snowdon...this year?

I too wonder if there will be a Snowdon ride soon, and keeping my ears
out for a potential organised ride down.

It was one of my ambitions, even though my lack of fitness seems to
overpower me from time to time. Is it really downhill all the way?

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gkmac said:

It was one of my ambitions, even though my lack of fitness seems to
overpower me from time to time. Is it really downhill all the way?

Apart from the way up - which is uphill all the way.

Carl, who organised a snowdon ride at easter last year is at university
this year so I would think that it's unlikely that he will want to
organise one again this year. I may be wrong though.

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The snowdon ride in '2005' (http://tinyurl.com/2hoxjz) was the 19th
March while the '2006' (http://tinyurl.com/gebph) was the 09th April.
I'm planning on doing snowdon again this year as the last two were good
fun.

Yep gkmac it is possible to ride snowdon downhill all the way, i think
those doing the 3 peaks last year may have done it in one go, I know
Roger has.

So i guess someone needs to start throwing some dates around 🙂

How about the first or second week in April

Note from 1st May to 30th September there is a agreed cycling ban on
Snowdon.

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norry said:

Note from 1st May to 30th September there is a agreed cycling ban on
Snowdon.

During thattime are you aloud up but only really early morning.

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I'd be up for it again if I can make it.

Rob

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I should be up for it

Need to make sure it doesn't clash with this
:http://www.unicycle.org.uk/buc14/ and this is in early april (but I
suspect clashes here are less important) http://www.bjc2007.co.uk/

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rob.northcott said:

I'd be up for it again if I can make it.

"If I can make it" applies to me. For me to be there it would have to be
a Sunday.

Come to think of it, I work late on Saturday nights so I'm not sure how
I'm gonna get from east to west in time. I -could- arrange a full
Saturday off if I knew the date about three or four weeks in advance.

I wish I wasn't so demanding about this...

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I was intending to organise a ride down snowdon in the easter period. If
the correct route is taken it can be a combination of slight uphill
riding, followed by near verticle climbing and then downhill riding all
the way. this is the route I intend to take.

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I am well up for Snowdon again! I loved it last time! I expect Leo would
come along too, I will have to persuade him to buy a 24" uni this
time!

Just give me a date!

Rock on!
Edd

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Yeah, we should definitely do Snowdon again. How bout we make a weekend
of it for those who can spare the time - do a ride on Saturday like
some people did last year, and block book a hostel for the night and do
Snowdon on Sunday? Wasn't there a room above Pete's Eats that you could
book for this type of thing? What say ye?

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I'd probably be up for it if we can make a weekend of it.

I'm liking the sound of a hostel above a cafe.

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kington99 said:

If the correct route is taken it can be a combination of slight uphill
riding, followed by near verticle climbing and then downhill riding all
the way. this is the route I intend to take.

I guess you're talking about the Miners Track. That's the route we took
when we did the Three Peaks Unicycle Challenge and it's shorter &
quicker to get to the top than going up Llanberis Path.

If someone organises it and I'm available I'll probably come along so I
can enjoy the ride down (I was injured last time 🙁 )

BTW 'Pete's Eats' (http://www.petes-eats.co.uk/) does some nice
l-a-r-g-e- -meals 🙂

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Depending on when it is I might be up for it. I was thinking of doing it
in the summer till I found out about the ban. Do you think anyone would
kick up a fuss if I did try and ride snowdon in the summer?

As for accomodation, I know there is a youth hostel in the vague
vicinity but I'm not sure how close it is to Snowdon itself.

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There is a youth hostel at the bottom of the pyg track. Rooms there are
quite nice and it would mean no travel once you were there.

I would be up for this this year if it doesn't clash with anything else
that I am doing

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I might be interested, subject to other commitments. What say we ride
up the Pyg Track and down Crib Goch?

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Mikefule said:

...down Crib Goch?

Sure, sounds fun! Does anyone have a full-body pressure suit and
parachute I could borrow? :eek:

...Crib Goch. One place I said to myself when I was there without a
muni 'mm... I would -never- want to bring a muni here'.

Sam

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I'm really keen on going this easter, we can set a date and a time and
people who can make it can meet there and then. I'd provisionally set
the place as the carpark at the bottom of the miners track, early
morning, and date to be confirmed. I'm off for easter from the 17th of
March.

Loose.

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March is good for me.

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me and loose was having a little squabble over what we gonna do if we
make it a weekend.

So start making suggestions guys and we'll sort a itinerary out.

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