Mountaineering Locations

Mountaineering Locations: OK ILL COPY YOURS ASSHOLE (1743 words)
by - written on 19.08.01
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I’ve been holidaying in Wales for most of my life now, and it is has always been something that I wanted to do – climb Mount Snowdon. Now, the more experienced climber might refer to Snowdon as nothing more than a large hill, but let me tell you, to a relative beginner like myself, it as definitely a mountain, and a great blinking big one at that! For those of you that don’t know, Snowdon (or “Yr Wyddfa”, as the Welsh call it, which means “the great mound, or tomb”) is the largest mountain in England and Wales, standing at 3561 feet (or 1085 metres). It is set in the heart of Snowdonia National Park in North ...

It's bloody cold up here!!! (1741 words)
by scottyc - written on 16.08.01 (Very useful, 1108 readings)
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I’ve been holidaying in Wales for most of my life now, and it is has always been something that I wanted to do – climb Mount Snowdon. Now, the more experienced climber might refer to Snowdon as nothing more than a large hill, but let me tell you, to a relative beginner like myself, it as definitely a mountain, and a great blinking big one at that! For those of you that don’t know, Snowdon (or “Yr Wyddfa”, as the Welsh call it, which means “the great mound, or tomb”) is the largest mountain in England and Wales, standing at 3561 feet (or 1085 metres). It is set in the heart of Snowdonia National Park in North ...