Camping - Cadair Idris

Alan said:

I am off to Snowdon in a week or so and was thinking of walking Cadair on
theThursday evening before moving on to Snowdon.....my lad said about
camping up near the summit on the night and coming off the mountain next
morning.

Was it George Borrow who met a shepherd on Cadair Idris, who told him
the he "declared that there was no higher mountain in The World"?

Jim Ford

Alan said:

I am off to Snowdon in a week or so and was thinking of walking Cadair on
theThursday evening before moving on to Snowdon.....my lad said about
camping up near the summit on the night and coming off the mountain next
morning.

Is it allowed

I don't know

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and where might be the best spot to camp if so.

There's a bothy at the top, sleeps about 12 at a pinch, leastways
about that number came out having spent the night there as I walked
in.

AJH

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cheers.

AJH said:

Quoted message said:

Is it allowed

I don't know

Officially, no. Unofficially the wardens will wish you a pleasant
night.

Alan said:

I am off to Snowdon in a week or so and was thinking of walking Cadair on
theThursday evening before moving on to Snowdon.....my lad said about
camping up near the summit on the night and coming off the mountain next
morning.

Is it allowed and where might be the best spot to camp if so.

cheers.

I had a rather uncomfortable night in a tent somewhere on the side in
December about 8 years ago. The poles still have the bends in from the
wind. If I were you, I'd go for the bothy.

On Mon, 01 May 2006 19:56:30 +0100, AJH wrote...

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Alan said:

I am off to Snowdon in a week or so and was thinking of walking Cadair on
theThursday evening before moving on to Snowdon.....my lad said about
camping up near the summit on the night and coming off the mountain next
morning.

Is it allowed

I don't know

Quoted message said:

and where might be the best spot to camp if so.

There's a bothy at the top, sleeps about 12 at a pinch, leastways
about that number came out having spent the night there as I walked
in.

Were they poets or madmen?
(See footnote 4 at http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A4197549 )

As to the original question, the same page suggests camping on the
mountain itself is permitted. See Camping and Accommodation.

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Tim Jackson said:

Were they poets or madmen?

I didn't get the chance to speak to the group of 30 somethings
leaving, the older chap, left inside in a sleeping bag, and his dog
said it was an annual event for that party, he just turned up late and
gatecrashed. He was eccentric to say the least, what his state of mind
had been previously I don't know!

AJH

When I was up last year (or it might have been 2004), the bothy was
pretty rank. It looked like sheep (and humans) had been using it as a
loo. I would have thought you could camp in the shelter of the bothy
walls(which was what we did to eat our sandwiches). Like the other, I
wouldnt want to camp up there with the wind as it is.

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When I was up last year (or it might have been 2004), the bothy was
pretty rank. It looked like sheep (and humans) had been using it as a
loo. I would have thought you could camp in the shelter of the bothy
walls(which was what we did to eat our sandwiches). Like the other, I
wouldnt want to camp up there with the wind as it is.

I was there last year..seemed ok as a refuge. Having said that, I
don't mind sleeping in loos 🙂

The loos at Once Brewed must be the most luxurious camping in the
kingdom.

BTW the refuge is not marked on my map, I believe it (the map marking)
was removed for 'safety reasons'
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Cadair is a fine mountain with extensive views & well worth spending a
night on. The only problem is that there isn't much water near the
summit but if you follow the ridge east from the trig you should come
to a saddle with a hollow to the south containing a spring & stream.
The location also gives shelter from the prevailing westerlies & fine
views in the morning down across the Dysynni valley.

Steve

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Tim Jackson said:

Were they poets or madmen?

I didn't get the chance to speak to the group of 30 somethings
leaving, the older chap, left inside in a sleeping bag, and his dog
said it was an annual event for that party

A talking dog - remarkable!

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Regards
--
Neil Pugh

Neil Pugh said:

Quoted message said:

I didn't get the chance to speak to the group of 30 somethings
leaving, the older chap, left inside in a sleeping bag, and his dog
said it was an annual event for that party

A talking dog - remarkable!

Sorry, couldn't resist.

I'm glad you didn't - I really enjoyed it!

Jim Ford