Hi folks, thanks for watching! it seems the scammers are back at it again! If you’ve received a reply to your comment ‘apparently’ from me asking you to get in touch, it is NOT me, please ignore and report to TH-cam. They are trying to imitate me in order to get information and scam you out of money. I will never do giveaways or anything like that through the comments section. I hope nobody has been caught out. Simon
I got one too, I have been reporting them every time to TH-cam, which apparently has done no good so far, so this time I simply gave it my best middle finger emoji and a thumbs down. Once in a while it's no longer reasonable to just accept it by ignoring, because that feels like pretending and condoning, and I don't condone them dropping this rubbish all over my favoured TH-camrs' content. They are maggots and we don't need them. It's that or give up on TH-cam.
Had one here and on Andy's channel, I report them as spam... I think they have a bot program that posts after comments and I think they spell the 'telegram' part differently to make it harder for TH-cam to filter them out...
I dont know if it's possible with the matress inflater you have but I found that on larger air pumps if you pull it out slightly to start inflating a matress the pump blows in air and the movement of the air going in also sucks air in with it. I used to have an air matress for visitors and if I held the pump about 1/2 an inch from the air valve it would inflate a lot quicker and then when it is mostly inflated push it in to get it up to pressure.
A bothy is a monument to humanity at its finest. It is literally a shack in the middle of nowhere, which is maintained solely for the purpose of helping out random strangers who you will most likely never meet.
My dad's second favourite bothy after Cae Amos. When he passed away in 2021, part of his legacy was to make Dulyn watertight by replacing the leaky single-pane windows… I helped fit the newest windows in September just gone. Glad to see they have stood up to a Welsh winter!
Thank you Simon. You take someone like me with mobility problems to places I could never dream of getting to and in a very entertaining way. Much appreciated.
What a lovely comment, something I hadn't thought of about these videos. I'm sure the maker of the video is very proud. My best friend growing up. Once told a men if he can get Thier so can I, if he can't write it or read it I can together we are the perfect human. My friend lost his battle with muscal disytraph not long after. My oldest son now has his name. That's the very best compliment I have ever had
Well said Trevor! My mobility is poor now too, miss the days of being free to roam but, like you, through Simon am able to 'go places'. A wonderful channel.Best wishes to all here!
Great wee bothy. Up here in Scotland they are essential. Great to see the demonstration of the necessity of these provisions becoming available throughout the rUK. 👍.
Offering Bothys to travelers for free is a very generous and hospitable thing to do….actually touching to think about. So many places in the world are tourist destinations and you pay through the nose to stay in even a simple motel or whatever.
Stayin with a Canuck. My Mother was Canadian, my American Dad captured her while stationed in Canada and brought her here to Pennsylvania USA in 1962. She loved the outdoors and felt that Pennsylvania was closest to looking like Saulte Ste. Marie, Ontario Canada except she said our water was dirty. My mother loved the outdoors and the Queen of England. She never gave up her Canadian citizenship, she passed away in 2015 with it still intact. I wish we had these kind of remote places that were equipped like this place you went to, I am not sure, but I don't think we have that. Everything has to be Corporatized here in the United States of Corporations. Thank you, for making the video I enjoyed it very much. You ROCK. Linda in USA
Simon, you brought both a smile & a tear to me, a very old woman in a very bad nursing home in 🇨🇦. My dear husband died a cruel death here recently from Parkinson's & dementia. Before he died he said ''This place has broken my spirit". I will take to my grave my guilt that I didn't find a way or the money to move him to a better place. I watch TH-cam to escape the unending sadness & dysfunction here & for some reason your video popped up in my feed. I'm leaving a comment because I noticed your address is Diss. My paternal grandparents were from there & emigrated to Canada (Toronto via Montreal where their boat docked) in the late 1800s. I have my father's Diss birth certificate, exquisite penmanship on a beautiful, lage document, pale green, dated 1900 [for reasons unknown, my grandmother returned to Diss alone, gave birth to my father, then sailed back here]. They owned a small farm in Diss and were staunch members of the Salvation Army. They had a very eccentric, reclusive relative, a man who lived alone there in an ancient house stuffed full of antique furniture. Names: Arthur Orford Flatman & Alice Philpot; children: Ivan, Madge, Earnest, Lily, & twins who died in infancy; the relative if I recall correctly was Thomas Flatman. Thanks for the video which for a while reminded me how precious fresh air, silence, & privacy are. I wish you well. 🙋
Claudia I am sure ypu did the best you could for your husband. I have found when a loved one dies, we concentrate on the guilt and the things we feel, we should have done. It envelopes all the good things we have done for our loved ones over the years. Sending you a big hug from Glasgow too xx
You wanna go to New Zealand mate, we have close to a 1000 of these types of shelters in the bush, they are everywhere. All have beds, fire place and a water source.
