ROYAL AIR FORCE
MOUNTAIN RESCUE
TEAM DIARY
OPENED 28 AUG 81
Ended Nov 82
On Spine: TEAM DIARY OFFICE COPY
1 NOTES
1 This Diary was transcribed by Dr. A. S. G. Jones between November and.December, 2013
2 He has attempted to follow, as closely as possible, the lay-out of the actual entries in the Diary.
3 The first entry in this diary is dated 29th August,1981. The last entry is dated 13th Novmber, 1982
4 There are a numbers of Report As which have been scanned and put together in an appendix.
5 There is considerable variation in spellings. He has attempted to follow the actual spelling in the Diary even where the Spell Checker has highlighted a word as incorrect.
6 The spelling of place names is a very variable feast as is the use of initial capital letters. He has attempted to follow the actual spellings in the Diary
7 Where there is uncertainty as to a word, its has been shown in italics
8 Where words or parts of words have been crossed out (corrected) they are shown with a strike through.
9 The diary is in a four ring binder.
10 It was apparent that the entries were written by number of different people
11 Sincere thanks to Alister Haveron for a detailed proof reading of the text. Any mistakes are the fault of Dr. A. S. G. Jones.
2 VALLEY MRT EXERCISE AUGUST GRANT 81
KINLOCHEWE 29 AUG 81
Attending Haveron, Whalley, Wathan, Kennedy, Winn, Birtwistle, Reece, Summerfield, Tomkins, Nash, Hugo, Craig, Gubbins, Abbott, Skett, Davies.
Victor 1 Whalley Birtwistle Tomkins Nash
Beinn Eighe - Liathach - Beinn Alligin
121/2 hrs 251/2 K 3140m
Victor 2 Haveron Summerfield Gubbins
Beinn Eighe 61/2 hrs 16k 110m
Victor 3 Wathan Hugo Reece
Beinn Eighe 8hrs 101/2k 1310m
Victor 4 Abbott Skett
Beinn Eighe
Victor 5 Kennedy Winn
Beinn Liath Mhor - Sgurr Ruadh 61/2 hrs 16k 1330m
Duty cook Craig
Weather Excellent!
Midgies Rife!
Sunday 30th Aug 81
Kinlochewe
Victor 1 Haveron Wathan Winn Summerfield
Beinn Eighe - Liathach - Beinn Alligin
Between 81/2 - 101/2 hrs 261/2k 3140m
Victor 2 Whalley Tomkins Craig Nash
Climbing Applecross 3 Cioch Nose - 600ft V.Diff Victor 3 Birtwistle Gubbins Hugo Reece
Slioch
6hrs 17k 955m
Victor 4 Abbott Skett R. Davies
Laithach
9hrs 9k 1468m
Victor 5 Kennedy
Maol - Chean - Dearg
4hrs 16k 850m
Duty cook Davies
Weather Blistering
Midges Still here
Monday 31st Aug 81
Kinlochewe
Victor 1 Kennedy Davies
Beinn Eighe - Liathach - Beinn Alligin
131/2 hrs 261/2k 3140m
Victor 2 Haveron Craig Summerfield
Techniques Inveralligin
Victor 3 Whalley Nash
An-Ruadh Stac - Maol-Chean-Dearg
71/2 hrs 13k 1281m
Victor 4 Wathan Winn
An-Ruadh-Stac Meall-nan-Ceapairean
4 71/2 hrs 10k 957m
Victor 5 Abbott Skett R. Davies
Beinn Alligin 5 hrs 7k 1140m
Duty cook Hugo
Weather Energy sapping
Midges Biting harder
Tuesday 1st Sep 81
Kinlochewe
Victor 1 Wathan Summerfield Kennedy
Maol-Chean-Dearg
41/2 hrs 14k 950m
Victor 2 Davies Winn R. Davies
Maol-Chean-Dearg
41/2 hrs 14k 950m
Victor 3 Abbott Skett Haveron
Coire-Dubh-Mhor - Loch Grobog Alligin C/P
Victor 4 Hugo Craig Nash
Beinn Alligin
4 hrs 7k 1140m
Duty cook Whalley
Weather Good
Midges Porky! Now
Wednesday 2nd Sep 81
Onich
Victor 1 Haveron Wathan Winn Abbott Summerfield Nash 5 Steal - Aonach Beag - Aonach Mhor - Carn-Mhor-Dearg - Ben Nevis
7 hrs 19k 1880m
Victor 2 Hugo Craig
Ben Nevis - Carn-Mhor-Dearg - Aonach Mhor - Aonach Beag - Steall 81/2 hrs 19k 1980m
Victor 3 Davies R. Davies
Steall - Aonach Beag - Aonach Mhor - Carn-Mhor- Dearg - Ben Nevis - Steall
7 hrs 16k 1880m
Victor 4 Whalley
Bidian-nan-Bian / after picking ups rations
21/2 hrs 6k 1034m
Victor 5 Skett
Ben Nevis
Duty cook Kennedy
Weather Good
Midges Still around
Thursday 3rd Sep 81
Onich
Victor 1 Haveron Nash Craig Skett
Climbing Polldubh - 2 Severe routes
Rescue techniques for Badge test
Victor 2 Whalley Cameron
Climbing Glencoe
Clachaig Gully 1735ft V.Diff 6 hours
Victor 3 Kennedy Winn Davies
6 Climbing Ben Nevis
Tower Ridge 2000ft Diff 4 hours
Victor 4 Wathan Davies.R. Hugo Abbott
Bidean-nam-Bian via Lost Valley
4 hrs 5k 450m
Duty cook Summerfield
Weather Fair
Midges Gone
Friday 4th Sep 81
Onich
Victor 1 Haveron Summerfield
Binnein Mhor - Na Gruaghaichean - Stob coire a Cairn - An Gearanach - Stob Coire a Cairn Am Bodach - Lairigmor
7 hrs 191/2k 1250m
Victor 2 Whalley Kennedy Nash
Lairgmor - Mullach-nan-Corean - Lairigmor
4 hrs 6k 650m
Victor 3 Wathan Winn Davies Hugo Craig R.Davies
S.H 950 on Binnien Mhor - Mamore Lodge
Duty cook Abbott
Weather Honking
Midges Deceased
Saturday 5th Sep 81
Saturday was spent assisting the Kinloss troops on the Annual Ben Nevis race. One incident occured before the race started, and the casualty had to be carried to Half Way Lochan then, airlifted to Belford Hospital, Fort William. The chopper was used again to airlift 2 drooged runners and the troops enjoyed a good social gathering marking the end of grant, that night in the Onich Hotel!! 7 P.S. So Long Sunch!!!
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EXERCISE 11 to 13 SEP 81
DOLAN COMMUNITY CENTRE
Attending Haveron Whalley Randall Pibworth Wathan Birtwistle Abbott Caygill Holt Picken Kay Tomkins Craig Nash Reece Oliver
Victor 1 Whalley Craig Nash
Climbing Moelwyns
Kirkus Direct 300ft Severe Slack 305ft Severe
Victor 2 Kay Tomkins
Climbing Tremadog
Meshach 200ft HVS
Victor 3 Randall Oliver Picken
Low level navex Cm Pennant Area
6 hrs 13k Victor 4 Abbott Holt Caygill
Brithdir - Moel Hebog - Moel Lefn - Y-Garn Mynydd-Drws-y-Coed - Trum-y-Ddysgl - Mynydd- Tal-y-Mignedd Craig-Cwm-Silyn - Garrnedd Goch - Cwm Pennant
9hrs 22k 1522m Victor 5 Wathan Birtwistle
Cwm Pennant - Moel Hebog - Beddgelert - Cwm-ystradllyn - Base
5hrs 16k 800m Duty Cook Reece
Control Pibworth
Sunday 13th Sep 81
Victor 1 Haveron Craig Oliver Picken Whalley Abbott Holt Caygill Wathan Birtwistle Randall Reece
Techniques / climbing Upper Teir Tremadoc
Haveron KMA 60ft V.Diff 8 Falling Block Crack 80ft V.Diff
Haveron - Caygill Bulging Wall 80ft Severe
Whalley - Abbott KMA 60ft V.Diff Falling Block Crack 80ft V.Diff Marath 60ft V.Diff Bulging Wall 80ft V.Diff
Birtwistle - Craig Marath 60ft V.Diff Falling Block Crack 80ft V.Diff Bulging Wall 80ft Severe
Reece - Randall Central Arete 70ft Diff KMA 60ft V.Diff Marath 60ft V.Diff
Victor 2 Kay Nash
Climbing Tremadoc
Creagh Dhu Wall 170ft Hard Severe Kestral Cracks 200ft V.S. Xmas Curry 250ft Severe Oberon 170ft V.Diff
Duty cook Tomkins
Control Pibworth
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EXERCISE 18 to 20 SEP 81
MAENAN ABBEY
Attending Whalley Kennedy Winn Caygill Abbott Royle Wathan Langley skett Nicholson Picken Tomkins Birtwistle Maughan Hollister Pibworth
Victor 1 Whalley Tomkins Birtwistle Maughan
Originaly intended to visit Great Gully, but the SWB ran out of road, and time was spent retracting this vehicle, so a visit to Milestone Buttress went on the cards
Whalley Birtwistle Canopy Route 160ft V.Diff
First pitch off, poor weather, abb off
Tomkins Maughan Soap Gut 200ft H. Severe
Victor 2 Kennedy Nicholson Winn Caygill 9 Bwlch-y-Dyfaen - Drum - Foel Fras - Foel Grach - Carnedd Llewelyn - Carnedd Dafydd - Yr Elen - Pen-yr-Olewen - Ogwen
Victor 3 Abbott Royle Picken
Cwm Eigiau - Pen-y-Lithrig-y-Wrach - Pen-y-Helgi Ddu - Carnedd Llewelyn - Carnedd Dafydd - Pen-yr-Ole-Wen - Ogwen
5 hrs 13k 1160m Victor 4 Wathan Langley
Ogwen - Pen-yr-Ole-Wen - Carnedd Dafydd - Capel Curig
Victor 5 Skett
Bethesda - Pen-yr-Ole-Wen - Carnedd Dafydd - Carnedd Llewelyn - Ffinion Llugwy - Helyg 51/2hrs 15k 1050m Duty cook Hollister Control Pibworth
Sunday 20 Sep 81
Victor 1 Whalley Caygill
Climbing Little Tryfan
Victor 2 Winn Langley
Climbing Little Tryfan
Victor 3 Kennedy Picken
Climbing Little Tryfan
Victor 4 Abbott Maughan Royle Nicholson
Climbing Milestone Buttress
Canopy Route 160ft V.Diff
Victor 5 Hollister Tomkins
Climbing Tin Can Alley
Victor 6 Wathan Birtwistle
Moving bunk beds from Bethesda to Dolgarrog
Duty cook Skett
10 Control Pibworth
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EXERCISE 25 to 27 SEP 81
Llanberis ACT Hut
Attending Whalley Kennedy Winn Birtwistle Tomkins Kay Hollister Pibworth Hugo Royle Nash Reece Caygill Hartley
Victor 1 Whalley Kay Tomkins Hollister
Climbing Tremadoc
Poor Man's Peutrey 255ft Severe
Route not completed due to very poor weather
Victor 2 Winn Kennedy
