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    • Wales zomer 2023
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      Day 3

      Een boot en een schuine streep

      July 17, 2023 in Wales ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      Met een korte pauze aan het strand van Grevelingen en een boot. Zo begint ons avontuur. En met een schuine streep door Engeland. Van zuidoost naar noordwest. Tot de kale bergtoppen van Snowdonia opduiken uit de eindeloze groene valleien.Read more

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    • Wales zomer 2023
      11
      Day 8

      Snowdonia

      July 22, 2023 in Wales ⋅ 🌧 14 °C

      In de bergen van Noord Wales heb je twee soorten regendagen. Met of zonder droge pauzes tussen de buien door. Wij ervaarden beiden. Maar wat een prachtige natuur. Groene glooiende landschappen, geen meter plat en bezaaid met rotspartijen als vanuit de hemel op het canvas gegooid. Niemand die om die regen maalt, dat doen de Welsh(wo)men immers ook niet. Ymlaen i'r arfordir! (op naar de kust!)Read more

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    • Vegan EV TravellersEV PHOTO TOUR 2023
      Day 126

      HOT

      September 4, 2023 in Wales ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

      To get to this viewpoint one has to do a bit of uphill walking. Usually not too difficult, but today it was so hot, we nearly didn't make it with the heavy camera gear..
      But the view of the mountain Tryfan in the evening sun was fantastic! The river Afon served perfectly as a foreground.
      Tryfan is a mountain in the Snowdonia National Park in Wales. It is 3,546 feet (1,081 m) tall and is one of the most popular mountains in Snowdonia.
      The name "Tryfan" is thought to come from the Welsh words "trwyn" (nose) and "fan" (peak), and refers to the mountain's distinctive profile.      Read more

    • Whiskytrippers 2023
      1
      1
      Day 3

      Wandeling bij een meer

      November 4, 2023 in Wales ⋅ 🌧 6 °C

      Vandaag een korte wandeling met weinig hoogte meters. Mooie omgeving en gelukkig weinig regen.

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    • TravelerWalkThroughWalesOnCambrianWay

      Idwal hostel, CP36 to Pen Yr Ole Wen

      June 22, 2022 in Wales ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

      I walked this part of the route 6-7 years ago in low cloud, today was glourious, with an occasional welcome breeze. Left YHA Idwal hostel 09:15, bought a sausage roll for lunch and a Magnum for now from kiosk next door. Walking the 1.7 miles along south shore of Llyn Ogwen on the A5 passed lots of people preparing to ascend the climbers paradise that is Tryfan (pronounced Tre-ven in English) and some fishermen. Stopped for a chat, discovered they were fishing for rainbow trout but “they weren’t biting” as so often seems the lament of fishmen!

      At the end of the Llyn Ogwen I turned left/north onto a short access road. Soon passed what looked like a retirement home. I could see rows of upright chairs through a window but it all seemed to be closed and there was no one around. I wondered if there were staff shortages like behind my brother and sister-in-law’s John and Jay’s house in Turiff? Or perhaps Brexit? Or maybe no enough clients? Researching later I discovered this is the 32 bed Glan Dena Hut owned by the Midland Association of Mountaineers.

      A hundred yards later passed the only other building, a farm, and entered National Trust land with signage reading - no fires (sensible), no drones (seemed a little churlish) and no wild camping - umm. Walked a short distance west to the two foot bridges over the Afon Lloer (Lloer stream) to that are checkpoints on the Cambrian Way then back to the east side to begin ascent over mostly grassy ground. OS Map suggests ascend east side of stream, Cambrian Way guidebook suggests west side of stream, National Trust signs said follow the waymarked path - but of course, there weren’t any. I chose the east and was keeping pace with two middle aged chaps with day packs who chose the west side of the stream so with my 16kg pack I reckoned I chose the easier side.

      The 1000’/350m up the Afon Lloer over a mile/1.6km was variously grassy, rocky and with short 6-8’ scrambles. Towards the top I filled up the water I had used so far today as it is the last I would see for 36 hours. To filter water I am using the excellent Grayl water filter loaned to me by my daughter Angharad that she used in the Far East. It makes about 450ml in under a minute.

      Midland Association of Mountaineers
      Glan Dena Hut
      Capel Curig,
      Betws y Coed
      https://www.themam.co.uk/index.php/huts/glan-de…      Read more

    • TravelerWalkThroughWalesOnCambrianWay

      Check points 37 & 38 and end of day 39

      June 22, 2022 in Wales ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      Final section is called the Carneddau comprising 11 peaks on a ridge of 16.5 miles. After the third peak each is progressively lower than the previous. The first six are over 3000’/915m. The third and highest, Carnedd Llewelyn, is only 65’/21m lower than Snowdon. Perhaps because they do not ‘quite’ have the record they are less visited, including by me. I have never been to any of these peaks, my only knowledge of them is what I have read. There is a Bwlch (saddle) between each peak, so navigation was an easy task of walk up one peak, walk down to the Bwlch, then up the next peak. At least it was easy for me because weather was still glorious for the fourth day. Because they are so high they are often in cloud so I was privileged to see them all in sunshine.