It’s difficult enough to do these walks in those conditions but when you take into account all the camera positioning and editing involved alongside the challenges faced then you have to admire the efforts Simon makes. I appreciate your dedication mate.
Very nice wrap up of this three day blizzard adventure. These conditions are actually more dangerous than one might think. Wet snow and high winds will get you cold and wet very fast, much more than in conditions below zero. Also when the visibility gets low it's really easy to get disoriented and the wind and snow than pounds the face is very distracting. Good to use the compass and map and to take out directions. Difficult skill to master in those conditions with low visibility where it's hard to recognize landmarks to adjust bearing to. A compass & map basics would be a good upcoming video for you to make.
This is what I like about the out door community. You can meet people and make some good friends. And you find that most people look after one another.
Great to see your stay at the bothy. I've stayed there a lot with friends and always carried in enough coal to get the place toasty warm. Also cooked bacon over candles there when the gas ran out the following morning. Also I belive I saw the helicopter when I was travelling through ogwen valley on the bus because it was hovering around tryfan. Great having a place to warm up and have logs and beers carried in.
Awesome reminds me of going to my off grid cabin in America in the northern part of Georgia the Appachilan Mountains where the black bears roam free and we do too !!
Gotta love a bothy, especially one with a stove, love the sprit of cooperation and respect that goes with them too, good to see you enjoying my back yard too Simon..
We biked here from Liverpool a few years ago. Arrived in the dark, ditched our bikes on the mountain and walked around for an hour before finding the bothy. In the morning we looked out the window and the bikes were about 100m away.
Ever since I was young, when I couldn’t sleep I imagined I was curled up in something like this in the middle of nowhere. I didn’t know it but something must have been telling me that I should go and sleep in a Bothy. I’m 100% going to investigate further, thank you for the awakening. Just what I need, get away from everything
They were built for mining or hunting workers in Victorian times. The heroes are the people who maintain them. Culra Boothy in Scotland has my best memories as well as the old Dubbs hut in the Lakes. ( damp and smelt of rat piss but a brilliant stove).
So glad you got a hot tea and meal. It was well deserved and needed after your long walk and falling on your rump! Glad you didn't get hurt. Love this video. It's so different from where I live in Ohio (U.S.A.). Thank you for showing me different sights and life in another part of the world. May God keep you safe and well.✝️🙏😌
I love the stillness of winter. Let's you know just how small you are in this big world. Very calming to the mind and the spirit. Blessings to you Simon for taking us all along with you.
You rightfully are complimented on your craftsmanship in making things and your photography, but I think I might be most impressed by your navigational skills . Thanks for another super video.
I can imagine that bothy was like paradise. I’ve never slept overnight in one but I have taken lunch breaks whilst walking in them. They could definitely save your life.
I visited Snowdonia way back when I was 19 with my best friend. We hiked a bit in the mountains and to 19 year old me it felt like I was walking on another planet. Interesting place. Cheers from North Carolina.