Drum - Foel Fras - Foel Goch - Yr Elen - Carnedd Llewelyn - Carnedd Dafydd - Pen-yr-Ole-Wen - Ogwen - Capel Curig - Pen-y-Gwryd Originally intended to do 14 Peaks but bad weather postponed that decision 9 hrs 31k 970m Victor 3 Birtwistle Reece Hartley
Llanberis - Moel Elio - Foel Gron - Foel Goch - Moel Cynghorion - Snowdon - PYG track - Pen-y- Pass
61/2 hrs 141/2k 1423m Victor 4 Hugo Royle Nash
Pen-y-Pass - Crib Goch - Crib-y-Ddysgl - Snowdon - Lliwedd - Pen-y-Pass
51/2 hrs 11k 990m Duty cook Caygill
Control Pibworth
The weather on Sunday was so bad that base camp was struck early and the Team returned to Valley
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EXERCISE 2nd to 4th Oct 81
Crossfoxes
Attending Whalley Kennedy Winn Wathan Birtwistle Hugo Reece Picken Hartley Langley Skett Davies Tomkins Pibworth
11 Victor 1 Kennedy Picken
Gwernan Lake Ho - Foxes Path - Cader Idris - Pony track - Gwernan
41/2 hrs 9k 750m Victor 2 Wathan Hartley
As for Victor 1
Victor 3 Reece Langley Hugo
Creggan - Hafodty Fach - Craig-y-Llyn - Craig-Las - Cader Idris - Mynydd Moel - Gas Graig - Hafodty-y-Merch - base
6 hrs 191/2k 816m Victor 4 Skett
Mynydd Moel - Cader Idris - Nat Park car park
41/2 hrs 12k 750m Victor 5 Whalley Davies Winn Tomkins Nash
Oswestry lecture & rescue demonstration
Horizontal stretcher lowers Vertical stretcher lowers Abseiling
Duty cook Birtwistle
Control Pibworth
A certain self rescue technique was displayed with great dexterity today. Mind you they are used to working with monkeys in Hartlepool, that right Pete
Sunday 4th Oct 81
Victor 1 Whalley - Nash Craig - Hugo
Climbing Craig Cowarch
Will 'O' The Wisp 310ft Hard V.Diff
Poor weather conditions stopped paly on thi route Troops abseiled off in the rain Victor 2 Kennedy - Birtwistle Winn - Langley
Climbing Cader Idris
Cyfrwy Arete 142 metre Diff
12 Victor 3 Skett Picken Hartley Reece
Coed-y-Brenin Rhinog Fawr Rhinog Fach
6 hrs 10k 785m Duty cook Wathan
Control Pibworth
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EXERCISE 9th to 11th OCT 81
Fox House Hotel Derbyshire
Attending Haveron Whalley Reece Caygill Langley Craig Nash Royle Picken Williamson Kay Winn
Victor 1 Haveron-Langley Nash-Caygill Craig-Royle
Climbing Lawrencefield
Haveron - Langley Victor 2 Nailsbane 65ft V.Diff Winn Picken Williamson Snail Crack 60ft V.Diff Summer Climb 45ft Severe Navex Edale Limpopo Groove 30ft V.S. Cordite Crack 50ft Severe Tony's Chimney 20ft V.Diff
Nash - Caygill Snail Crack 60ft V.Diff Nailsbane 65ft V.Diff Flake Climb 50ft V.Diff Urn 50ft V.Diff Tony's Chimney 20ft V.Diff Howarth's Wait 40ft Severe Summer Climb 45ft Severe
Craig - Royle Nailsbane 65ft V.Diff Snail Crack 60ft V.Diff Flake Climb 50ft V.Diff Tony's Chimney 20ft V.Diff
Victor 2 Kay Whalley
Climbing Lawrencefield / Stanage Edge
Limpopo Groove 35ft V.S. Black Hawk Slit 80ft H. Severe Great Harry 80ft V.S. Xmas Crack 55ft H. Severe Snail Crack 60ft V.Diff April Crack 55ft H. Severe 13 Inverted V 70ft V.S Missisippi Buttress Direct 65ft V.S. Duty cook Reece
Sunday 11th Oct 81
Victor 1 Haveron Whalley
Climbing Yarncliff Quarry
Ants Crack 55ft Severe Ants Arete 50ft Severe
Victor 2 Reece Caygill Langley Haveron
Reece Caygill Ants Crack 55ft Severe
Reece Langley Latecomer 50ft Severe Whalley Haveron Reece Ants Arete 50ft Severe Haveron - Whalley Ants Crack 55 S. Victor 3 Craig Nash Royle Picken Caygill Langley Williamson
Abseiling techniques
Figure of 8 and sit sling
Duty cook Kay
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EXERCISE 16th to 18th OCT 81
Dolgarrog ACF Hut
Attending Whalley Kennedy Birtwistle Kay Hollister Davies Picken Caygill Summerfield Wathan Nash Royle Craig Hartley Pibworth Randall Maughan
Victor 1 Whalley Birtwistle Kennedy Wathan Maughan Summerfield Nash
Attempt at 14 Peaks, aborted after Tryfan
9hrs 21k 1750m Victor 2 Kay Craig
Idwal - Y-Garn - Glyder Fawr - Glyder Fach - Tryfan - Ogwen
4hrs 81/2k 1230m Victor 3 Hollister Royle Hartley
Helyg - Pen-yr-Helgi-Ddu - Carnedd Llewelyn - Carnedd Dafydd - Pen-yr-Ole-Wen - Helyg
14 51/2hrs 15k 1090m Victor 4 Davies Picken Wright Caygill
Ogwen - North Ridge Tryfan - Bristly Ridge - Glyder Fach - Glyder Fawr - Y-Garn - Ogwen
6hrs 10k 1230m Duty cook Pibworth
Control Randall
Sunday 18th Oct 81
Victor 1 Whalley Craig Picken Hartley Caygill Wright
Llech Ddu Spur
Victor 2 Kay Nash
Climbing Idwal Slabs
Tennis Shoe 470ft Severe Lazarus 140ft Severe
Victor 3 Hollister Royle
Climbing Little Tryfan
Victor 4 Birtwistle Maughan Summerfield
Idwal - Glyder Fawr - Glyder Fach - Idwal
Victor 5 Wathan Kennedy Davies
Capel Curig - Moel Siabod - Capel Curig
3hrs 10k 690m Duty cook Randall
Control Pibworth
A very good weekend exercise, for this time of the year. The troops didnt manage to crack the 14 Peaks but a great deal of effort was put in, all the same. Can we ensure in the futurethat Cpl Wathan dosent throw the parties hill bags all over Carnedd Llewelyn, just cause nature called, and he got a little behind tee hee! "El Nasher" the famous navigator took us slightly off-course on Saturday but we didn't say anything to him as he threatened to fill us in. Eric "two callouts" Hollister had his hands full, with a couple of incidents, which on one required helo assistance and not Tony Jones. "Only Heavy accepts lifts"
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EXERCISE 23 to 25 OCT 81
15 Talardd
Attending Haveron Pibworth Birtwistle Winn Langley Summerfield Caygill Wright Harry
22 Sqn Reece
Victor 1 Haveron Wright Caygill Harry
Bwlch-y-Groes - Dyrysgol - Drws-Bach - Aran Fawddwy - Hengwm
5 Hrs 12k 747m Victor 2 Winn Langley Birtwistle Summerfield
Craig Cowarch - Drysgol - Drws-Bach - Aran Fawddwy - Craig Cowarch
3 hrs 10k 805m Duty cook Craig
Control Pibworth
Sunday 25th Oct 81
Victor 1 Winn Caygill Craig Harry
Cader Idris - ↑ Foxes Path - ↓Pony Track
Victor 2 Birtwistle Langley Wright
As for Victor 1
Duty cook Summerfield
Control Pibworth
Alister doing lecture on first aid at Shrewsbury
Farmers doing eighty on the Arans
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EXERCISE 4 to 8 NOV 81
Rhiw Goch
Attending Whalley Winn Randall Nash Royle Caygill Hartley Wathan Harry Davies Birtwistle
22 Sqn Pibworth
Victor 1 Whalley Nash Caygill Royle
16 Barmouth - Sylfaen - Bwlch Rhigyr - Llawlech - Diffwys - Llyn Dulyn - Y-Lether - Rhinog Fach - Rhinog Fawr - Coed-y-Brenin Forest - Navigation exercise
7 hrs 15k 1100m Victor 2 Wathan Birtwistle
D/O 684359 - Diffwys - Moel Ysgyfarowgod - Clip - Craig Wion - Rhinog Fawr - Rhinog Fach - Coed-y-Brenin Forest
61/2 hrs 19k 1320m Victor 3 Winn Hartley Harry
D/O 685303 - Rhinog Fach - Rhinog Fawr - Syflaen - Base Navigation exercise 6 hrs 151/2k 900m Duty cook Davies
Control Randall
Sunday 8 Nov 81
Victor 1 Whalley Caygill
Climbing - Moelwyns - Introductory
Slick 390ft V.Diff Chic 325ft V.Diff
Victor 2 Birtwistle-Winn Nash-Royle
Climbing Moelwyns
Taith-y-Perein 430ft H.Diff
Nashers Been Before 200ft H.Diff
Victor 3 Wathan Davies Harry
Pont Rhyd-y-Fen - Moel Llyfnant - Arenig Fawr
4 hrs 12k 700m Duty cook Hartley
Control Randall
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EXERCISE 13 to 15 NOV 81
Bethesda ACF Hut
17 Attending Haveron Randall Kay Pibworth Wathan Craig Hollister Kennedy Winn Langley Royle Hartley Picken Caygill Wright Skett Nash Reece Summerfield Davies
22 Sqn Hugo
First Aid Assessment Navy Hut
Kennedy Summerfield Reece Winn Nash Craig Skett Langley Royle Hartley Picken Caygill Wright
Assessors Haveron Hollister
Victor 1 Wathan Kay Davies
Ogwen - Devil's Kitchen - Glyder Fawr - Ogwen
2 hrs Victor 2 Hollister Winn Craig Langley Royle Hartley
Ogwen - Devil's Kitchen - Ogwen
Victor 1 involved in taking photographs for the history of RAF Mountain Rescue which is being compiled by Sqn Ldr Lofts, ex ILR
Duty cook Kennedy
Control Pibworth
Sunday 15th Nov 81
The whole team were involved in a training exercise, sweep searching the Nameless Cwm, then carrying the casualty off, on a stretcher, to Gribin Facet to do a practice stretcher lower, whilst this was going on, a genuine incident was underway and several troops went over Gribin Facet and over onto Tryfan where we assisted Oggie troops to evacuate the body on a strecher which we had previously been using. Unfortunately, high winds prevented the helicopter from effecting rescue. Report "A" 11/81 refers.
