Llanidloes Winter Bivi role call

Taylor · Post by **Taylor** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 2:04 pm

With three of the world famous winter idiots/bivi'ists bailing out on this years event in under two weeks time, who is actually coming?

Ian · Post by **Ian** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 6:15 pm

I'm not going 'cos it isn't cold enough yet 8-)

Also, out of sheer curiosity, why has the venue moved to Llani?

Bearbonesnorm · Post by **Bearbonesnorm** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 6:38 pm

Also, out of sheer curiosity, why has the venue moved to Llani?

Partly for a change and partly because I've a few good spots in mind ... here's the view from one, that ridge could/would be your way out in the morning

Taylor · Post by **Taylor** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 7:14 pm

With that amount of water it should be cold enough.

Bearbonesnorm · Post by **Bearbonesnorm** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 8:11 pm

How about this instead ? ... still with added nasty, cold water though

Taylor · Post by **Taylor** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 8:47 pm

Anywhere's gotta be tropical compared to last years.

Ian · Post by **Ian** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 8:55 pm

Is that Bwlch y Dre dam in the background of the first pic? Looked at that ridge many a time when driving over towards your place.

Bearbonesnorm · Post by **Bearbonesnorm** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 9:07 pm

Is that Bwlch y Dre dam in the background of the first pic?

You're too good at this game Ian

Ian · Post by **Ian** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 9:27 pm

You're too good at this game Ian

My pleasure

Taylor · Post by **Taylor** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 9:30 pm

Come on Ian, even I knew where the first pic was from.
The second pic would impress me though.

99percentchimp · Post by **99percentchimp** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 10:14 pm

Llyn Ebyr per chance?

can I come out to play - work might be delayed!

Taylor · Post by **Taylor** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 10:24 pm

course you can chimp.

Stevemorg · Post by **Stevemorg** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:27 am

so who is actually coming?

I should be there - possibly with 1 or 2 others - 1 who's never done anything like this before and the other who's done a few Polaris/KIMM etc

Ian · Post by **Ian** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:23 am

Come on Ian, even I knew where the first pic was from.

Yeah yeah, now you say it after I've given out the answer

The second pic would impress me though.

Not much to go on here. View from under some Sitka spruce close to waters edge (though not necessarily from within a forest) across narrow body of water, approx 150m, to agricultural land. Small inlet visible to right, containing trees. Variation in height of land opposite probably less than 50m. SN 890890, looking NNE?

Taylor · Post by **Taylor** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:38 am

Such a geek!
I love it. :D

Bearbonesnorm · Post by **Bearbonesnorm** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:41 am

SN 890890, looking NNE?

That is actually surprisingly close ... even better when you consider the trees where the shot is taken don't appear on the map.

Ian · Post by **Ian** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:54 am

How far off was I then?

edit: and do I win a prize?

Bearbonesnorm · Post by **Bearbonesnorm** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:14 pm

How far off was I then?

It would seem that Ians guess of SN 890890 for the location of the second picture is spot on

and do I win a prize?

No ... because no one else realised it was a contest

Pyro · Post by **Pyro** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 4:40 pm

Sadly not going to make it this time. Will be somewhere in the Welshness, but it'll be somewhere further north, where there's waterfalls for me to fall off. Have fun though!

Stevemorg · Post by **Stevemorg** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:55 am

So who's coming now? The two that were coming with me can't make it but I still plan on being there - my Rab Ladakh winter bag has to get used at least once a year or I think about selling it!

Bearbonesnorm · Post by **Bearbonesnorm** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:51 am

So who's coming now?

By my reckoning, there's you Steve, the flat one, 99percentchimp (I think) and me. I was out again last night in the wind and snow and found a nice sheltered overnight spot tucked out of the way

Taylor · Post by **Taylor** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:36 am

For those interested,
http://share.findmespot.com/shared/face ... 88M7Assurq

Taylor · Post by **Taylor** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 4:22 pm

Any recommendations on parking places?

99percentchimp · Post by **99percentchimp** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 6:16 pm

Hi All,
I will have to duck out of this weekend - not back from work trip till later Friday night at best (and probably weather dependant too!). It's nothing to do with looking at the weather forecast, honest!
Have a good one, Mark

Bearbonesnorm · Post by **Bearbonesnorm** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 7:12 pm

Any recommendations on parking places?

On the street opposite the petrol station (between the 2 roundabouts) will be as good as anywhere and free.

Anyone coming would be well advised to bring some spare clothes to change into on returning ... I've found a very long descent this afternoon and I can't decide if it's a river pretending to be a track or a track pretending to be a river

I thought the forecast for weekend looked quite good - considering.

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