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There are a few good routes up this mountain.\u00a0 This time I chose the Pony Path, probably the easiest route used by many tourists in the summer months but today I had it to myself in the depths of Winter.<\/p>\n
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There is good parking available at SH 697 152 although as usual in the Snowdonia National Park it is not free.\u00a0 Tickets cost \u00a34.00 for 4 hours or \u00a36.00 for the whole day.\u00a0 It is easy enough to do the summit and back in four hours but not knowing how long I would be on top for I opted for the full day ticket.\u00a0 The path is very obvious and quite steep until you reach the fork at SH 691 135.\u00a0 The final section just before the summit is more dramatic and makes a nice finale to the climb.<\/p>\n
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I had the summit to myself but I would imagine that on a summers day it would get very crowded, so plan accordingly.\u00a0 There is a trig point on top which worked well for me but would probably not be usable when sharing the summit.<\/p>\n
I set up the station on the summit and soon had sixteen contacts in the log then just after I had packed away I heard a call of \u201cCQ SOTA\u201d on the HT and quickly bagged Gillian 2W0OVW\/P and Phil GW4HQB from GW\/SW-013 using just 5W and the rubber ducky antenna.<\/p>\n
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The return route was uneventful, just follow the path back to the car park.<\/p>\n
Date \u2013 22nd December 2019<\/p>\n
Postcode \u2013 LL40 1TN<\/p>\n
Parking \u2013 SH 697 152<\/p>\n
Radio \u2013 Kenwood TH-D74 + 50W PA on 2m<\/p>\n
Antenna \u2013 Long Ranger<\/p>\n
Band \u2013 144 FM<\/p>\n
Contacts \u2013 18<\/p>\n
SOTA points \u2013 8 + 3 = 11<\/p>\n
Group \u2013 Myself<\/p>\n
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