Duty cook Hollister
Control Pibworth
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EXERCISE 20 to 22 NOV 81
Jubilee Hall Windermere
Attending Haveron Whalley Kennedy Birtwistle Craig Nash Wright Summerfield Langley Royle Picken Ismay Hugo
22 Sqn Randall
18 Victor 1 Haveron Summerfield Nash Wright
Three Shires Stone - Crinkle Crags - Bowfell - Esk House - Broad Crag - Esk House - Angle Tarn - Rossett Gill - Langdale
16k 1000m 6hrs Victor 2 Whalley Langley Craig Birtwistle
Langdale - Rossett Gill - Bowfell - Rossett Gill - Langdale Climbing Raven Crag Middlefell Buttress 250ft Diff 50ft S. start
Victor 3 Kennedy Royle Picken Ismay
Grisedale Bridge - Grisdale Brow - Striding Edge - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - Eagle Crag - Grisedale Beck - Grisedale Bridge
13k 800m 41/2 hrs
Duty cook Hugo
Sunday 22nd Nov 81
All the troops doing techniques on Lower Scout Crag in Great Langdale. Ref. 90/299-067
Abseiling, classic - sling & crab - Italian hitch - Figure-of-eight - Prussiking - Jumars - Prussik knot Penberthy Crag rescue, using improvised tragsitz The troops did a couple of routes afterwards with "Makalu" Megaidh starring on an unknown route Duty cook Picken
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EXERCISE 27 to 29 NOV 81
Llamberis ACF Hut
Valley MRT Re-Union Dinner
At Royal Victoria Hotel
Attending Haveron Whalley Randall Pibworth Kennedy Summerfield Kay Birtwistle Hollister Reece Hugo Winn Wathan Joyce Maughan Chaston Royle Nash Craig Wright Hartley Caygill Abbott Skett
Victor 1 Haveron Joyce Summerfield Booth
Climbing; The Parson Nose Route 250ft Diff
Snowdon - base
19 Victor 2 Whalley Tomkins Kay Maughan
Climbing Tremadoc
Poor Man's Peutery 255ft Severe Heartbreak Hotel 180ft Hard severe
Victor 3 Winn Reece Hollister Hugo
Tryfan - Glyders - Y-Garn - Ogwen
Victor 4 Birtwistle Nash Chaston
Climbing; The Parsons Nose Route 250ft diff
Snowdon - base
Victor 5 Wathan Hartley Caygill Wright R.Davies
Capel Curig - Moel Siabod - Capel Curig
Kennedy-Craig Llandudno - Bangor - Xmas cards
Duty cook Royle
Sunday 29 Nov 81
Victor 1 Summerfield
Nant Peris - Elidir Fawr - Nant Peris
31/2 hrs 490m 41/2k
Most of the troops visited Betws-y-Coed today. Something to do with hairy dogs or something
Steelies Whalley, Kay, Craig, and Nash migrated north to do some snow & ice climbing in Gods country, and they are open all day in Fort William
Duty cook Winn
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EXERCISE 4th to 6 DEC 81
Dolgarrog ACF Hut
Attending; Winn Hollister Reece Randall Joyce Abbott Caygill Hartley Skett
22 Sqn Birtwistle
In the early hours of Saturday morning N.W.P. called at the bothy requesting SAC Reece to go home to his wife. 20 At approx 0800 hrs N.W.P. called yet again requesting Mick Randall to go home as his wife was having a baby. It turned out to be a bouncing little girl, and both are O.K.
Craig dropped off Reece at Valley
Joyce dropped off Randall at Valley
Craig & Joyce went to clear Tallard
Victor 1 Winn Hollister Caygill Abbott Hartley
Moelwyns Navigation exercise
9k 900m 5hrs Duty cook Skett and if you think the above was epic, what about the cooker blowing-up,. However "Doc" Hollister and "Munchkins" Winn repaired it.
Sunday 6th Dec 81
Victor 1 Winn Joyce Abbott
Capel Curig - Pen-y-Llithrig-y-Wrach - Pen-yr-Helgi-Ddu Craig-yr-Ysfa - Llugwy rsvr - Helyg
11k 890m 5hrs Victor 2 Hollister Craig Hartley Skett
Ogwen - Pen-yr-Ole-en - Ogwen
Duty cook Caygill
Terrible weather for the weekend, snow on the Carnedds quite deep in places.
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EXERCISE 11 to 13 DEC 81
Bethesda ACF Hut
Attending Whalley Kennedy Craig Hugo Langley Nash Kay Wathan Wright Caygill Hughes Randall Picken Birtwistle Pibworth Royle
22 Sqn Abbott
Victor 1 Birtwistle Craig Nash
Helyg - Pen-yr-Helgi-Ddu - Craig-yr-Ysfa - Carnedd Llewelyn - Helyg
41/2 hrs 12k 1209m Victor 2 Wathan Hugo
21 Pen-y-Pass - Crib Goch - Crib-y-Ddysgl - Snowdon - Lliwedd - Pen-y-Pass
Victor 3 Kay Caygill
Pen-y-Pass - Crib Goch - Crib-y-Ddysgl - Snowdon - Lliwedd - Pen-y-Pass
Victor 4 Kennedy Hughes Royle
Capel Curig - Moel Siabod - Capel Curig
4 hrs 10k 700m Victor 5 Whalley Langley
Snow & ice techniques Introductory Gully Idwal Slabs
Victor 6 Randall Wright
Pen-y-Pass - PYG - Snowdon - Railway to Llanberis
7 hrs 15k 700m Duty cook Langley Control Pibworth
Sunday 13th Dec 81
Victor 1 Whalley Hugo Langley Caygill
Idwal - Gribin Ridge - Idwal
Victor 2 Birtwistle Hughes
Idwal Slabs area
Victor 3 Wathan Kennedy Craig Royle
Cwffty area Xmas tree expedition for kids party
Victor 4 Kay Nash
Tryfan North Ridge
Victor 5 Randall Picken
Ogwen - Cwm Bwlchlwyd - Ogwen
Duty cook Wright
Control Pibworth
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EXERCISE 18 to 20 DEC 81
22 Llanberis ACF Hut
Attending Whalley Hollister Winn Kay Abbott Caygill Summerfield Armstrong Hartley Hughes Wathan Randall Pibworth Langley Hugo
22 Sqn Kennedy
Victor 1 Whalley - Summerfield Hugo - Langley
Crib-y-Ddysgl The Ramp 1000ft Grade I/II
Victor 2 Kay Abbott
Crib-y-Ddysgl Parsley Fren Gully Left Hand Branch 800ft Grade II
Victor 3 Winn Hughes Armstrong Caygill
Pen-y-Pass - Crib Goch - Crib-y-Ddysgl - Snowdon - Lliwedd - Pen-y-Pass
61/2 hrs 11k 850m Victor 4 Hollister Hartley
Crib-y-Ddysgl Parsley Fern Gully 800ft Grade I Snowdon Summit
7 hrs 9k 1085m Victor 5 Randall
Dropping off Chippie to do repair work on Bethesda Bothy
Duty cook Wathan
Control Pibworth
The snow on the ground appeared to be good for cramponing, but when the routes were reached, it was found that conditions were unfavourable.
Sunday 20th Dec 81
Victor 1 Whalley Langley Abbott Hartley Summerfield Hugo Armstrong
Navex to Llyn - Casseg Fraith Winter climbing techniques Ice axe braking
Victor 2 Kay Hughes
Tryfan North Ridge
Victor 3 Wathan Hollister 23 Ogwen - Llanberis
Victor 4 Randall
Pen-y-Pass - Miners track
Victor cook Caygill
Control Pibworth
RAF VALLEY XMAS GRANT 23rd to 3rd JAN 82
Bethesda ACF Hut
Grimbeling Haveron Whalley Kay Summerfield Kay Kennedy Nash Hughes Caygill Birtwistle Gavin Pritchard Tomkins Clark Abbott
The troops were enjoying a quiet social gathering in the Kings Head when Tony Jonesa informed the team that a 6ft 7in S. african had been reported missing. Pete Kay replied "aint no blicks or kaffirs in them 'ills Ho! Ho!" The trooops then went to Betws-y-Coed Garda house to find more information. The local forestry and tracks were searched where Pete the Kay again starred "get over this tree no problem", When this searched finnished, the troops went to the Village Hall for refreshment and entertainment from the local Constabulary. Searching resumed at dawn with assisstance from 22 Sqn whom carried out an air search. The police at the end of the day considered the matter out of our hands. The troops came off the hill at about 2'o'clock and the good social gathering resumed.
