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great man himself. We shared the café with a Welsh-language rock band and a camera crew filming for S4C, which was great fun. After a song or two from the band, we headed up to the crag, as “18 Nov 17 – Sat in Tremadog café eating cake and listening to some quality tunes in Welsh” would never impress anyone in a logbook. Although the weather was fairly kind, the rock was pretty damp and we were sharing the crag with a uni and PyB group. Still, a worthwhile day revising RCS work though. What was interesting was watching the other individuals on the crag. I think we forget sometimes the quality of instruction that we receive through the JSAT scheme. The level of safety awareness of those other groups seemed odd to someone JSAT-trained, and it certainly made me thankful for the quality of instruction that we receive in the military. So to any AMA military instructors and JSMTC staff reading, thanks, the quality of your instruction is very much appreciated. I’m no Andy Kirkpatrick, but making the last move to the top a route and shouting “safe..!”, doesn’t actually means you’re safe...
Everyone had a quality day, and sadly we had to say goodbye to Liz and Toby, who headed back south again. The majority of folk head to the Vaynol on the Saturday evening, enjoying some decent food, good beer and a nice open fire. A late
wander back to Bens’ in the dark, and over to the duty snorers to do their thing...
Ryan Anderson and Will Cathcart cut-away Sunday morning, so the remaining Members split into two groups, Ryan taking Phil Dyer and Matt Edwards onto Idwal Buttress, and Heloïse Goodley taking the rest up the Glyders. Luckily for the Glyder-group, Heloïse is a Geology graduate, so we had a really informative day of Igneous, Sedimentary and Met- amorphic-based facts from her, which made for an unusual day. A really good bunch, who all enjoyed the day on the hill, especially Cleo getting her photo taken on
the Cantilever Stone on Castell y Gwynt. On the descent, we met up with Ryan, Phil and Matt as Ryan was showing off his drone-flying skills to a selection of very impressed children by Lyn Idwal. An AMA trip to N Wales isn’t complete without a visit to the Moel Siabod Café, so we all headed-off for some quality food at the Siabod before heading off back home.
Thanks again to Ryan for his help running the Meet, it was very much appreciated. Definitely same time in 2018 for the annual Nov Ben’s pilgrimage.
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