Wednesday 29 December 2010

Mawddach Hype

Me below the big class 5 hit near the top of the river.

With a sudden rise in temperatures and rain fall the snow was melting and all the rivers were at meaty levels and running brown!
After waiting around for a while we ended up with a random group who didn't know each other very well but proceeded onto the mighty Mawddach non the less!
We drove towards the get in to find the mountain road completely iced over meaning that we had to shoulder our boats for nearly 2 hours to reach the get in.
Once at the get in we had a quick snack of fresh snow before venturing down some continuous class 4 and a couple of 5s. After 2 people walking out due to high water we were left with a final team of 4 people.
We finished the 8+ miles of continuous water just before dusk with welcomed soup and water.
An eventful but good day on the water! :)