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Swansea man climbs Yr Wyddfa aged 87 before having to call mountain rescue: John Llewellyn is believed to be the oldest man to climb Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) in a ...

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His son Hywel followed him on the Pyg Track at a quarter-mile distance; they met at the café at the summit.

In rain, fog and gusts up to 70 mph, he took six hours to reach the summit and spent 13 hours on the mountain overall.

About a mile into the descent, his legs gave way twice; he was uninjured, and both waited two hours for rescue.

He has raised £400 so far for Macmillan Cancer Support, in memory of his father, who died of cancer 30 years ago.

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