im a brickie ,and i love it, the outdoors is for all ,i cant hike much anymore ,my back and knees are done (30 plus years in the game ) ,i like bushcrafting and cooking and doing bush craft builds ,good medicine for the soul
Hi Simon! Sent this to my son who has often hiked in North Wales. He replied that this bothy was the the worst bothy he'd ever slept in, I imagine because folk left it in a state when they departed. Said the stench made his eyes water. (Of poo! 😱🤣) Said he'd rather sleep in a field than there again. Leave nothing of yourselves behind folks, except maybe some provisions! And there's me thinking it looked quite cosy ....... Oh dear. Thanks for the upload! 🏞️
This is the second cccold adventure this week Ive watched. How glad im tucked up warm. The wood fire looked heaven sent, the candles extremely cosy. Perfect for Valentines. I hope search and rescue found who/what they were looking for.... PS..any furry visitors during the night 🐀
This is exactly what I needed Simon. Family and work stress have been a lot recently, but your videos are calming, entertaining, and done so well. I love winter too, and we don't have much snow here at the moment, so seeing you out in the elements really makes me wish I was out there with ya! Cheers pal.
Well done Simon on navigating through the snowy mountains with zero visibility. That's a very challenging part especially when you are alone. Stay warm and safe.
yes a VERY nice pay off from the 1st night !!!!! other people 'sometimes' can really add a bit of flavor to the !!!!!!! a great way to end that trip !!!!
Excellent video Simon, pretty bleak conditions but just highlights what cosy means. Ethan seems like a good fellow too; the Canadians I've met have all been a good bunch.
Completely medicinal watching as ever. I've spent decades frequenting bothies, and have stayed in Dulyn a few years back. Back then, there were no bunks. I always take coal with me - as calorific output for weight, it can't be beaten. A bothy is never full - folk will generally make space - especially in those conditions. Those Dowling stoves are great - if a little problematic to control if there is no flu baffle. Another cracking video Simon. Keep them coming. (18:25 - colloquially known as "bothy bollocks")
Loved both videos, I lived in North Wales over 40 years ago and visited the mountains around Snowdonia regularly. Some of the areas are very bleak, and some are astoundingly beautiful. I miss those great times, and today I can only dream of my past experiences in that area, I couldn't do today what I did back then, I got out of breath just watching you do it. Anyhow, thanks for sharing your adventure with us, and next time, I'll make sure I have my wife's CPac machine next to me. At least I'll be able to breathe easier. 👍👍😜
Simon you must walk twice the distance with leaving your camera and walking away. Then having to walk back to get it. Just to look good for us. What a trooper 🙂👍🏻
Great video! I'm wrapped up in bed, our wood stove dying down and having a hot drink with a dram (Glenmore ), it's clear with snow outside, -8 C at 1250 metres. I miss the Soreen malt loaf.
I love staying in bothys. They can be such a welcome break after several days on the mountains. I loved these videos in the 3x part series. Thank you 👍
Staying in those huts (bothies) are much better than a tent or even a three side adarondack shelter like we have here in the southern appalachians in the wind. I was just looking at your freeze dried meals and remembering what freeze dried meals were like when I started back packing in the very early 1970s. Big change. Good overnight. Skoal
87 comments when I read them all... was waiting for a Nick Zentner geology livestream to start and didn't want to miss it, the posting of your video was well timed and the comments were interesting to read... a good way to keep me awake.
So glad to see beautiful Bothys like this one not vandalised and being respected. If everyone followed the rules our children will have the chance to experience adventures like yours.
Absolutely beautiful. Mountain huts like that are just the most wonderful thing on a snowy, frigid night...not quite warm, not quite home, but a refuge from whats outside. All the best from another Ethan...just not from Canada.
GASP!!!! Not sure I could deal with that kind of cold! My first thought was I don't see one single tree for firewood. Lawdy Miss Clawdy! The sight of that rescue chopper would bring a person to tears if it were coming for them.
Nicely done Simon. I’ve never camped in the UK, but grew up in NE USA and hiked/camped in similar conditions. Your cinematography is outstanding. Taking the time to shoot the B roll and your editing. Thanks for sharing a walk.
@jasonmacneil2256 It attracts rodents though. You should never rely on others to have left you something to eat. You should always be prepared, with yiur own rations to keep you going
Hi,Simon,this bothy reminds me our wood shelter in the mountains long time ago in Carpathian Mountains,.it is so good remember..thanks for the good vibes..sure it is better than in the tent last trip...
Cheers for sharing, those stone bothies give our Huts in New Zealand a run for their money, certainly timeless places! In saying that you should do a trip down here! Great watch as always!