Friday 25th Dec 81
Victor 1 Whalley Tomkins Craig Nash
Milestone Descent Gully ↑ 450ft - 2 80ft ice pitches
Xmas Din Dins
Soup de la Tomato Stirred by cagoule
Toyky Mit sauce de la Weasel
Neeps Neary got it through the chipper
Roasta Tatties See better carrots Drudgey cabbage
Xmas pudding Hard V.S. custard Extreme jelly
Saturday 26th Dec 81
Victor 1 Whalley Tomkins Craig Nash
Devils Kitchen Central Route 500ft Grade II/III 24 Victor 2 Jones Caygill Summerfield Gavin
Sunday 27th Dec 81
Victor 1 Kennedy Whalley Abbott
Capel Curig - Moel Siabod - Capel Curig P/U Kay
Victor 2 Gavin
Bethesda - Black Ladders
Victor 3 Cagoule Summerfield - Refueling
Monday 28th Dec 81
Victor 1 Whalley Tomkins Summerfield Clark
Idwal Slabs Introductory Gully 500ft II/III
Victor 2 Kay Hughes
Devils Kitchen Central Route 300ft II/III
Victor 3 Craig Nash
Devils Kitchen area
Tuesday 29th Dec 81
Rest day for the troops
Wednesday 30th Dec 81
Victor 1 Haveron Summerfield Hughes Gavin
MAM hut - Cwm Lleor - Pen-y-Ole-Wen - Carnedd Dafydd
Thursday 31st Dec
Victor 1 Haveron + 4 St Athan troops
Plas-y-Brenin - Moel Siabod - Plas-y-Brenin
Victor 2 Summerfield + 3
Ogwen - Devils Kitchen area
Friday 1st Jan 82 25 Understandable rest day ----- HAPPY NEW YEAR ----
Saturday 2nd Jan 82
Victor 1 Haveron Summerfield Hughes Caygill
Llyn Gerrionedd Area
Navigation exercise
Sunday 3rd Jan 82
Return to Unit - (Still recovering)
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EXERCISE 8 to 10 JAN 82
Llanberis ACF Hut
Attending Haveron Whalley Randall Pibworth Joyce Craig Birtwistle Caygill Craig Hollister Kay Nash Royle
22 Sqn Reece
Saturday 9th Jan
Roads blocked at Pen-y-Pass. All troop went to Craig Ddu to suss out conditions
Sunday 10th Jan
Victor 1 Haveron Caygill Gingeonelli
Y-Grochan Descent Gully 400ft Grade II/III
Victor 2 Whalley-Birtwistle Joyce-Craig
Cyrn Las - Waterfall Gully 500ft Grade II
Victor 3 Hollister Nash
Snow & ice climbing in Cwm-Glas-Mawr
Victor 4 Randall Royle
Pen-y-Pass - PYG - Glaslyn - miners - Pen-y-Pass
Duty cook Saturday Birtwistle Sunday Kay Control Pibworth
26 Berty saved a civy who fell while trying to descend Waterfall Gully by catching him. Luckily he only went 15 feet into Bertys arms otherwise he would have been fairly seriously injured as he clattered down the gully. Nice one Dirty
RAF VALLEY MRT JOINT W/END EXERCISE 15 to 17 JAN 82
Meanan Abbey
Attending Haveron Pibworth Randall Kennedy Kay Hugo Hughes Nash Caygill Summerfield Royle Abbott Royle Birtwistle Winn Joyce
Joint exercise for simulated aircraft crash with Stafford and Ogwen Cottage MRTs
Control Haveron Winn
Base Pibworth Randall
Search Party Birtwistle Royle Caygill Hughes & Stafford
Casualty Summerfield
22 Sqn ferrying search parties and airlifting casualties
Mutton Rescue Kay Joyce Nash Hugo Abbott Kennedy
Aber Falls Sheep rescue techniques
Effected rescue of 6 sheep stranded in Aber Falls for local farmer
Duty cook Pibworth
Control Randall
Sunday 17 Jan 82
Victor 1 Haveron Nash Summerfield Abbott
Tyrfan via North Ridge - Llyn Bochlwyd - Ogwen Cottage
Victor 2 Winn Joyce Birtwistle
Capel Curig - Moel Siabod - Capel Curig
Victor 3 Kay Kennedy Hugo
Tryfan via North Ridge - Bwlch Tryfan - Bristly Ridge - Glyder Fach - Glyder Fawr - Llyn Bolchlwyd - Devils Kitchen - Ogwen Cottage
Victor 4 Royle Caygill Hughes 27 Helicopter training with Stafford troops
Duty cook Randall
Control Pibworth
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EXERCISE 22 - 24 JAN 82
Golan (Heavy's Last Weekend)
Attending Whalley Kay Kennedy Birtwistle Winn Abbott Hughes Nash Craig Joyce Hugo Summerfield Richards Pibworth Hartley
22 Sqn Wathan Caygill
Victor 1 Whalley Craig Hughes Abbott
Braich-y-Dinas - Mynydd Craig Goch - Garnedd Goch - Craig Cwm Silyn - Mynedd Tal-y- Mignedd - Trum-y-Ddysgl - Y Garn - Bwlch-y-DDwy-Elor - Moel Lefn - Ogof Owain Glyndwr - Moel Hebog - Cwrt Isaf (Navigation exercise)
7hrs 181/2k 1800m Victor 2 Kay Joyce
Climbing Tremadoc Grim Wall 180' V.S. Leg Slip 150' H.V.S. Merlin 140' V.S. Merlin Direct 80' H.V.S.
Victor 3 Winn Hugo Kennedy Richards
Cwrt Isaf - Moel Hebog - Ogof Glyndwr - Moel Lefn - Bwlch-y-Ddwy-Elor - Trum-y-Ddysgl - Mynedd Tal-y-Mignedd - Braich-y-Dinas (Navigation exercise) 6hrs 15k 1250m Victor 4 Birtwistle Nash Summerfield
Pont-y-Plas - Mynydd Craig Goch - Garnedd Goch - Craig Cwm Silyn - Mynydd Tal-y-Mignedd - Trum-y-Ddysgl - Mynydd Drws-y-Coed - Y-Garn - Bwlch-y-Ddwy-Elor - Moel Lefn - Ogof Glyndwr - Moel Hebog - Cwrt Isfaf.
7hrs 231/2k 1589m Duty cook Hartley
Control Pibworth
Sunday 24th Jan 82
28 Victor 1 Kay Joyce
Climbing Tremadoc Valeries Rib 230' H. Severe
Victor 2 Abbott Richards
Climbing Tremadoc Oberon 170' Severe? More like V. Diff
Victor 3 Nash - Craig Summerfield - Hartley
Climbing Moelwyns Nash Craig - Slick 390' V.Diff / Slack 350' V.Diff Summerfield Hartley Floating Rib 145' Diff
Victor 4 Whalley Kennedy
Refuelling Betws-y-Coed Capel Curig Moel Siabod Capel Curig
Victor 5 Birtwistle Hugo Teallach
Investigating old mine shaft above Llyn Cwmiorthin
Duty cook Hughes
Control Pibworth
Heavy's last weekend, oh God!! Between Heavy & Nigel a distinct distilllation process partnership formed. In other words, they both got wazed on the whisky. Teallach Tiso (famous dog climber) was completely bewildered in this situation and so kept a low profile whilst tomfoolery continued. Pete Kay and Heavy have now been chosen for the open air finale of Cum Dancing at the delightfull venue of Ennytown. After the Saturday night, Big Bertie got a touch of the "subterrainen homesick blues" investigating an old mineshaft. Teallach, crafty as ever, stayed behind Bertie, thinking I aint going first, Heavy could be there.
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EXERCISE 29 - 31 JAN 82
Bethesda ACF Hut
Attending Haveron Kay Kennedy Wathan Birtwistle Abbott Nash Lanmgley Royle Hartley Caygill Hughes Richards Byrne Parkinson Ismay Craig Randall
22 Sqn Summerfield
Victor 1 Haveron Hartley Richards Byrne
Gerlan - Llyn Wigan - Drosgyl - Bera Bach - Bera Mawr - Garnedd Uchaf - Foel Goch - Carnedd Llewelyn - Carnedd Dafydd - Pen-yr-Ole-Wen - Tyn-y-Maes - Bethesda 29 191/2k 1160m 7hrs Victor 2 Kay Hughes Craig
Climbing Craig-yr-Ysfa
Amphitheatre Buttress 960ft H.Diff
Victor 3 Wathan Caygill Nash Parkinson
Bethesda - Y-Garn - Pen-yr-Ole-Wen - Bethesda
25k 1714m 8hrs Victor 4 Kennedy Abbott Langley
Helyg - Craig-yr-Isfa - Carnedd Llewelyn - Helyg
10k 774m 31/2hrs Victor 5 Birtwistle Hugo Royle
Capel Curig - SH762 - SH803 - Glyder Fach - Glyder Fawr - Y-Garn - Foel Goch - Mynydd Perfedd - Bethesda
20k 1410m 7hrs Duty cook Hollister
Control Randall
Sunday 31st Jan 82
Techniques at Waenhir Capel Curig
Horizontal stretcher lowering Vertical stretcher lowering Classic abseil Italian Hitch abseil Figure of eight abseil Karabiner abseil Alpine clutch rescue Crag rescue techniques Helicopter winching
Duty cook Craig
Control Randall
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EXERCISE 5 - 7 FEB 82
Rhiw Goch 30 Attending Winn Hollister Joyce Caygill Hugo Hickman Abbott Hartley Royle Randall Parkinson Davies R
22 Sqn Craig
Victor 1 Winn Caygill Davies Hickman
Moel Fryn - Diffwys - Clip - Roman Steps - Rhinog Fawr - Coed-y-Brenin
131/2k 770m 6hrs Victor 2 Hollister Hartley Parkinson
Sylfaen - Craig-y-Grut - Diffwys - Crin-y-Thiw - Y-Llether - Rhinog Fach - Coed-y-Brenin
16k 775m 7hrs Victor 3 Abbott Hugo Royle
Coed-y-Brenin - Rhinog Fawr - Coed-y-Brenin
81/2k 455m 4hrs
Duty cook Joyce
Control Randall
Sunday 7th Feb 82
Victor 1 Winn Parkinson
Climbing Moelwyns
Milky Way 220ft Diff Mars 180ft V. Diff
Victor 2 Hollister Hartley
Climbing Moelwyns
Milky Way 220ft Diff Mars 180ft V. Diff Top Plate Mod
Victor 3 Joyce Hickman
Climbing Moelwyns
Slick 390ft V. Diff Milky Way 220ft Diff
31 Victor 4 Abbott Davies Caygill
Coed-y-Brenin - Bwlch-y-Drws-Ardudwy - Rhinog Fach - Y Llether - Crib-y-Rhiw - Diffwys - Craig-y-Grut - Sylfaen
151/2k 900m 5hrs (Caygill aborted)
Duty cook Hugo
Control Randall
W/END 26th - 28th FEBRUARY BASE: LLANBERIS
Duty Team Kay Wathan Abbott Birtwistle Randall Caygill Richards Hickman Summerfield Nash Craig
22 Sqn Suspended
27/3 Victor One Kay Caygill Richards Pen-y-Pass - Crib Goch - Crib-y-Dysgle - Snowdon - Moel Elio - Llanberis
15k 1250ft 7hrs
Victor Two Wathan Hickman Summerfield Moel Elio - Snowdon - Llanberis
26k 1565m 7hrs 30min
Victor Three Abbott Nash Craig
Capel Curig - Glyder Fach - Glyder Fawr - Llyn Peris
16k 1004m 7hrs
Cook: Birtwistle Control: Randall
28/3 Victor One Birtwistle Richards Hickman Wathan
Siabod
Victor Two Abbott Summerfield
Llanberis Pass. Attmpted Flying Buttress but too wet
Victor Three Nash Criag
32 Idwal Slabs: Slab Climb 100' Diff. Slab Direct 90' V.Diff Intermediate Slab 180' V.Diff Slab Recess 1st pitch 50' Diff
Cook: Kay Control: Randall
W/END 5th - 7th MARCH BASE; TALARDD
Duty team: Haveron Winn Wathan Birtwistle Joyce Abbott Caygill Royle Randall Mansell Bugler
22 Sqn Nash
6/3 Victor One Haveron Mansll Bugle
125/019303 - Moel Sych - Cadair Berwyn - (Harrier crash site) - Llandrillo
161/2 k. 696m. 41/2hrs
Victor Two Wathan Joyce
Cader Idris
71/2k. 718m. 3hrs
Victor Three Birtwistle - Caygill Abbott Royle
Cader Idris 2hrs 15min
Cook: Winn Control: Randall
A good effort by all parties in very bad weather
7/3 As it was Alisters last weekend with the team the troops decided to all go on the hill with him. The weather was in complete contrast to Saturday, being warm and sunny with no wind and a good day was had by all.
