Snowdonia National Park
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All seasons...
We arranged a climbing weekend in Snowdonia - and knowing that the weather an be pretty cruel in Wales we waited patiently for spring before going. We might as well have gone in mid-winter... we had sleet, snow and high winds one day. ...
Quest to Snowdon Mountain - part II
... , just as we tiptoed across the rocks over a thin stretch the lake. It hurt to even breathe, but we had to reach the car park which was at least another 40 minute walk away. On the way back I told Ed that if he ever pulled a reckless stunt like that, I ...
Quest to Snowdon Mountain - part I
... au naturale; and it just so happens that Wales is the perfect place for that. We drove up to Snowdonia National Park. The name alone evoked elf princes and fairy queens riding on turtle chariots escorted by singing bees and fireflies. Too ...
In Search of Forest Elves and Pixies
... Celtic wine. We couldn't resist so we took two bottles of cherry and blackcurrant mead wine to enjoy when we returned home. So under the downpour we headed out of Snowdonia National Park in search for a different face of Wales to look ...
Snowden to Stonehenge
CLIMBING Mt. Snowden: Take II Mt. Snowden vital stats: - Location: Snowden National Park, Northern Wales - 1080m: highest peak in Britain (I think Ben Nevis, Scotland is highest in UK) - Obligatory little town at base: Llanberis-more tourists than ...
Splash!
South-east England baked under blue skies. The temperature soared into the 30s (Celsius) and the Met Office put out heat-stroke warnings for the weekend. The BMC had booked a hut in Wales, mistakenly believing that July was a reasonably safe bet ...
Mountain #1
... ?! (I know, I should too...) FYI, there is excellent mobile phone reception up there. Anyway, as we had parked in Llanberis car park, we could either get the train back, or walk the Llanberis track. IMO, the train is a rip off, unless you have problems ...
Crazy hiking in Northern Wales
Right, so today I woke up around 6.30 am and went to Snowdonia.. it included a long, windy, scenic route through Wales and it was beautiful. I had my stuff with me so I asked some backpacking store to hold it from me while I went on my hike and they were ...
Snowdonia National Park
... and the pictures don't do it justice. We drove through Betws-y-Coed (BET-oos-uh-coyd), which is the resort centre of Snowdonia National Park and is crawling with tour buses (reminded me of Banff back home). So we carried on to Beddgelert (BETH-geh-lert) ...
Event 17. Snowdonian Marathon
Saturday the 25th of October 2008 I was up at 5 for the 3 hour drive to Llanberis. I had to pick up my race number and wanted to make sure I had plenty of time to get to the start. I heard my name being shouted when I got out of the car. It was Steve ...
Climb every mountain
Llanberis, Wales July 30 Day 10: Took a bus to backpacker's haven of Llanberis. Walked to campsite on sheep farm. Rain, rain, rain. The farmer here had a thick Welsh accent. Actually I think half of what he said was in Welsh. But still you ...
Y Garn
Ugly Troll and Sam went on a walk in Snowdonia. They got a bus to Llanberis and then, after waiting an inordinate amount of time, got another one up to Pen-y-Pass. They wanted to get off at a track part-way along the road, but, as it didn't have a name, ...
Boxing Day is the day to go on a walk
The Return to Tryfan. This is how you spell GLORIOUS: Troll has never been able to mount Adam in the past. (Sorry, I had to. The stone on the top, I mean.) But today of all days, with flakes of ice flying past on the wind, she managed it. ...
Catch Me If You Can
It has to be a macho thing, right? I mean the slope is something like 45 degrees, with great grey rocks sticking out of it at right angles; the grass and reed is held together with slippery mud but does that slow our illustrious leader down? Not a hope. ...
Trainspotting
... was organised by the King's Himalayan Club, and once again I managed to sneak in as the impostor, without anyone noticing. The car park opposite the Pen y Pass YH starts charging at 9am. At £10 for the day, we thought it prudent to shift everybody's ...
Roadtrip, North Wales
... trouble us. We couldnt've asked for any better. First stop, Llanberis. Lunch (Cheese and Pickle Sandwiches) in Snowdonia National Park...Yay. Mildy disappointed that the mountain railway wasn't in action for another couple weeks, so we simply went ...
The centre of the earth
... that we would get up, have breakfast and then leave the cottage and the island straight away. I wanted to take a look at Snowdonia National Park – we'd seen some of it on our way in and it looked beautiful. I picked a route that would take us past ...
I Climbed a Mountain.
... What's she getting us into this time?" look. I packed the waterproofs and got the kids some hiking boots and we headed for Snowdonia. It's always awe-inspiring to wake up on that first morning and look out of the window at the stunning Welsh hillsides. We ...
Snowdon (The Miner's M&M remix)
... back up to Pen-y-pass and managed to nab the only space, parking right in front of a "No Parking" sign beside the Youth Hostel. Troll thinks the people in charge should make the car park bigger or at least run buses up there more than once an hour. ...
Snowdon (The Abort! mix)
The weather forecast was good, the day dawned bright, and they had free Costa sandwiches for lunch. All the pieces were in place. They even managed to get out of their (separate!) beds this time! So, if you are sitting comfortably, I shall begin our ...
Attempting to Climb Mt Snowdon
Early this morning was our last chance to climb Mt Snowdon. Some of us were less keen than others. We left the hostel at 6am and got to Llanberis 20 minutes later, parked the car and headed up the track. This was our last chance to go up the mountain as ...
A short walk that turned into a hike
A short drive from Tremadog (our hostel) we arrived in Beddgelert. From here the guy from the hostel said there was a nice, easy and picturesque walk. We started our walk along the river and then when we should have turned back, we decided to keep going. ...
the middle of Welsh Wilderness!
... but has obviously been trashed by generations before. Australian bush is largely untouched in National Parks but over here a national park can include farmland! One highlight is the beautiful dogs that are here at the Beddgelert camping park. Dixie ...
Wales and Wails
... excellent day along the Ackling Dyke, walking preparations for next month reached a peak (well, two peaks in fact) in Snowdonia. Accepted an invitation from Steve Capel to accompany various Wokingham and Reading scouts on their annual winter walk in ...
Wow! for Wales
... anything more than Mt. Snowdon and King Arthur. The mountains in Wales are amazingly beautiful, and the buildings in Snowdonia (region around Snowdon) are made of a dark brown stone that I don’t know. Oonagh probably can identify ...
Mini Adventure: North Wales
We had a fantastic week in beautiful North Wales. The weather wasn't too great, but what a good excuse to put the feet up and relax. We visited Porthmadog, Llanberis, Betws-y-Coed, Beddgelert and Harlech. We had a ...
Can you say that 5 times fast....
Jared: A nice small mountain town.. very busy on the weekends apparently as there are a lot of hiking trails up to Snowdonia and other places and then skiing in the winter. The hostel was very nice and quiet again with a few guys up from the ...
Betwys-Y-Coed
Morning in Mold Ruthin Betwys-y-coed - lovely town at the junction of 3 valleys Wild scenery, flooded streams, strong winds! Waterloo Bridge, Pont-y-pair, main street - pottery & Welsh craftwork Bought a silver Welsh lady for my charm ...
Not quite what we had in mind!!
... was certainly enlightening. From Cardiff we headed north on A470 through the Brecon Beacons and on up to Snowdonia National Park. The countryside was really colourful with autumn tones and the villages clinging to the sides of the valleys ...
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