A curtailed hike across the south-western region of the Mawddach estuary, approaching via the Afon Dyffryn valley to the new 500m top of Esgair Berfa and returning via an optimally rapid retreat to Barmouth.
This was planned as a three day hike to Dolgellau but was aborted after the first day due to a bloody mishap on the Dyffryn track as detailed in the report.
The weather stream had been described on one forecast as a ragged low pressure area, giving generally overcast skies and low mist in the mornings with variable cloud and sun in afternoons, the best of the clear skies and sunshine in the far west. Geographically accurate as it turned out, but very limited sunshine even here and a quite strong gusty wind made things chilly at height.