This Year see’s Team Ynysybwl takes on a number of challenges to raise money for four important Charities:

Rugby for Heroes

Signposted Cymru

Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital Wales

Jacks Appeal.

There will be two (2) events taking on the Welsh 3000’s challenge and two (2) events completing the Welsh Three peaks Challenge.

Welsh 3000’s

This challenge requires the members to walk, scramble, climb and visit all the summits of the 15 highest mountains in Wales, all over 3000ft, over 2 days. (8 peaks on day 1 and 7 peaks on day 2)

The Event

Distance peak to peak - 26 miles

Total - 31 miles

Ascent and Descent - 13,000ft

Steepest Gradient - 64%

The Route

(CP1) Snowdon (3560ft)

CP1 - CP2 Garnedd Ugain (3494ft)

CP2 - CP3 Crib Goch (3028ft)

CP3 - CP4 Elidir Fawr (3031ft)

CP4 - CP5 Y Garn (3006ft)

CP5 - CP6 Glyder Fawr (3284ft)

CP6 - CP7 Glyder Fach (3261ft)

CP7 - CP8 Tryfan (3011ft)

(CP9) Pen Yr Ole Wen (3208ft)

CP9 - CP10 Carnedd Dafydd (3425ft)

CP10 - CP11 Yr Elen (3156ft)

CP11 - CP12 Carnedd Llewelyn (3409ft)

CP12 - CP13 Foel Grach (3202ft)

CP13 - CP14 Garnedd Uchaf (3038ft)

CP14 - CP15 Foel Fras (3090ft)

Welsh Three Peaks

The Event

This challenge requires the members to walk, scramble, climb and visit the peaks of Snowdon, Cadair Idris and Pen-y-Fan all within a 24-hour period.

Distance covered – 17.4 Miles

Metres Climbed – 2864

Time Period - 24 hours

The Route

CP1 – Snowdon

CP2 - Cadair Idris

CP3 – Pen-y-Fan

Please spare what you can and help these four amazing charities and support the people taking on these challenges in order to raise much needed funds.

Diolch o galon