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AGC JOURNAL 2016

Main: Cary Grant just coming in to land
Far Right: Deia Cooman about to launch
Centre: Ready for Zip World Velocity
Bottom: Karen Baker, the view from the top

11 Explosive Ordnance Exercise Cymru Crown
Disposal Regiment is the
Army’s bomb disposal With Exercise Cymru Crown planned
regiment; it has squadron and good weather booked, we all arrived
at Capel Curig Training Camp on the
and troop locations spread evening of Tuesday 7 June 2016 with most

throughout the United of us keen and eager to climb Snowdon
the next day. We set off bright, but not too
Kingdom and Germany. As early, on Wednesday morning to the start
a result, it is difficult for point at Pen y Pass. The route we walked to
the SPS Detachment to get the summit was the Pyg Track which is 5.5
km in length and involves 800 metres of
together on a regular basis. ascent. Myself and Sergeant Max McGoon
With this in mind, Sergeant led the way initially and handed over the
map to Corporal Leila Smith when we
Sam Price was tasked to reached the junction with Crib Goch.
organise our annual two day
adventure training package. Reaching the Top

On reaching the highest point in Wales
at 1,085 metres above sea level, it had

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