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Day 1 No need for an early start as todays objective was simply to drive through the Mont Blanc tunnel, make our way to the village of Pont in the Savarenche valley to park up & walk up to our home for the next 3 days, the Refuge Vittorio Emanuele, named after the Italian King who’s hunting grounds had long since been re-classified as The Gran Paradiso National Park. Gran Paradiso, the mountain is the
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Having booked my more-or-less annual Summer sojourn to The Alps to team up with ‘my’ guide, Tim Blakemore, I was told by my most recent climbing partner, Judy, ‘I can’t make those dates Paul as they overlap with my cycling trip with ‘The Belles”. Plan B was an instant thought ‘could Dorina take Judy’s place now that we have a quieter Cafe?’. Dorina………..? ‘Yes please my Darling’ came her enthusiastic reply. This was going to
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So you are still with me, really? Early on the ascent of the Rhyd Ddu having passed a family group as well as a middle aged woman (probably my age so maybe that should be an old woman) whom I gave reassurance to that the path did also lead to the South Ridge my next memory is that of seeing the concerned faces of Maggie & Alwyn Oliver as they opened the first gate for
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A little later than planned to put this blog up but hopefully still of interest to anyone who followed my progress on the day. To summarise the plan was to go up & down each of the six main walking routes on Snowdon between sunrise (4:49 am) & sunset (9:46 pm). My planned schedule for each leg had been set after I’d done a timing recce of each leg in the weeks leading up to
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Just a few days away now so if you are able & willing to get involved here’s what is going on:- Paul’s 6 routes up & down Snowdon start at Sunrise on Saturday morning as he sets off up the PyG track at 4:49 am. He will be on a live tracker & we will be updating his progress throughout the day on both Facebook & at the Cafe. As ever he will appreciate support
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Day 1 No need for an early start as todays objective was simply to drive through the Mont Blanc tunnel, make our way to the village of Pont in the Savarenche valley to park up & walk up to our home for the next 3 days, the Refuge Vittorio Emanuele, named after the Italian King who’s hunting grounds had long since been re-classified as The Gran Paradiso National Park. Gran Paradiso, the mountain is the
Latest News
Having booked my more-or-less annual Summer sojourn to The Alps to team up with ‘my’ guide, Tim Blakemore, I was told by my most recent climbing partner, Judy, ‘I can’t make those dates Paul as they overlap with my cycling trip with ‘The Belles”. Plan B was an instant thought ‘could Dorina take Judy’s place now that we have a quieter Cafe?’. Dorina………..? ‘Yes please my Darling’ came her enthusiastic reply. This was going to
Latest News
So you are still with me, really? Early on the ascent of the Rhyd Ddu having passed a family group as well as a middle aged woman (probably my age so maybe that should be an old woman) whom I gave reassurance to that the path did also lead to the South Ridge my next memory is that of seeing the concerned faces of Maggie & Alwyn Oliver as they opened the first gate for
Latest News
A little later than planned to put this blog up but hopefully still of interest to anyone who followed my progress on the day. To summarise the plan was to go up & down each of the six main walking routes on Snowdon between sunrise (4:49 am) & sunset (9:46 pm). My planned schedule for each leg had been set after I’d done a timing recce of each leg in the weeks leading up to
Latest News
Just a few days away now so if you are able & willing to get involved here’s what is going on:- Paul’s 6 routes up & down Snowdon start at Sunrise on Saturday morning as he sets off up the PyG track at 4:49 am. He will be on a live tracker & we will be updating his progress throughout the day on both Facebook & at the Cafe. As ever he will appreciate support
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