Victor One Haveron Winn Birtwistle Abbott Joyce Caygill Royle Mansell Bugler
Arenig Fach - Arenig Fawr - Moel Llyfnant
18k. 1,115m. 51/2hrs
Cook: Wathan Control: Randall
W/E 12th - 14th MARCH BASE: DOLGARROG 33 Duty team: Winn Joyce Randall Nash Summerfield Richards Hugo Parkinson Caygill
13th Sat. Victor One Winn Summerfield Richards Parkinson
Bethesda - Mynydd Perfedd - Foel Goch - Y-Garn - Glyder Fawr - Glyder Fach - Llyn Caseg - Cwm Tryfan - Milestonr car park
13k. 1382m 61/2hrs
13th Sat. Victor Two Joyce Nash Hugo
Tyrfan North Ridge Direct - Bristly Ridge - Glyder Fach - Glyder Fawr- Y-Garn - Idwal car park
11k 1143m 7hrs
Duty cook: Caygill
Control: Randall
Weather excellent, a lot of hard snow & ice about on high ground. Both parties had to make quick finish to thier routes as the team was put on stand-by for an incident on Cloggy.
14th Sun Victor One: Winn Summerfield Hugo Caygill Richards Parkinson Helyg - Graig yr Ysfa - Carnedd Llewelyn - Carnedd Dafydd - Pen yr Ole Wen - Glandina
10k 937m 5 hrs
14th Sun Victor Two Joyce Costello
Braich-Ty-Du - Pinnacle Ridge - Yr Ole Wen - Pen yr Ole Wen - Tal y Llyn Ogwen - A5
Duty cook: Nash
Controll: Randall
Weather turned very bad, blizzards on high ground heavy rain lower down. All troops got very wet Just getting dried off at base when called out to assist Llanberis team with carry off down the Snowdon Railway track. The casualty was suffering from exposure. All troops put in a good effort and the carry off went quickly without any hic-cups.
W/E 19th - 21st MARCH BASE: GOLAN
Duty team Weatherill Winn Wathan Joyce Craig Abbott Hugo Parkinson Summerfield Richards
20th Sat. Victor One Winn Joyce Hugo
34 Rangers Track - Spot Hight 993 - Snowdon - Bwlach Main - Yr Aran - 605 - Craig Wen - Gwernlas Deg - Moel Hebog - Cwrt Isaf
20km 1891m 8 hrs
20th Sat. Victor Two Wathan Abbott Richards Parkinson
536469 - Moel Hebog - Moel Lefn - Bwlch y Ddwy Elor - Y Garn - Trum y Ddysgl - Mynydd Tal y Mignedd - Craig Cwm Silyn - Garnedd Goch - Mynydd Craig Goch - Cwm Pennant - Base
28km 1608m 71/2hrs
Duty cook: Summerfield
Control: Randall
A good day by both parties. Weather very good. Snow on high ground
21st Sun Victor One Weatherill Craig Joyce Hugo Parkinson Richards
Climbing at the Moelwyns Weatherill Hugo - Slick V Diff 390ft Kirkus Severe 290ft
Craig Parkinson - Chic V Diff 325ft
Joyce Richard - Chic V Diff 325ft Joyce - Chic V Diff 325ft
21st Sun Victor Two Wathan Summerfield
Snowdon
Duty cook: Abbott Control: Randal
Weather wet and windy
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EXERCISE 26 - 28 MAR 82
Bethesda ACF Hut
Attending Weatherill Summerfield Kennedy Hartley Walker Bell Parkinson Abbott Craig Kay Randall Nash
Victor 1 Weatherill Summerfield Hartley
35 Base - Carnedd Filiast - Mynydd Perfedd - Foel Goch - Y-Garn - Glyder Fawr - Glyder Fach - Gallt- yr-Ogof - Cefn-y-Capel - Capel Curig
25k 1930m 8hrs Victor 2 Kay - Craig Abbott - Nash
Climbing: Llanberis Pass
Kay } Sabre Cut 180ft V.S. Craig } Cobweb Crack 110ft V.S.
Nash } Nea 234ft Severe Abbott } Rib & Slab 160ft V.Diff
Kay } Brandt Direct 75ft H.V.S Abbott }
Abbott } Petite Fleur 110ft H.S. (First pitch) Nash }
Victor 3 Kennedy Walker Bell Parkinson
Ogwen Cott - Tryfan - Glyder Fach - Glyder Fawr - Llyn-y-Cwm - Y-Garn - Ogwen Cott
11k 1500m 8hrs Duty cook Randall
Sunday 23rd Mar 82
Victor 1 Weatherill Kay
Climbing Llanberis Pass
Dinas Mot Direct 245ft V.S. Ribstone Crack 120ft V.S.
Victor 2 Summerfield Parkinson
Climbing Gribin Facet
Slab Climb 160ft Diff Slab Recess 155ft Mod
Victor 3 Craig Nash
Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen - Drum - Foel Fras - Foel Grach - Carnedd Llewelyn - Carnedd Dafydd - Pen- yr-Ole-Wen - Y-Garn - Foel Coch - Mynydd Perfedd - Carnedd Fialiat - Base
27k 1866m 8hrs Victor 4 Abbott Bell 36 Crib Goch - Crib-y-Ddysgl - Snowdon - Zig Zags - PyP
10k 824m 5hrs Victor 5 Kennedy Walker
Waenhir Capel Curig Climbing
Duty cook Hartley
Control Randall
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EXERCISE 2nd to 4th APR 82
Llanberis ACF Hut
Attending: Kay Joyce Kennedy Hughes Parkinson Craig Randall
Victor 1 Kay Joyce
Climbing Tremadoc
Striptease 160ft V.S. Victor 2 Kennedy Hughes Parkinson
Llanberis - Snowdon - Clogwyn-Du'r-Arddu - Moel Cynghorion - Foel Goch - Foel Gron - Moel Elio - Llanberis
19k 1320m 6hrs Duty cook Craig
Control Randall
Sunday 4th Apr 82 Victor 1 Kay Joyce Climbing Tremadoc Meshach 190ft H.V.S. Carreg Hyll-Drem Girdle Traverse 220ft H.V.S.
Victor 2 Craig Hughes Poor Mans Peutrey 230ft Severe Marath 70ft V.Diff Bulging Wall 80ft V. Diff
Victor 3 Kennedy Parkinson
Tin Can Alley Abseiling techniques
Duty cook Joyce 37 RAF VALLEY MRT WHIT GRANT 8th to 13th APRIL 82
Fox House Hotel
Attending Weatherill Winn Joyce Kennedy Birtwistle Nash Abbott Craig Hughes Caygill
Friday 9th Apr Froggatt Edge (morning)
Victor 1 Joyce Kennedy Craig Nash Weatherill
Joyce } Green Gut 45ft Severe Kennedy } Trapeze Direct 60ft V.S. Gamma 40ft V.Diff
Joyce - solo Valkyrie 65ft H.V.S. Diamond Crack 25ft H.V.Diff Route One 20ft V.S.
Abbott } Congestion Crack 35ft Severe Weatherill } Solomon's Crack 40ft V.Diff Caygill }
Abbott - Caygill Diamond Crack 25ft Severe
Weatherill - Caygill Gamma 40ft V.Diff
Craig } Allen's Slab 55ft Severe Nash } Solomon's Crack 40ft V.Diff Trapeze Direct 60ft V.S. Gamma 40ft V.Diff
Winn } Birtwistle } Gamma 40ft V.Diff Beta 35ft V.Diff Corner Crack 25ft Diff Diamond Crack 25ft Severe North Climb 40ft V.Diff
Friday 9th Apr Birchen's Edge (afternoon)
Weatherill } The Chain 40ft V.Diff Kennedy } Sail Buttress 45ft Severe Emma's Delusion 40ft V.Diff Powder Monkey Parade 55ft V.Diff
Craig } Emma's Dilema 40ft V.Diff Nash } Emma's Delusion 40ft V.Diff 38 Kiss Me Hardy 40ft V.Diff
Winn } Emma's Dilema 40ft V.Diff Birtwistle } The Chain 40ft V.Diff Trafalgar Wall 35ft V.Diff
Joyce - solo Copenhagen Wall 30ft Severe Trafalgar Crack 45ft Diff Camperdown Crawl 40ft Severe Powder Monkey Parade 55ft V.Diff The Chain 40ft V.Diff Orpheus Wall 45ft V.S. Sail Buttress 45ft Severe Nelson's Slab 40ft V.Diff Captains Bunk 55ft V.Diff Lawrencefield
Abbott } Pulpit Groove 90ft V.Diff Hughes }
Craig } Tony's Chimney 20ft V.Diff Nash }
Duty cook Hughes
Saturday 10th Apr
Victor 1 Weatherill Nash
Snake Pass - Kinder Scout - Hope
18k 51/2hrs
Stanage Edge Victor 2 Joyce - Kennedy Abbott - Hughes
Joyce } Flying Buttress 65ft V.Diff Kennedy } Black Hawk Slit 80ft Severe Garden Wall 45ft V.Diff
Burbage Quarries Abbott } Fox House Flake 45ft H.Severe Hughes } Valk Corner 25ft Severe
Joyce } Spyhole Crack 25ft V.Diff Kennedy } Broken Crack 30ft Severe Giants Staircase 35ft V.Diff
Victor 3 Birtwistle Caygill Craig 39 Edale Horseshoe
26k 859m 6hrs
Saturday Evening (Burbage / Lawrencefield)
Nash } Fox House Flake 45ft H.severe Winn } Broken Crack 30ft Severe
Abbott } Ladder Cracks 25ft Diff Hughes } Snail Crack 60ft H.V.Diff Summer Climb 45ft Severe
Joyce - solo Valk Corner 25ft Severe
Duty cook Winn
Sunday 11th Apr
Victor 1 Weatherill Joyce Craig Nash Hughes
Stanage Edge
Nash } Flying Buttress 65ft V.Diff Craig } Black Hawk Traverse 55ft V.Diff Weatherill } Crack and Corner 45ft V.Diff
Joyce } Black Hawk Traverse 55ft V.Diff Hughes } Crack and Corner 45ft V.Diff Leaning Buttress Crack 55ft V.Diff Heather Wall 40ft V.S.
