Awesome Snowdonia Winter Weekend, 24/25 Feb 2012

Pub Saturday night sounds like a winner to me

I volunteer for bacon butty duty again

I have some directions for all you lovely people. 

As you drive from Betws-y-Coed towards Capel Curig, there is a lay-by on the right just before Pont Cyfyng. There is some kind of B&B with a cafe at the lay-by. You will need to park there at about 735571. If you pass a side road on your left and a phone box on your right you have gone too far.

There is a gate across a track and a style alongside. You will need to climb that style and go up the track (NW) for 100m. The barn is on your left. I need to get the key to the person who will likely arrive first. (Who will that be?) The track continues 50m further to the NLMC cottage. If you go there, there will likely be friendly faces there to redirect you.

I have not stayed at the Barn but I have looked inside and seen mattresses and some cooking stuff and a stove. Its lovely if a little basic.

Please try and bringa log just to make organsiation simpler.

There are three nice places to eat in capel, 2 pubs and a hotel. I have eaten well in them all. As we are a big group we might want to split and for Saturday evening meal, we may not all get in the same one.

I am easy on routes, and again we might do better to divvy into groups. I would suggest we let the weather be our guide.

we have a surplus opf £2 per person times meeters.

If we do not need to buy a bag of logs, I will give it all to Ogwen MR.

The pubs at Capel. IIRC one now has a kind of restaurant feel to it and the other was wet out back where the building is built onto the hillside with bare rock for a back wall. That second one was being run down when I was last there. Anyone know if it had new owners and is refurbished now??

I might be wrong about the pubs though as it was about 3 years ago now.

Weevil - AM I right in reading the directions as there is a bit of a walk uphill from the road where the cars are to be parked to the barn?? So I'll need to pack light and in a sack that I can carry up there?

a bit of a walk?

its 100m (maybe a little more), easy, how much stuff are you thinking?

maybe we need to factor in his deterioration on route.

Little Miss Maria wrote (see)

Ok peeps, so who wants Cornbeef hash, hotpot with crust (beans and pickled beetroot and red cabbage to accompany...) for the Friday evening?? (just so I make enough.....)
Add you name below if "yes please"....

1. Me
2. Gwumpy
3. Kev
4. Marns
5. Bev
6. Martin
7. Mini Mal
8. MK
9. Weevil
10. Chewie
11. LiL
12. Neil

13. kotka jo 
Any more?

And of course there's still availability on this 'meet' for anyone else who would like to come along.... all welcome!

Metric Kate wrote (see)

I work on 4kph, and at 165m with 25m of ascent, we're talking 4 minutes. Though that will change depending on TP's level of fitness and how many crates of beer he's carrying.

My level of fitness has been deteriorating for a few years now. And with the beer idea, that I hadn't thought of BTW so thanks for that, I reckon it will take me at least a couple of hours. I mean I have to drink the beer first as I'm too lazy to carry them all that way.

Is it usual camping barn kit? Mat, sleeping bag, etc.??

Anyway, I'm into my lightweight kit but unfortunately too much of it so I might struggle getting up there.

So K8, are you going to be there for this meet? Just so we know to bring more logs to get a roaring fire going 24/7 for you!!

TP wrote (see)

Is it usual camping barn kit? Mat, sleeping bag, etc.??

I refer you to my previous answer.

I'll bring cheeses and biscuits - seemed to go well at Glenridding and a bottle of nice vino

I don't yet know when I'll be getting there Little Miss Maria...

TP, when will you know whether you'll be able to offer a lift?

Weevil wrote (see)

I have some directions for all you lovely people.

Is it the place I've circled in red here?

BTW, Snowdonia's easily driveable for me, so there's a chance I may come out to join in one day, more likely the Saturday. But it'll be a fairly last minute decision.