      The first was the hardest - Pen Yr Ole Wen. It began with a Crag of 100’/30m facing due east. I tried three routes up, twice driven back. Part way up the third it occurred to me, surely Tony Drake, the author of the Cambrian Way, had not intended a climb on what was a hiking route with a few scrambles. When I got to the top, ahead of me was a walker who had been below me before I started ascending. He must have overtaken me via another route. A few people on the top and the guidebook confirmed I should have walked further round the mountain where there was an easier route from the north. I had seen a party walk this way but they had stopped beside the tarn so assumed the route only lead there.

      Once on top of the Crag the path was a straightforward steep walk to the top of Pen Yr Ole Wen. The route up and down the next peak Carnedd Dayfydd 3423’/1044m (check point 37) was over square stone blocks 3-4” across. This was hard going because these are ankle breaking sizes. Surface improved to a worn track to peak 3 Carnedd Llewelyn 3485’/1062m (check point 38). Then was the delight of grass down the next Bwlch (Gwaun y Garnedd) and up Foel Grach 3202’/976m, itself surrounded by rocks. This was my wild camp pitch for the night at 3100’/950m but the sun was blazing, breeze was just the occasional zephyr, the view was magnificent and the pegs went in all the way.      Read more

    • TravelerWalkThroughWalesOnCambrianWay

      Start of day 39

      June 22, 2022 in Wales ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

      Had a great stay in Idwal hostel. Used Washing machine and very warm drying room that dried clothes in an hour.

      Warden Jerone was welcoming and helpful. The hostel does not provide meals but has a well appointed kitchen where I cooked one of my freeze-dry meals. It was great being able to use the dining room to eat and lounge to sit in and write blogs particularly as they sold cider!

      For this evenings camp I had planned to walk off the ridge down to a Bothy for shelter. It was beside a stream and near a lake where I could replenish water. Warden Jerone advised against the descent he said was steep over slippery grass instead suggesting I take more water and camp on the ridge beside the shelter on Foel Grach so I bought two 500ml bottles. Another 1Kg, as if I didn’t already have enough weight. He also suggested I start my walk on the road side of Llyn Ogwen (Lake Ogwen) to avoid boggy ground along the north shore of the lake. Having dried my boots keeping they dry was an idea that attracted.      Read more

    • TravelerWalkThroughWalesOnCambrianWay

      Glyder Fawr checkpoint 34

      June 21, 2022 in Wales ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      08:58 S4 bus from Beddgelert delivered me to Pen-Y-Pass in time to start walking 09:20. Route start was immediately behind the Youth Hostel which felt off effectively walking through the Hostel garden. Route began as a gentle ascent over grass, then some short rock scrambles, then once onto the ridge proper it was grass again. Although only 1.8 miles it took me 3:25, but I was not in a hurry as had plenty of time. Weather was glourious for the whole ascent. Paragliders appeared on two occasions, I suspect each was awaiting the right wind direction and strength. There also a regular buzz of a helicopter. I had noticed the helicopter from the bus, it had a 30-40’ line hanging below. I initially was concerned a mountain rescue was under way, then as the trips were regular concluded they must be training. From my vantage point on the mountain I realised they were collecting builders bags of large stones and delivering them onto a section of Snowdon. I had seen hundreds of these bags on various hillside paths.

      Glyder Fawr itself was a castleated column of rocks sticking up about 30 feet from the surroundings. I left my rucksack at the bottom for the scramble to the top.

      For regular followers of my blog I apologise for my increasingly scruffy appearance as my beard grows longer!      Read more

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      Glyder Fach check point 35

      June 21, 2022 in Wales ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      From Glyder Fawr the walk is level across a rocky landscape. The pieces of stone are very hard that crashed together like glass as I walked over them. After the rocking landscape is the high rocky outcrop of Castell y Gwynt (castle of the winds) comprised of huge slabs of rock standing on end like needles. It was exhausting to climb over them. Once the other side more ‘moon surface’ rocks to Glyder Fach a few hundred yards further. At the bottom I removed my rucksack to clamber over huge rocks like beach boulders the size of cars to get the 40’ to top of Glyder Fach. It was MUCH harder to ascend than Glyder Fawr.Read more

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      End of day 38

      June 21, 2022 in Wales ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      From Glyder Fach it was all downhill to YHA Idwal Cottage, my accommodation for the night where I had booked a single room.

      There is about a quarter mile more plateau north of Glyder Fach before it descended. Some years ago I had descended a direct, very steep route due north of Bwlch Tryfan. The Cambrian Way guide suggests a less direct hairpin via Miners track. I had walked, neigh slid, the direct route so was keen to avoid it. Emily’s party had also said it was not fun.

      From Bwlch Tryfan to the hostel was very steep, mostly over rock some of it laid. Feet and knees were pounded so ached by the time I got to the hostel.

      Arrived at the hostel 19:15 having taken 10 hours. Warden Jerome said he would expect it to take 6, discouraging!

      YHA Idwal Cottage
      Nant Ffrancon
      Bethesda
      Bangor
      Gwynedd
      LL57 3LZ
      0345 371 9744

      https://www.yha.org.uk/hostel/yha-idwal-cottage?      Read more

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