:

Going:
Squareflops - I'll text Jim to check if he's coming or not as he hasn't been heard of for a while & I'm pretty sure he won't be coming
Proutster
lawman
thekickingmule
Yeehaa (no accomm)
Bails87
Richie63
DodgeT } Accomm only for Saturday night
mike_s14 } Accomm only for Saturday night
Alex off of Epic Bleed Solutions } Accomm only for Saturday night
Fatfiend
Bentes

On their own
Angry Bird
VWsurfbum
Pesky Jones
Projectsome

So that's 7 of us (not including Squareflops) for Friday & Saturday nights, 3 for just Saturday night and Yeehaa going back to the comfort of his own pit.

I'll send an enquiry to the Vagabond in Betws-y-Coed today and let everybody know when they reply.

YeehaaMcgee

It's not a pit, it's a cave, thank you very much.
well, i call it a cave, really it's just underneath a flyover.

thekickingmule

Yeehaa:

Richie63

^

YeehaaMcgee

Congratulations, you just made the same joke as me. Your humour astounds me.

that picture is class though

Proutster

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

Congratulations, you just made the same joke as me. Your humour astounds me.

that picture is class though

Flyover in Wales = Troll's Bridge

bails87

Sup homedogs.

Haven't been in here for ages. But I'm still in for the ride. I might get there late on Friday or early on Saturday, depends on work. Who/when do I pay for the accommodation? (Cash only, no 'favours'!)

Gazlar

Trolls live under flyovers in Wales because they think its like a cave

Northwind

Any news from the vagabond?

Proutster

Northwind wrote:

Any news from the vagabond?

Yes, sorry - too busy & I forgot to report back :oops:

Unfortunately the Vagabond only has a room for 4 people over that weekend.

So, how about Betws y Coed YHA? Anyone stayed there? There's a kitchen, so Richie63 can cook his paella indoors and breakfast bacon can be done..

YHA

DodgeT

Looks fine.

Proutster

Betws y Coed YHA doesn't have availability on Friday 5th, they can fit us all in on Sat 6th but nothing on Friday.

As it's only 1.5 - 2 hours from me, I'm beginning to wonder about driving over on Saturday morning and just staying on the Sat night at the YHA.

Suggestions?

DodgeT

Proutster wrote:

Betws y Coed YHA doesn't have availability on Friday 5th, they can fit us all in on Sat 6th but nothing on Friday.

As it's only 1.5 - 2 hours from me, I'm beginning to wonder about driving over on Saturday morning and just staying on the Sat night at the YHA.
Suggestions?

Shotgun

Proutster

Anybody stayed at Pen-y-Pass YHA?

Seems quite close to Snowdon and it's got a bar!!

DodgeT

Never stayed there but looks OK too. Well positioned for a beer fuelled midnight walk to the top of snowdon

DodgeT

Right chappies, need your input ASAP.....

Need to make some definate plans as this weekend is turning out to be particularly busy everywhere!

Please confirm to Proutster about accomodation, as we need to move fast and book either Pen y pass or betwys.

Now, for the really important bit, Antur Stiniog on the sunday - who wants to go??? According to the website, they only have 1 space left. But i've spoken to Adrian and he will fit us in, just need to tell him DEFINATE names by the end of TOMORROW! So if you want to go, put your real name in the reply please !!!!

Roger Taylor
Mark Prout
Mike Robinson
Alex Mansell

Northwind

OK, fark it, I am in.

Antur Stiniog- would be my preference, but only as part of the whole group thing so if there's not that much demand for it I'd be happy to do something else. But I hates me the climbs!