Lawrencefield
Nash } Summer Climb 45ft Severe Craig } Avalanche 30ft V.Diff Limpopo Groove 30ft V.S. Vector 60ft Severe
Joyce } Hughes } Limpopo Groove 30ft V.S. Vector 60ft Severe Meringue 30ft V.S Tony's Chimney 20ft V.Diff Howarth's Wait 40ft Severe Joyce solo Gingerbread 30ft V.S. Nailsbane 30ft Diff Descent
40 Victor 2 Winn Caygill
Marsden - Black Hill - Crowden - Wildboar Clough - Bleak Low - Snake summit - Kinder - Edale
40k 1052m 9hrs
Victor 3 Birtwistle Carlwark - Stanage - Moscar Lodge - Rivelin Dam - Ringinglow - base 25k 520m 5hrs Duty cook Abbott
Monday 12th Apr
Birchen's Edge
Craig } Topsail 40ft Severe Nash } Sail Buttress 45ft Severe Powder Monkey Parade 55ft V.Diff Captain's Bunk 55ft V.Diff Monument Gully 50ft Diff
Weatherill } Trafalgar Crack 45ft Diff Caygill } Trafalgar Wall 35ft V.Diff Captain's Bunk 55ft V.Diff Topsail 40ft Severe
Froggatt Edge
Abbott } Gamma 40ft V.Diff Hughes } Diamond Crack 25ft Severe Slab Recess Direct 50ft H. Severe
Kennedy } Beta 35ft V.Diff Winn }
Joyce - top rope - Chequers Buttress 40ft X.S.5b
Duty cook Birtwistle
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EXERCISE 16 to 18 APR 82
Llanbedr ACF Hut
Attending: Winn Joyce Summerfield Hollister Gunn Birtwistle Caygill Nash Walker Craig McGuire Hughes Hugo
Victor 1 Winn Summerfield Joyce Gunn
Pen-y-Pass - Crib Goch - Snowdon - Yr Aran - Beddgelert 41 11k 1150m 5hrs Victor 2 Hollister Caygill Walker Nash
Beddgelert - Yr Aran - Snowdon - Crib Goch - Pen-y-Pass
11k 1250m 5hrs Victor 3 Birtwistle Hughes Craig McGuire
Nant-Gwynant - Snowdon - Crib-y-Ddysgl - Crib Goch - Pen-y-Pass
10k 1135m 41/2hrs
Duty cook Hugo
Sunday 18th Apr 82
Victor 1 Winn Gunn Craig Walker Hugo Birtwustle Summerfield Caygill
Climbing Moelwyns
Birtwistle } Milky Way 220ft Diff Hugo } Andromeda 160ft V.Diff Birthday Route 155ft V.Diff
Summerfield } Andromeda 160ft V.Diff Caygill }
Craig } Andromeda 160ft V.Diff Walker }
Winn } Milky Way 220ft Diff Gunn }
Winn } Chic 325ft V.Diff Craig }
Abseiling techniques Improvised Harness Alpine clutch Hammond lift off
Victor 2 Joyce - Hughes Nash - McGuire
Climbing Tremadoc Joyce } One Step in the Clouds VS 230ft Hughes } Brothers VS 190ft Merlin Direct HVS 160ft
42 Duty cook Hollister
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EXERCISE 23rd to 25th APPR 82
Llanberis ACF Hut
Attending; Weatherill Summerfield Kennedy Birtwistle Winn Hugo Hughes Kay McGuire Davies P. Davies R. Youde Walker Hartley Whalley Randall Commander Victor 1 Weatherill Hugo McGuire
Snowdon - Crib-y-Ddysgl - Crib Goch - Glyder Fawr - Y-Garn - Glyder Fawr - Glyder Fach - Tyrfan
251/2k 2429m 10hrs Victor 2 Winn Summerfield Hughes
Tryfan N, Ridge - Bristly Ridge - Glyder Fach - Glyder Fawr - Y Garn - Esgair Felen - Pen-y-Pass - Crib Goch - Crib-y-Ddysgl - Snowdon - Llenberis
231/2k 1570m 5hrs Victor 3 Birtwistle Whalley
Base - Moel Elio - Foel Goch - Foel Gron - Moel Cynghorion - Cloggy - Snowdon - base
231/2k 1570m 5hrs Victor 4 Kennedy Walker Hartley R.Davies
Base - Snowdon - Cloggy - Moel Cynghorion - Foel Gron - Foel Goch - Moel Elio - base
19k 1560m 7hrs Victor 5 P.Davies Commander Youde
Tryfan - Glyder Fach - Glyder Fawr - Y-Garn - Elidir Fawr - Nant Peris
9k 1250m 61/2hrs Duty cook Kay
Control Randall
Sunday 25th Apr 82
Victor 1 Weatherill Summerfield Kennedy Hartley Youde
Weatherill } Climbing / Idwal Slabs Kennedy } Hartley } Charity 470ft V.Diff
Summerfield } Climbing / Gribin Facet Youde } Monolith Crack 130ft Severe 43 Victor 2 Winn Walker Davies
Ogwen - Gribin Ridge - Glyder Fawr - Y-Garn - Foel Goch - Ogwen
5hrs Victor 3 Kay Whalley McGuire Hughes
Kay } Climbing Cwm Idwal Whalley } Hope - 450ft V.Diff / The Arete - 80ft V.Diff Lazarus - 140ft Severe / Grey Slab 270ft H.Severe
Hughes } Hope 450ft V.Diff McGuire } The Arete 80ft V.Diff Lazarus 140ft Severe Grey Slab 270ft Hard Severe
Victor 4 Birtwistle Hugo
Climbing Tryfan East Face
Pinnacle Rib Route 640ft Hard Diff + 1st pitch of Thomson's Chimney Duty cook Davies P
Control Randall
RAF VALLEY MRT MAYDAY GRANT 30 APR - 3 MAY 82
Brynengan
Attending: Weatherill Kay Kennedy Birtwistle Joyce McGuire Abbott Craig Nash Wathan Parkinson Walker Barnes Youde Clark Randall Walker
Victor 1 Weatherill Parkinson Walker Youde
Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen - Drosgl - Drum - Foel Fras - Foel Grach - Carnedd Llewelyn - Carnedd Dafydd - Pen-yr-Ole-Wen - Ogwen
18k 1178m 51/2hrs Victor 2 Kay Craig Nash Abbott
Ogwen - Idwal - Seniors Ridge - Glyder Fawr - Glyder Fach - Llyn-Casseg-Fraith - Cefn-y-Capel - base
12k 900m 41/2hrs Victor 3 Kennedy Joyce McGuire
Ogwen -Y-Garn - Llyn-y-Cwm - Glyder Fawr - Glyder Fach -Llyn-Casseg-Fraith - Cefn-y-Capel - base 44 15k 1100m 41/2hrs Victor 4 Birtwistle Clark Barnes
Tal-y-Llyn-Ogwen - Pen-yr-Ole-Wen - Carnedd Dafydd - Cranedd Llewelyn - Craig-yr-Ysfa - Pen- yr-Helgi-Ddu - Pen-y-Llithrig-y-Wrach - base
161/2k 1179m 6hrs Duty cook Wathan
Control Randall
Callout on Craig-yr-Ysfa Report 'A' refers. (In Appendix)
Sunday 2nd May 82
Victor 1 Weatherill
Llanberis area Victor 2 Wathan Abbott
Capel Curig - Moel Siabod - Grandstand - Cwm Dyli Pipeline - Pen-y-Pass - Miners - base
21k 950m 5hrs Victor 3 Kennedy Youde Clark Barnes
Capel Curig - Moel Siabod - Capel Curig
9k 870m 4hrs Victor 4 Birtwistle Craig
Climbing Craig-yr-Ysfa
Amphitheatre Buttress 970ft Diff
Duty cook Nash
Control Parkinson Randall
Refer to Report 'A's for both callouts today (In Appendix)
RAF VALLEY MRT WEEKEND EXERCISE 7 TO 9 MAY 82
Tal-y-Mignedd
Attending: Winn Abbott Barnes Clark Hugo Caygill Gunn Wathan Davies Hartley Pibworth McGuire Nash Craig Joyce Parkinson Youde Alec Hollister Davies
45 Victor 1 Winn Craig Nash Alec Base Mynydd Tal y Mignedd - Y Garn - Rhy Ddu - Llechog - Snowdon - Crib y Ddysgl - Crib Goch - Pen y Pass - Glyder Fawr - Glyder Fach - Milestone 251/2k 2353m 11hrs
Victor 2 Hollister Joyce Gunn Barnes Ruins GR523544 - Mynydd Mawr - Llyn Dywarchen - Y Garn - Mynydd Tal y Mignedd - Craig Cwm Silyn - base 20k 1200m 71/2hrs
Victor 3 Wathan Caygill Parkinson Clark Base - Mynydd Tal y Mignedd - Y Garn - Rhyd Ddu - Snowdon - Mynydd Mawr - base 301/2k 2195m 10hrs
Victor 4 Davies Hugo Youde Nantle Ridge - Snowdon - Y Garn - Mynydd Tal y Mignedd - base 251/2k 2126m 10hrs
Duty cook Pibworth
Sunday 9 May 82 Victor 1 Winn Joyce Craig Gunn Alec Nash Caygill Abbott Hugo Climbing Tremadoc Joyce / Nash - Merlin Direct HVS
Victor 2 Wathan McGuire Davies Cnicht - Siabod
Victor 3 Davies Barnes Clark Cnicht
Victor 4 Abbott Hugo Tremadoc - Moel Hebog - base 23k 902m 7hrs
Duty cook Hartley Control Pibworth
RAF VALLEY MRT GRANT PERIOD 21 TO 31 MAY 82 SKYE / ONICH
Attending Weatherill Kennedy Winn Joyce Summerfield Hugo Parkinson Needler McGuire Wathan Nash Birtwistle Davies Caygill Craig
Skye 21 - 27 May 82
Victor 1 Weatherill Needler Hugo Parkinson Bealach Corrie Na Banadich - Sgurr Dearg / Innacessable Pinnacle 6 - An Stac - Sgurr Mhic Coinnich - Sgurr Thearlach
Victor 2 Winn Joyce McGuire Summerfield 46 Sgurr Dearg / Innaccesable Pinnacle - An Stac - Sgurr Na Banadich - Sgurr Nan Bobhar
Victor 3 Wathan Kennedy Nash Glamaig Horseshoe / Red Cuillins
Victor 4 Birtwistle Davies Caygill Bruach Na Frithe - Am Bhasteir - Sgurr Nan Gillean
Duty cook Craig
Monday 24 May 82
Victor 1 Wathan Kennedy Joyce Nash Birtwistle McGuire Bla Bheinn
Victor 2 Davies Craig Sgurr Dearg - Sgurr Na Banadich
Victor 3 Weatherill Caygill Parkinson Needler Kilmaluag - Corrie Mhic Eachainn (Late night camp) Meal Na Suiramach - Bioda Buidhe - Beinn Edra
Victor 4 Winn Hugo Kilmaluag - Corrie Mhic Eachainn (Late night camp) Beinn Edra - Flasvein - Baca Ruadh - Hartaval - The Storr
Duty cook McGuire
Tuesday 25 May 92 Victor 1 Weatherill McGuire Nash Corrie Lagan - Sgurr Alisdair
Victor 2 Winn Davies Joyce Craig Corrie A Grunda - Garb Castle Corrie - Sgurr Nan Eag
Victor 3 Wathan Birtwistle Hugo Kennedy Parkinson Caygill Beinn Na Caillich
Duty cook Summerfield
Duty Driver Needler
Wednesday 26 May 82
Victor 1 Weatherill Summerfield Kennedy Parkinson Sligachan - Bruach Na Frithe - Sligachan
47 Victor 2 Winn Nash Joyce Sligachan - Shurr Mhaire - An Colleach - Sconser - Sligachan
Victor 3 Wathan Davies McGuire
Victor 4 Birtwistle Craig
Duty cook Hugo
Duty driver Needler
