'Uphill battle': Wales coach hikes mountain to announce squad for Women's Euros
Wilkinson, a Canadian whose mother was born in Wales, woke up early before embarking on the 3,560-foot (1,085-meter) ascent up Snowdon — or Yr Wyddfa, to give the mountain range's Welsh name.
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