Bear Spotted On Snowdon Summit...

Youngest Brit Everest summiteer and world renowned anti-perspirant star Bear Grylls tackled a slightly lower peak when he hopped a train to Snowdon summit last week.

Grylls was there to launch an international credit card donation facility for the Snowdon Summit appeal website and to see for himself the devestation of the summit area after a harsh winter. He spent his formative years as a mountaineer in the area and owns a lighthouse off the Welsh coast:

"It was worse than the South Col on Everest,' he commented. "There were collapsed tents and oxygen cylinders everywhere." Actually we made that up. What he really said was:

"It is crucial the proposed new summit building gets the go ahead and I urge mountain lovers everywhere to dig deep and support this venture. There is no easier way than going online at www.snowdon-summit.co.uk wherever you are in the world - even on a mountain top - to donate to the Appeal.

"Snowdon is an international icon and encapsulates the spirit of Wales and the Welsh people. It's a place where dreams are hatched and challenges fulfilled. The proposed new building can only add to the majesty and enjoyment of the mountain."

Blah, blah. The bottom line however, is that unless the £2.2 million needed to replace the summit building is raised by the beginning of next month, the project is in jeopardy and the unprepossessing concrete bunker, in the background of the shot above, will remain as an eyesore.

You can find more details about the project in previous OM articles below and there are full details and online donation facilities at www.snowdon-summit.co.uk