Thursday 27 May / Move to Onich Friday 28 May 82 Onich
Victor 1 Weatherill McGuire Aonach Eagach Ridge / from east to west
Victor 2 Winn Davies Mullach Nan Correan - Stob Ban - Sgurr A Mhaim - Am Bodach - An Garbanach - Steal Ruins - Polldubh
Victor 3 Kennedy Hugo Alt Corrie Abhail
Victor 4 Wathan Parkinson Summerfield Aonach Eagach Ridge / east to west
Victor 5 Joyce Craig Nash Aonach Eagach Ridge / east to west
Duty cook Birtwistle
Saturday 29 May 82
Victor 1 Weatherill Nash Summerfield Balachulish Horseshoe / Sgurr Dearg / Sgurr Dhonhill
Victor 2 Winn McGuire Craig Hamish's huse - Stob Corrie Nan Lochan - Bidean Nam Bian - Stob Corrie Streamhach
Victor 3 Wathan Hugo Kennedy Steal - Aonach Bheag - Aonach Mhor - Carm Mor Dearg - Arete - Ben Nevis - Achintee
Victor 4 Birtwistle Caygill Steal - Carn Mor Dearg - Ben Nevis - Steal
Victor 5 Davies Joyce Balachulish Horseshoe / Sgurr Dearg / Sgurr Dhonhill
48 Duty cook Parkinson Duty driver Needler
Sunday 30 May 82
Victor 1 Weatherill Craig Climbing Buchaille Etive Mor
Victor 2 Winn Joyce Nash McGuire Torlundy - Tower Ridge - Ben Nevis - Arete - Carn Mor Dearg - Carn Beag Dearg
Victor 3 Birtwistle Kennedy Caygill Parkinson Balachulish Horseshoe / Sgurr Dhonhill - Sgurr Dearg
Victor 4 Davies Hugo Summerfield Sgurr Eilde Mor - Na Gruachan - Binnein Mor
Duty cook Wathan Duty driver Needler
RAF VALLEY MRT WEEKEND EXERCISE 25 TO 27 JUN 82 (ILR's INSPECTION)
Llanbedr ACF Hut
Attending, Weatherill Blackburn Kay Davies Kennedy Nash Birtwistle Craig Hollister Hughes James Joyce Hartley Pirrie Summerfield Caygaill Parkinson Talbot Richards Pibworth CHOW Li Lau Pau
Victor 1 Weatherill Blackburn CHOW Li Lau Pau Ref 658378 - Foel Pendlau - Clip - Craig Wion - Rhinog Fawr - Cwm Nant Col
Victor 2 Kay Davies Craig Birtwistle Cader Idris
Victor 3 Hollister Parkinson Talbot Richards Cwm Nant Col - Rhinog Fawr - Craig Wion - Ref682333 - Llyn Trawsfynedd - Cwm Moch - P/U 658378
17k 700m 11hrs
Victor 4 Kennedy Hughes Caygill Hartley Cwm Nant Col - Rhinog Fawr - Rhinog Fach - Y Llether - Diffyws - Barmouth
17k 1252m 7hrs
Victor 5 Joyce Summerfield Pirrie James Barmouth - Diffyws - Y Llether - Rhinog Fach - Rhinog Fawr - Cwm Nant Col
17k 1220m 7hrs
Duty cook Nash 49 Control Pibworth
Sunday 27 Jun 82
Victor 1 Kay Joyce James Hughes Climbing Tremadoc
James - Joyce Vector 250ft VS
Kay - Hughes Shadrach 170ft VS
Victor 2 Hollister Nash Pirrie Richardson
Climbing Moelwyns Hollister - Richardson Little Corner 100ft Diff One for the Road 330ft diff
Nash - Pirrie Kirkus Direct 420ft Severe Chic 345ft HV Diff
Victor 3 Craig Summerfield Birtwistle Parkinson
Y Llether - Rhinog Fach - Rhinog Fawr - Cwm Nant Col
111/2k 1136m 41/2hrs
Victor 4 Kennedy Caygill Hartley Talbot
Cwm Bychan - Roman Steps - Bwlch Tyddiad - Craig Wion - Llyn Morwynion - Roman Steps - Cwm Bychan - Llanbedr
14k 400m 5hrs
Duty cook Davies
Control Pibworth
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EXERCISE. 9 - 11 JULY 82
Dolgarrog
Attending; Hollister Pibworth Kennedy Hughes Richardson Talbot Birtwistle Abbott Pirie Davies Kay Walker James McGuire
Victor 1 Hollister Richardson Talbot Hughes
Pen-yr-Ole-Wen - Carnedd Dafydd - Ysgolion Duon - Llyh Ogwen - Callout
9k 860m + callout 50 Victor 2 Birtwistle Pirrie
Cwm Eigiau - Foel Grach - Carnedd Llewelyn - Carnedd Dafydd - Pen-yr-Ole-Wen - Ogwen - callout
121/2k 884m + callout
Victor 3 Kay Abbott James Kennedy
Climbing Tremadoc
James } One Step in the Clouds 230ft V.S. Kennedy } Merlin Direct 180ft H.V.S.
Kay } Merlin Direct 180ft H.V.S Abbott } Striptease 180ft V.S. Grim Wall 220ft V.S.
Victor 4 Davies McGuire (Cranwell Cadets)
Tryfan - Glyders - Y Garn (Techniques on Little Tryfan in the morning)
Duty cook Walker
Control Pibworth
Sunday 11th Jluy 82
Victor 1 Kay James McGuire Hughes
Climbing Carreg Alltrem
Kay } Lightening Visit 130ft V.S James } Lavaredo Wall 140ft V.S.
McGuire } Rib & Groove, variation finnish 120ft Severe Hughes }
Victor 2 Hollister Richardson Kennedy Abbott Walker Talbot
Climbing Gribin Facet
Hollister } Slab Intermediate 155ft V.Diff Richardson } Slab Direct 90ft V.Diff Hollister (solo) Exhibition Buttress 150ft Diff
Kennedy } Slab Direct 90ft V.Diff Talbot } Slab Intermediate 155ft V.Diff 51 Abbott } Slab Direct 90ft V.Diff Walker } Rocking Chair 100ft H.Severe
Victor 3 Davies Birtwistle (Cranwell Cadets)
Snowdon Horseshoe
Duty cook Pirrie
Control Pibworth
RAF VALLEY MRT WEEKEND EXERCISE 23 TO 25 JULY 82 Fox House Hotel
Attending: Caygill Weatherill Randall Summerfield James Pirrie McGuire Craig Nash Kennedy Wathan Parkinson Hughes Davies Walker
Victor 1 Weatherill Caygill (Stanage) Flying Buttress 65ft V.Diff Crack and Corner 45ft V.Diff Caygill Weatherill Black Hawk Traverse 55ft V.Diff Blizzard Chimney 80ft Diff Hollybush Crack 50ft V.Diff Black Hawk Chimney 60ft Mod (D) Grotto Slab 20ft Mod (D) (Lawrencefield) (Weatherill Caygill) Pulpit Groove 90ft V.Diff Weatherill Top rope Eclair 40ft V.S.
Victor 2 Kennedy Wathan (Stanage) Helfensteins Struggle 60ft Diff Twin Cracks 35ft Diff Crack and Corner 45ft V.Diff+
Victor 3 James Summerfield Pirrie Craig (The Roches) James Summerfield Black and Tans 100ft Severe Sauls Crack 60ft V.S. James (solo) Kellys Shelf 60ft Severe James Pirrie The Sloth 90ft H.V.S. Pirrie Craig Black and Tans (Direct start) 100ft Severe Technical Slab 80ft Severe Via Dolorosa 100ft Severe
Victor 4 Davies Walker (Stanage) Pedstal Chimnay 50ft Diff Twin Cracks 35ft Diff Left Twin Chimney 50ft Mod Right Twin Chimnay 35ft Severe Cave and Crack 60ft V.Diff Robin Hoods Cave Gully 35ft Diff 52 Robin Hoods Staircase 35ft V.Diff
Victor 5 McGuire Hughes (Stanage) Black Hawk Slit 80ft Severe Flying Buttress 65ft V.Diff Holybush Crack 50ft V.Diff Via Media 40ft V.S. April Crack 55ft Severe Green Crack 45ft H.Severe (Lawrencefield) Hughes (solo) Flake Climb 50ft Diff Gingerbread 30ft V.S. The Ashes 50ft Severe Reprieve 40ft Diff Urn 50ft Severe
Victor 6 Nash Parkinson (Stanage) Black Hawk Traverse 55ft V.Diff Blizzard Chimney 80ft Diff Flying Buttress 65ft V.Diff (Lawrencefield) Nash Caygill Parkinson Limpopo Groove 35ft V.S.
Duty cook Randall
(Lawrencefield) James (solo) Limpopo Groove 30ft V.S. Gingerbread 30ft V.S. Meringue 30ft V.S. Eclair 30ft V.S. Delectable Var, 60ft V.S. Craig Davies Snail Crack 60ft V.Diff+ Pirrie Davies Gingerbread 30ft V.S. Sunday 25 July 82
Victor 1 Weatherill Summerfield (Birchens Edge) Summerfield Weatherill The Chain 40ft V.Diff Sail Buttress 45ft Severe Powder Monkey Parade 55ft V.Diff Topsail 40ft Severe Captains Bunk 55ft V.Diff Porthole Direct 50ft Severe Nelsons Slab 40ft V.Diff Trafalger Crack 45ft Diff Trafalger Wall 45ft V.Diff
Victor 2 Randall Walker Navex Kinder Scout area
Victor 3 Kennedy Summer Caygill (Birchens Edge) Caygill Kennedy Porthole Buttress 80ft Diff 53 Porthole Direct 50ft Severe Sail Chimney 45ft Diff The Chain 40ft V.Diff Powder Monkey Parade 55ft V.Diff Camperdown Crawl 40ft Severe
Victor 4 Wathan Parkinson Navex Kinder Scout area
Victor 5 James Hughes McGuire Pirrie (Stanage) James Hughes Goliaths Groove 65ft V.S. Pirrie McGuire Wall End Slab 50ft Severe Pirrie Goliaths Groove 65ft V.S
Victor 6 Davies Nash (Birchens Edge) Nash Davies Victory Crack 45ft Severe Porthole Direct 50ft Severe Sail Buttress 45ft Severe Topsail 40ft Severe Powder Monkey Parade 55ft V.Diff Nelsons Slab 40ft V.Diff
Duty cook Craig Control Randall
RAF VALLEY MRT WEEKEND EXERCISE 30 JUL tO 1 AUG 82
Nant Gwynant
Attending: Weatherill Joyce James Hartley Hughes Caygill Wathan McGuire Nash Parkinson Pibworth
Victor 1 Weatherill Caygill Hartley Snowdon - Crib Goch - Pen y Pass
Victor 2 Joyce James Hughes Tryfan - Bristley Ridge - Glyder Fach - Pen y Pass - Crib Goch - Crib y Ddysgl - Snowdon - Watkin path - base 16k 1507m 61/2hrs
Victor 3 Wathan McGuire Nash Parkinson Pen y Pass - Snowdon - Crib y Ddysgl -Crib Goch - Pen y Pass - Pen y Gwryd - Cwm Dili Pipeline - Llewidd - Watkin path - base 23k 1813m 81/2hrs
Duty cook Pibworth
Sunday 1 Aug 82
54 Victor 1 Weatherill Parkinson Hartley Base - Cnicht - Moel Siabod (Navex)
Victor 2 Wathan Caygill Capel Curig - Moel Siabod - base
Victor 3 James Nash McGuire Hughes Climbing Craig y Wenault
James Nash Bovine 200ft H.V.S. Hughes McGuire Shake 170ft V.S.
