Mountain Biker Drives 4×4 To Snowdon Summit To Cheers From Walkers

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Back in 2011 a 4×4 truck was abandoned for the second time at the summit of Yr Wyddfa (Commonly known as Snowdon) in North Wales for the second time despite there being no access road. It was an illegal act and was roundly condemned by park rangers and local authorities. The person responsible offered to sell the vehicle on Ebay to raise money for mountain rescue although this was rejected by the the intended charity.

Now a Singletrackworld member has done it again. This time to cheers from walkers and other mountain users who gave encouragement all the way to the summit.

Why the attitude shift?

His vehicle was electric and a 1/10th scale radio controlled model.

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User reluctantjumper told the story on our forum here.

Yesterday I drove a 4×4 up to the top of Snowden/Eryri… and got a round of applause for making it.”

An equivalent of a 100 mile drive for the little beastie.  It was for a bet from a mate in one of the RC groups I’m in that a 1/10th scale truck couldn’t make it after he did it with his 1/8th scale one (almost double the size!), I had a bit of free time and was in the area with the bikes so just had to prove him wrong.  Made it all the way up without having to carry it up any sections, came close a few times and only had to right it once on flat ground as a curious dog flipped it on its side (so doesn’t count in my book).  Two battery changes on the way up and just about made it back down without running out of power.  Had pretty much universal encouragement from all the walkers up there, plenty of bemusement but loads of people taking pictures and videos of it and willing it up tricky sections!”

The stunt was apparently to settle a £50 bet with a friend who had done a similar stunt but with a larger model. Reluctantjumper has said he will match the £50 he has won and give the money to charity.

The £50 I’ve won on doing it I’m going to match and give to a local Mental Health charity.  I’ve done a charity crawl up Pen Y Fan before with 15 other nutters, that raised well over £1400 for a local school that looks after disadvantaged kids.

Oh! And he drove it back down the mountain after reaching the top.

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