migster Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Looks like someone had a fun drive up Snowdon. :look: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-14779014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Looks like someone had a fun drive up Snowdon. :look: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-14779014 It doesn't look very stuck. Looks like they had a laugh though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Go on lads, shame it wasn't a Landy, they would have been up one side and down the other.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark the hat Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 sat nav playin up ? atb mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boromir Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 my guess is it ran out off gas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 well done libs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 (edited) Everest next then Think he was the guy trying to sell snow ploughs for fronteras a little while back on another forum Edited September 4, 2011 by vampire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson_tom Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 I liked the comment this morning on BBC news, one of the snowdon team He said driving up "hugely steep", craggy and loose areas was dangerous, although he conceded that the driver had done well to climb so high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conygree Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 (edited) Rode my trials bike up there in 1971 in the snow Latest from the BBC a guy from Glos has been charged. I like the x4 options for getting it down - with the railway being the last one, how do these guys hang onto their jobs :unsure: Edited September 5, 2011 by Conygree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushpower Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 i have walked up snowden many times and cant see what all the fuss is about ,he is indeed a skilled driver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 well he got it up the railway and got stuck within 20feet when he tried it on the rocky bit, not sure how skilled that makes him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Rode my trials bike up there in 1971 in the snow Latest from the BBC a guy from Glos has been charged. I like the x4 options for getting it down - with the railway being the last one, how do these guys hang onto their jobs :unsure: They should leave it where it is. It would make an excellent urinal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwabbits Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Source : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-14791178 A man who drove his 4x4 up Snowdon said he did it because it was top of his "50 things to do before he dies" list. Craig Williams, 39, from Gloucestershire, said it was not a publicity stunt and something he did on the spur of the moment. He added he understood criticism that his actions had been irresponsible. Mr Williams has been charged with driving on common land and will appear in court on 16 September. "There's no plan of action as we speak, there wasn't to begin with," he told the BBC. "Out of a list of 50 things to do before you die, this was one of them. "If you think that was on top of the list, the other 49 are now not going to be done," he added. 'Drive down' Craig Williams Craig Williams said he just acted on the spur of the moment He said he appreciated that people were saying he had been irresponsible. Now he said he hopes he would be allowed to drive his car down from the mountain where it was left 400 yards (365m) from the top on Saturday morning. The incident on the highest mountain in England and Wales - 1,085m (3,560 ft) - happened on Saturday. The Vauxhall Frontera is currently still on the mountain, close to the Snowdon Mountain Railway line. Walkers have been photographing it on their way up to the summit. Continue reading the main story CARS ON SNOWDON THROUGH HISTORY 27 January 1904 first attempt by motor car failed 14 May 1904 - another different attempt succeeds 1917 or 1918 - Another unidentified attempt, captured by British Pathe Source: snowdonsplendour.co.uk The vehicle is believed to have been driven up the railway track. Alan Kendall, the general manager of the Snowdon Mountain Railway said there were four options to get it back down. "It could be winched off by helicopter, broken up and brought down in pieces, ramped onto a flat bed truck and brought down on the railway or driven down," he said. "As it is on park land the park is ultimately responsible for this, but we will do all we can to help, although we haven't yet had a conference with the park to see what we can do," he added. In a statement the Snowdonia National park said it supports the views expressed by the Llanberis mountain rescue team. "This sort of incident is unacceptable and shows a lack of responsibility on behalf of the individual/individuals involved. Old footage shows an unidentified attempt to travel up Snowdon in a car in about 1917 or 1918 "Along with the obvious dangers posed by this type of incident, it could cause damage to the footpath and landscape, which means added work for the Snowdon footpath teams." It added that "in respect of the severity of the incident", the Snowdonia National Park "encourage the police to take firm action against the owner of the vehicle". There is a history of taking various things up the mountain, although taking motorised vehicles up the slopes has been banned since the creation of the national park in 1951. Sam Roberts was warden on the mountain for nearly 40 years, he says there are very few things which have not travelled to the peak. "It's difficult to think of anything which hasn't been up there," he said. "There have been pianos, beds, stilts, a unicycle, people have gone on their hands and knees, backwards.... although of course they were all there legally, because no motorised vehicles are allowed." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 I say let him drive it off and if he cant he pays the stupidly high recovery bill. As well as what ever the penalty for driving "where motorised vehicles aren't allowed" daft thing to do but fair play I wonder who helped if he did it on his own thats impressive in the dark (even more stupid?) I think he should get the same punishment as the people who left the disabled bloke up there http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/8313108.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 Looks like someone had a fun drive up Snowdon. :look: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-14779014 Someone must have missed out! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-15108712 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 weid thats the same truck ? thought it was on ebay for sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 I looked on ebay couldn't see it, seems someone may have bought it then driven it back up? or that's a library image of the one that was there before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 (edited) I looked on ebay couldn't see it, seems someone may have bought it then driven it back up? or that's a library image of the one that was there before? dont think so they say its gone back up some 1 is proper takein the **** cops will be well ragged off should put a granade in side it that will stop it going up and down Edited September 29, 2011 by swiss.tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 Is it the same one http://www.itv.com/wales/second-4x4-found-near-snowdons-summit36283/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 (edited) Was defo on ebay, its been removed: said all money going to the mountain rescue guys, had reached £1250 ish.... I saved it in my watchlist but its gone. And the ebay ad did show this one, complete with snow plough and grit spreader.... Edited September 30, 2011 by jacksdad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwabbits Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 :lol: Own up , who has the spare keys ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-15141652 Seems it is the same motor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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