By Steve Thornton
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01 Sep, 2019
With mental health awareness week approaching us October 6th – 12th October 2019 we are arranging a walk up Snowdon on Saturday 12th October (weather permitted) 9am start. We will be taking the Llanberis path to the summit of Snowdon paying our respects to Craig and for those men who suffer in silence. All donations made will be go to our group to support men’s mental health awareness. We will be meeting at Llanberis car park for 8:30am latest on Saturday 12th October. Parking is around £5 for the day so bring your change as it’s a pay and display. We will then meet at the café/toilet area where the mountain station is – Post Code: LL55 4TD. What to wear? Please note weather conditions at Snowdon can change in seconds! Be prepared, here’s a quick list to help out on what you may need to wear: Base layer/t-shirt, Walking trousers, Fleece or down jacket, Windproof smock, Waterproof jacket, Waterproof trousers, Warm hat, Warm gloves, Mid weight walking socks, Walking boots, Trekking poles (optional), Rucksack, Sunglasses, Sun cream, Sun Hat, Personal First aid Torch, Whistle, Survival bag, Spare High Calorie Food, Water (plenty of it) Map & Compass. If anyone is looking to make donations It’s £10 per person for participants (kids free) if you would like to donate via the go fund me page, here’s the link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/himvisible-in-memory-of-craig-cardwell?teamInvite=C58bGrtNU1RNxx2i80W2q5p3J9ynqkHkhrY9Eu7iSm7rfEUpKA2P0RGpjA0ROT8O DISCLAIMER: Although this is a charity walk, you are responsible for yourself and others within your party and their well being. Therefore, please come prepared and if at any point you feel like you are not up to the walk, please turn around. There’s a café around the half way mark “halfway house” if anyone needs refreshments before we continue the walk and reach the summit. We will be monitoring the weather conditions in the upcoming weeks to Saturday 12th October. If the weather conditions are not looking good we may potentially look to change the date. From everyone at HIMvisible I would like to thank you all in advance for your help, participation and donations. Your support will help men in the St Helens and surrounding areas who suffer in silence. We hope to make a huge difference to many lives moving forward. *Special mention and a thank you to David Harrison for your help and generating interest* In association with: MindRight