Anyone found a memory card on Tryfan???

by daveroberts Email

Just received this email - if anyone can help???

Please can sombody help me!!!!! we lost our camera memory card on top of Tryfan on Friday 19th june a man even handed it to my husband but he said no its not ours you keep it mate!!!! this has loads of unprinted photos of our kids on it and we are devastated!!! please can somebody put up a notice somewhere or distribute this email just incase it was a local man that found it? somebody please help us?????

Mrs Sarah Burdock

Either email me and i'll pass the details on, or she might choose to put her email below?

Hafod Eryri - Open Till the last train....

by daveroberts Email

I asked the guys who actually work in Hafod Eryri tonight what time it's meant to be open till...

The last train is the official line - so there... Seems the Beeb were fed some bad information...

Hafod Eryri Open??

by daveroberts Email

I don't think anyone missed the point last week that Hafod Eryri, the new 'caff' on top of Yr Wyddfa has now opened. The highlight of that was definitely the fact that Our Rhods walked up rather than taking the train. Lowlights were the mangling of Hafod Eryri by the local news presenters(seriously, how difficult can it be?)

One worrying point is that I've seen in many places (including the BBC) that the caff is open till 8pm. Well - it's not. I was up Tuesday night and I'd apparently just missed it according to some friends I bumped into up there. They'd only managed to get served out of protest. Fair enough I suppose, we were well stocked anyway. One of them works for the National Park Authority, and wasn't happy that times given on their site meant that it should have been open till half seven.

Tonight, the same again. It was shut at half six - probably due to it being too windy for the train. Me - I'm not bothered, but there was a guy up there with his daughter who was assured from some source or other (and probably a reputable one!) it would be open. They weren't quite desperate, but were definitely annoyed!

I think that with the millions thrown at the new building, people might have a higher expectation that it will be open, especially in light of pretty high profile sites stating it is. So the correct information really has to be out there and easily obtained - or we're going to keep on getting people walking up in winter depending on the caff being open when they get there.

TBH, I'm not bothered about anything other than a coffee as, according to their website they have chosen to sell 'Village' pies and pastries. I've had the misfortune of their products in the past, and I personally don't rate them. Worse is that they seem to be the only pastry available in most shops when you want to buy something quick for a walk. I think I'm going to put a comparison of them on here with some real bakery products and other mass produced ones - though I might get someone else to do the taste test! Unplanned rant over, but my stomach never forgives...

Any more Netbooks on Mountains? Samsung NC10? Asus EEE? Who's gone the highest..

by daveroberts Email

If you search Google for Netbooks on Mountains, then yours truly has found himself firmly on top.

So far, 'Scutter' (network name for the Sammy) has been up Yr Wyddfa and Moel Siabod this week. Has anyone else got a netbook that's gone higher? I mean up a proper mountain? No driving up or cable cars or that sort of cheating... Altitude only counts on the ground as well, as there's got to be millions that have flown. Or - what about the highest number of Munros or Washis one's climbed?


So, lets have it - more pictures of Netbooks on Mountains and see who posts us the highest! Free set of A4 Snowdonia Moods - B&W images for the highest we get!

Want to take your first steps into wild camping? (Blatant Plug Warning!!!)

by daveroberts Email

You may have gathered that the Walk Eryri Blog is part of the wider family of Walk Eryri sites... Other than the walking in snowdonia guides, we also run weekend hill skill courses and walking breaks.

There's some places available on our August Bank Holiday 3 day expedition. Whether you want a 3 day active holiday in the quietest surroundings, or fancy taking the first few steps into wild camping but fancy a bit of a safety net, this is a suitable weekend. Want to cut your pack weight down? We'll show how you can travel ovenight in comfort with a 5 kilo pack. There's a discount available if you decide to bring your own food and equipment (we can still advise).

Want to wake up to the following view?

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