GW/SW-010

GW/SW-010

Craig Y Llyn

600m asl  grig ref. SN907 032    IO81FR

16th January 2016

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GW/SW-003 Fan Brycheiniog

GW/SW-003 Fan Brycheiniog

802m asl

Grid ref. SN825 218

As I arrived at the parking area at SN852 217 it was raining heavily and the mountain was completely obscured by cloud.  I could see that the streams were in full flood and I would have to ditch the walking boots in favor of wellies.  By the time I had sorted out my kit the rain had stooped and a large rainbow had formed to the west. 

The first leg of my route was to take me to SN832 213 Llyn Y Fan Fawr, around 2.3K to the west but to get there I had to cross several streams and some very boggy ground.  I was soon clear that the wellies had been a wise choice as the route was even worse than I had expected.

I arrived at the lake in around 45 minutes and took a short breather before the ascent to the summit.

From the lake the path to the summit climbs steeply to the north east and has been improved greatly over the past few years.  By the time I reached 700m I was into the cloud and visibility reduces drastically.

After arriving at the summit I made myself comfortable in the shelter and set up for my activation on 2m,  WX wasn't the best so I kept it fairly short and with 13 contacts in the log it suddenly went very quiet. Stuck it out for another 10 minutes but with no takers i decided to pull the plug and begin the trek back to the car. Many thanks to all the stations I worked.  73  Mal (GW6OVD)

Date:08/Jan/2016 Summit:GW/SW-003 (Fan Brycheiniog) Call Used:GW6OVD/P 

Time	Call	Band	Mode	Notes
13:26z	GW0PLP	144MHz	FM	Don 5/5
13:29z	2W0JMK	144MHz	FM	Mark 5/9
13:32z	M1MST/M	144MHz	FM	Clive 5/9
13:34z	M0JLA	144MHz	FM	ROD 4/1
13:35z	GW0RWM	144MHz	FM	Richard 5/9
13:36z	M0NTC	144MHz	FM	Jez 4/1
13:38z	GW6DGU	144MHz	FM	Roy 5/9
13:42z	GC0SYG	144MHz	FM	Jim 5/3
13:43z	GW0WGN	144MHz	FM	Jim 5/3
13:45z	GW1CLH	144MHz	FM	Paul 5/9
13:46z	G7HEM	144MHz	FM	Mike 4/1
13:51z	GW1BXX	144MHz	FM	Adrian 5/9
13:55z	G0RQL	144MHz	FM	Don 5/9

 

GW/SW-002

GW/SW-002

Waun Fach   811m asl

Grid ref. SO 215 300    Locator IO81KX

For today's activation I was joined by Ian 2W0IWM who has recently joined our group after returning from Brazil, where he has lived and worked for the past few years.  

Our route for today's activation started at SO186 290, heading east to SO203 286 then north to SO203 293 and finally north east to the summit with a total distance of 4k each way and an ascent of 520m. 

By the time we reached 600m we were in thick cloud and could feel the temperature dropping by the minute.    We continued climbing and soon left the cloud behind to find blue sky's and brilliant sunshine.

As we approached the summit it was clear that the National Parks had been very busy in the area and had installed new footpaths and had improved drainage greatly.  This summit has always been infamous for being extremely wet and muddy even in the best of weather but things are now much improved. 

After setting up, all the day's contacts were made on vhf, with summit to summit's with GW/SW-001, GW/MW-011, G/WB-023 and finally G/CE-003.

Many thanks to all chasers and fellow activators who made the day such a success.

Date:06/Jan/2016 Summit:GW/SW-002 (Waun Fach) Call Used:GW6OVD/P Points: 8 Bonus: 3   

Time	Call	Band	Mode	Notes
11:47z	MW6BWA/P	144MHz	FM	Viki S2S
11:48z	MW0JLA/P	144MHz	FM	Rod S2S
12:08z	G8MIA	144MHz	FM	Andy
12:09z	MW0PJJ	144MHz	FM	Phil
12:12z	MW0ZUR	144MHz	FM	Bary
12:12z	GW4VPX/P	144MHz	FM	Allan S2S
12:16z	2E0DAQ	144MHz	FM	Gary
12:18z	G7HEM	144MHz	FM	Mike
12:19z	G4WTF	144MHz	FM	Ian
12:22z	G0RQL	144MHz	FM	Don
12:24z	MW6YHR	144MHz	FM	Rhys
12:25z	2E0FOK	144MHz	FM	Dave
12:26z	M0NTC	144MHz	FM	Jez
12:29z	M0HCU	144MHz	FM	Don S2S
12:30z	M6RUG	144MHz	FM	Dave
12:33z	GW1CLH	144MHz	FM	Paul
12:41z	G6IQL	144MHz	FM	S2S CE-003
12:44z	G4MGW	144MHz	FM	Alan