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Date of Incident

01/04/1989

Country

Wales

Activity

Winter walking

When

Injury

None

Incident

Whilst walking Snowdonia's fourteen 3000 foot peaks in a day, my friend and I got lost in strong winds at dusk when descending Carnedd Llewelwyn. As night fell we retreated to the summit and spent the night there together in a bivi bag. We woke up the next day a bit cold but fine, and walked off the hill. Having almost completed all the summits in a day.

Lessons

We were over confident in our navigational skills which came unstuck as the visibility worsened.

Causes

Navigation

Anonymous?

No

Reported By

Participant

Wearing Helmets?

Rescue Services Involved?

None

Author

Jon Garside

12 May 2019 at 21:26:46

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