The best day's weather at the summit in weeks, but not totally precipitation free as low cloud drifted across during the afternoon, leading to a brief shower. The completed metal framework of Hafod Eryri that comes into view just before the top as you approach along the railway line is very striking.


The roof of Hafod Eryri with the summit cairn behind.

It is now obvious that the the angle of the roof has been designed to follow the slope of the ground above. Although at the moment the shiny and starkly curved steel structure gives a futuristic feel to the building, it'll look very different faced with stone.


The steel framework of Hafod Eryri's main body highlighted by a break in
the clouds.


Looking across the roof to the station end of the building.

The cutting-out of the ledge running along the back wall of the site has been finished and the horizontal concrete beam on it will act as support for the first floor. After a dry-run in Caernarfon involving taking apart and reassembling the 20 ton crane supplied by the hire company, Bob Francis, its component parts have started to arrive on site by train. In the post on July 4th we highlighted the problems posed by getting such a heavy piece of equipment up the mountain. This crane will have the reach to enable the roof to start being fitted on Monday if everything goes to plan.


Lifting a two and-a-half ton component of the big
crane off the flat-bed.