Duty cook Joyce Control Pibworth
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EX 3 to 5th SEP 82
Brynengan
Attending; Winn Birtwistle Randall Talbot Jones McGuire Griffin Davies Walker Nash Craig Pibworth Davies P. Summerfield Victor 1 Winn McGuire Jones Summerfield Pen-y-Pass - PYG - Snowdon - Crib-y-Ddysgl - Cwm Glas - Crib Goch (N. Ridge) - Pen-y-Pass
Victor 2 Birtwistle Griffin Davies Y-Garn - Glyder Fawr - Glyder Fach - Tryfan - Ogwen
11k 1103m 6hrs Victor 3 Randall Talbot Walker Pen-y-Pass - Snowdon - Llanbris
15k 729m 6hrs Victor 4 Craig Nash Climbing Criag-yr-Ysfa
Great Gully 800ft Hard V.Diff
Duty cook Davies
Control Pibworth
Sunday was spent assisting N. Wales Police searching for the Mad Axeman at Trawsfynydd Report 'A' No. 12 refers (See Appendix) Not easy after Dirty Harry's "Doo"
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EX 10th to 12th SEP 82
Cross Foxes 55 Attending; Winn Nash Richardson Birtwistle McGuire Randall Talbot Hartley Pibworth
Saturday was again spent searching for the Mad Axeman of Trawsfynydd, A possible sighting was reported
Sunday 12th Sep 82
Victor 1 Winn Birtwistle Talbot Minfford - Craig Cwm Amarch - Pen-y-Gadair - Foxes Path - Gwernan Lake Hotel
13k 806m 31/2hrs Victor 2 McGuire - Richardson Nash Hartley
Cwyfry Arete
Aborted due to desperate conditions
Duty cook Saturday Hartley
Control Pibworth
Duty cook Sunday Randall
Control Pibworth
RAF VALLEY MRT OP. ON STATION 24 - 26 SEP 82
The John Hugo u/t Scaly Ceremony
Troops climbing on Holyhaed Mountain
Winn Hat 80ft Diff Walker Boots 100ft Diff
Hartley Hat 80ft Diff Kennedy Snowfall 110ft Severe
Summerfield Hat 80ft Diff Richards Variation Climb 100ft Diff
Hughes Sevral routes solo'd by this intrepid duo. A bold attack at King Bee Crack Craig was mounted, but it proved to be too wet
Results of Saturday nights festivities:
Nasher *** at least it was a whale that got Jonah! Skull ** and Chippy is eternally grateful Huggy ***** what a performance, excellent!!! 56 Davies *** and is open to contracts for demolition Knucklehead *** petrol pooper
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EXERCISE 8 - 10 OCT 82
Golan Community Centre
Attending; Winn Birtwistle Joyce Randall Parkinson Summerfield Pibworth Wathan Hughes Janes Pirrie
Victor 1 Winn Birtwistle
Climbing Moelwyns Hole & Corner Climb 235ft Diff
Victor 2 Joyce James Hughes Pirrie
James Joyce Climbing Tremadoc Touch & Go 120ft V.S. Princess 240ft H. Severe Puki 100ft H.V.S.
Hughes Pirrie Princess 240ft H. Severe Puki 100ft Severe Touch & Go 120ft V.S. Leg Slip 150ft H.V.S. Victor 3 Wathan
Base - Moel Hebog - Y-Garn - Rhyd Ddu - Snowdon - Rhyd Ddu - Base
38k 2464m 101/2hrs Victor 4 Randall Parkinson
Pen-y-Pass - Snowdon - bwlch Llan - Rhyd Ddu - Bwlch-y-Ddwy-Elor - Cwm Pennant - base
241/2k 939m 91/2hrs
Duty cook Summerfield
Control Pibworth
Sunday 10th Oct 82
Victor 1 Winn Joyce Hughes James
Climbing Tremadoc
Winn Hughes Oberon 170ft V.Diff 57 Yogi 120ft Severe Merlin 160ft V.S.
Joyce James Chwys 140ft H.V.S. The Grasper 160ft X.S. (aborted)
Victor 2 Wathan Birtwistle Parkinson
Lleyn Peninsula
Victor 3 Randall Summerfield
Yr Eifl - Moelwyns
Duty cook Pirrie
Control Pibworth
RAF VALLEY MRT W/END EX 22 to 24 OCT 82
Brynengan 1st Aid Assessment
Attending; Weatherill Randall Pibworth Kay Wathan Craig Hughes Walker Kennedy Summerfield Davies P. McGuire James Parkinson Birtwistle Talbot Pirrie Richardson Caygill Davies R. Cooper
Victor 1 Weatherill Randall Talbot Richardson Pirrie Parkinson Hughes
First Aid assessment at the Navy Hut Helicopter winching in afternoon
Victor 2 Kay James
Climbing Tremadoc Grotto 150ft V.S.
Victor 3 Birtwistle McGuire Craig Davies P.
Climbing Tryfan East Face First Pinnacle Rib 580ft Hard Diff Thomson's Chimney 60ft V.Diff Descent via Tryfan North Ridge
Victor 4 Wathan Davies Summerfield
Capel Curig - Llyn-Caseg-Fraith - Glyder Fach - Glyder Fawr - Y Garn - Idwal - Roman Road to base
Victor 5 Caygill Walker Cooper
58 As for Victor 4
Duty cook Kennedy
Control Pibworth and it is not true that Meggy walks on water!! Weasel is intent on destroying the A5 with paraflares!!
Sunday 24 Oct 82
Victor 1 Weatherill Birtwistle Caygill Craig P. Davies R. Davies
Techniques Tin Can Alley / Gribin Facet
Victor 2 Kay Hughes Pirrie
Moel Siabod
Victor 3 Wathan James Summerfield
Moel Siabod
Victor 4 Kennedy Parkinson Cooper
Moel Siabod
Victor 5 McGuire Walker Talbot
Ogwen - Bwlch Tryfan - Heather Terrace - Ogwen
Duty cook Richardson
Control Pibworth / Randall
VALLEY MRT WEEKEND EX 5th - 7th NOV 82
Llanbedr
Attending / Winn - Joyce - Wathan - Bertwistle - Craig - Randall - Hewett - Summerfield - Caygill - Griffin
Saturday
Victor One Winn Griffin Caygill
Cors y Gedol - Bwlch y Rhiwgyn - Diffwys - Y Llethr - Cwm Nant Col
Victor Two Wathan Hewett Summerfield 59 Recip of Victor Three
Victor Three Bertwistle Craig
Cwm Nant Col - Rhinog Fach - Y Llethr - Diffwys - Craig y Grut - Sylfaen - Barmouth
Cook: Joyce Control Randall
Weather Gale force winds / wet. / wetter.
Llanbedr
Sunday
Victor One Wathan Craig Hewett Summerfield
Same as Victor Two
Victor Two Bertwistle Joyce Cavgill Griffin
Cader Idris
Cook Winn Control Randall
Weather Same as yesterday but worse
Historic day today Sunday opening re-turns to Wales once more!
VALLEY MRT W/E EXERCISE 12th - 14th NOVEMBER 1982
Capel Curig
Troops out Weatherill Winn Joyce Summerfield Kay Randall McGuire James Hugo Hughes Pirrie Caygill Walker Hewett Parkinson Griffin Hartley
Saturday
Victor One Weatherill Hartley Griffin
Nant Peris - Y Garn - Glyder Fawr - Glyder Fach - Ogwen
9km 4620ft 5hrs
Victor Two Winn Hugo Pirrie Helicopter 22
60 Ogwen - Pen yr Olewen - A5 - Tryfan - Glyder Fach - Glyder Fawr - Nant Peris
Victor Three Kay James Hewett
Helyg - Pen yr Helgi Ddu - Carnedd Llewlyn - Cranedd Dafydd - Pn yr Olewen - Ogwen
11Km 3250ft 5 hrs
Victor Four Joyce Caygill Hughes
Capel Curig - Glyder Fach - Glyder Fawr - Devils Kitchen - Ogwen - Pen yr Ole Wen - Carnedd Dafydd - Craig Llugwy - Llugwy Res. -Metal Road - Helyg 21Km 1695mts 71/2hrs
Victor Five McGuire Summerfield Walker
Capel Curig - Moel Siabod - Nant Gwynant - Snowdon - Pen y Pass
26km 1590m 7hrs
Duty cook Parkinson Control Randall
Weather: Horrible in the afteroon - cold, tornado's and sleet storms
61 APPENDIX
Reports A
Serial No. Date Pages
6/81 19 Sept 81 60 & 61
7/81 4 Oct 81 62
8/81 10 Oct 81 63 & 64
9/81 17 Oct 81 65
10/81 25 Oct 81 66
11/81 15 Nov 81 67 & 68
12/81 23 Dec 81 69
1/82 12 Feb 82 70 & 71
2/82 20 Feb 82 72
3/82 14 March 82 73 & 74
4/82 17 March 82 75
5/82 22 ???? 82 76 & 77
6/82 1 May 82 78 & 79
7/82 2 May 82 80 & 81
8/82 2 May 82 82 & 83
9/82 31 May 82 84 & 85
11/82 10 July 82 86
12/82 5 Sept 82 87
62 63 64 Missing person Mr Edward Page Bury Lancashire
65 66 67 68 69 70 A climber had fallen down a gully 0n the western side of Tryfan. Valley MRT proceeded to location to find Ogwen Valley MRT in attendance, and the casualty at this time was found to be dead. Valley MRT supplied a stretcher and casualty was taken down to the road where North Wales Police confirmed death.
The climber, who was an experienced alpinist, was Dr. Arnold Pines, aged 58, from Westons, GRT Hormead Buntingford, Herts
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