Great video. Wen working on the dam weir with rwe many years ago, we used to have our breaks in the Bothy at Dilyn. 2008, and folk had been trying to burn horse shit in the stove, some had removed the match board from the bunk room to use as fuel. So i think them fire logs in a packet that you couldn’t get back then, are ideal for a bothy trip now. Between two people, you can now realistically carry a cold nights worth of stove fuel between you. It’s great how things have come on.
Thank you for the video you are one of the only TH-cam creators that has made it and is still humble. A lot of the channels I used to watch have lost their way after they became multi millionaires through YT and became so famous their channels went to the dogs.
Simon, I love your channel, and am amazed how you guys survive in such freezing cold weather conditions. I live in South Australia, and it is hard to fathom how you manage to stay warm, let alone dry. I enjoy watching your videos because I get to see the country my mother grew up in. She was born in Bristol, and lived in the UK until an adult. Cheers mate, thanks for the videos.
I stayed overnight in a bothy in Scotland - somewhere near Tomintoul. During the night a walker came in and bedded down next to me. I thought it a bit strange but, hey, whatever. Come morning, he was nowhere to be seen. I didn’t think much of it, however, about a year later, I was talking to someone about the overnight stay, and he said, ‘crikey, I hope you didn’t stay in that bothy, it’s haunted!😂
Wow! I’ve only ever seen a bothy (so?) once before, it sure does remind you how the small creature comforts of life that we take for granted gave the most pleasure to people who lived in them back in the day. I’ve never seen your blue eyes glow so brightly Simon, so good to see you enjoying the pleasure of great company too!!! Thank you so much for taking us along on another amazing journey!
Making your way to the bothy in those conditions, I’d say finding those heat logs would be something you’d be eternally grateful for. What a wonderful escape this was.
Nice video Simon. I stayed in that bothy a few years ago in similar weather to what you had. Didn't get much sleep as I'd forgotten my ear plugs and one of the other residents snored loudly all night. Lesson learned!
I've not done camping, hiking and navigating in adverse conditions for about 15 years. I learnt in the army and loved to escape to the hills whenever I could, escape the endless responsibility of an adult life. I really enjoyed watching the video, it reminded me of good times in my past. I live in a year round warm climate now, the last claim of snow here was in the early 1950s and it was almost certainly hale, so the only snow I expect to ever see again is on my computer screen. One other thing, I struggle to think of things from the UK I miss, and damn if you didn't show me something I'd forgotten about: Soreen Malt Loaf. I've got a craving for the stuff now, and there's not a hope in hell's chance of getting one! 😄 🤔 😒 😩
The bothy looks as though it could withstand just about anything and what a port-in-the-storm it is for many who visit and maintain it. Built of heavy, big rocks and so sturdy. A very welcome sight for any traveler, especially in the winter.
The outside door on the "Bothy" has been hung on the wrong side. It's been hung on the closing jamb. Just an observation. Looked warm and snug in there. When you are cold and wet, they look like palaces. We have the sane over here, in my neck of the country we have approximately 54 within one mountain range. over 900, country wide. Enjoyed the video ATB Cheers from the mountains of NZ 😀😀
Hi folks, thanks for watching!
it seems the scammers are back at it again! If you’ve received a reply to your comment ‘apparently’ from me asking you to get in touch, it is NOT me, please ignore and report to TH-cam. They are trying to imitate me in order to get information and scam you out of money. I will never do giveaways or anything like that through the comments section.
I hope nobody has been caught out.
Simon
I had one too, ignored it, obv.
I got one too, I have been reporting them every time to TH-cam, which apparently has done no good so far, so this time I simply gave it my best middle finger emoji and a thumbs down. Once in a while it's no longer reasonable to just accept it by ignoring, because that feels like pretending and condoning, and I don't condone them dropping this rubbish all over my favoured TH-camrs' content. They are maggots and we don't need them. It's that or give up on TH-cam.
Thanks boss 😊
Had one here and on Andy's channel, I report them as spam... I think they have a bot program that posts after comments and I think they spell the 'telegram' part differently to make it harder for TH-cam to filter them out...
I dont know if it's possible with the matress inflater you have but I found that on larger air pumps if you pull it out slightly to start inflating a matress the pump blows in air and the movement of the air going in also sucks air in with it. I used to have an air matress for visitors and if I held the pump about 1/2 an inch from the air valve it would inflate a lot quicker and then when it is mostly inflated push it in to get it up to pressure.
A bothy is a monument to humanity at its finest.
It is literally a shack in the middle of nowhere, which is maintained solely for the purpose of helping out random strangers who you will most likely never meet.
超級偉大的愛❤❤❤
My dad's second favourite bothy after Cae Amos. When he passed away in 2021, part of his legacy was to make Dulyn watertight by replacing the leaky single-pane windows… I helped fit the newest windows in September just gone. Glad to see they have stood up to a Welsh winter!
Wow! 😯
Sorry for your loss. Thank you for his gift
Wow Katie, amazing - well done!
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What a wonderful story and memorable moments. Thanks for sharing ❤
Thank you Simon. You take someone like me with mobility problems to places I could never dream of getting to and in a very entertaining way. Much appreciated.
I feel you there mate.....
What a lovely comment, something I hadn't thought of about these videos. I'm sure the maker of the video is very proud. My best friend growing up. Once told a men if he can get Thier so can I, if he can't write it or read it I can together we are the perfect human. My friend lost his battle with muscal disytraph not long after. My oldest son now has his name. That's the very best compliment I have ever had
Well done Trevor, A positive mind and to enjoy videos like these must be a tonic to you. Love your attitude to life .
Well said Trevor! My mobility is poor now too, miss the days of being free to roam but, like you, through Simon am able to 'go places'. A wonderful channel.Best wishes to all here!
Exactly that 👏🏻
A Scottish bothy saved my life. Got trapped in a blizzard and managed to navigate to the bothy. 2 days and nights before the blizzard cleared.
WOW
Glad you found refuge and survived. ❤
@@Sumer61unfortunately they didn't make it 😢
Thank you. From Central Kentucky. Nothing like from you local! God Bless and stay safe.
Awesome Simon, in a world of turmoil, 3 blokes sat round a fire in the middle of nowhere, take care, brilliant mate
It’s amazing the effect a small fire has on morale even if it raises the temperature a hand full of degrees and drys wet kit. 🔥🔥👍
Great wee bothy. Up here in Scotland they are essential. Great to see the demonstration of the necessity of these provisions becoming available throughout the rUK. 👍.
Offering Bothys to travelers for free is a very generous and hospitable thing to do….actually touching to think about. So many places in the world are tourist destinations and you pay through the nose to stay in even a simple motel or whatever.
Stayin with a Canuck. My Mother was Canadian, my American Dad captured her while stationed in Canada and brought her here to Pennsylvania USA in 1962. She loved the outdoors and felt that Pennsylvania was closest to looking like Saulte Ste. Marie, Ontario Canada except she said our water was dirty. My mother loved the outdoors and the Queen of England. She never gave up her Canadian citizenship, she passed away in 2015 with it still intact. I wish we had these kind of remote places that were equipped like this place you went to, I am not sure, but I don't think we have that. Everything has to be Corporatized here in the United States of Corporations. Thank you, for making the video I enjoyed it very much. You ROCK. Linda in USA
There are shelters in some of the forests and mountains in the USA, also.
Just a little bit of trivia, the term 'Bothy' is a mutation of the Welsh word 'Bwthyn' I believe, which means 'Cottage' or 'Hut'
Simon, you brought both a smile & a tear to me, a very old woman in a very bad nursing home in 🇨🇦. My dear husband died a cruel death here recently from Parkinson's & dementia. Before he died he said ''This place has broken my spirit". I will take to my grave my guilt that I didn't find a way or the money to move him to a better place. I watch TH-cam to escape the unending sadness & dysfunction here & for some reason your video popped up in my feed. I'm leaving a comment because I noticed your address is Diss. My paternal grandparents were from there & emigrated to Canada (Toronto via Montreal where their boat docked) in the late 1800s. I have my father's Diss birth certificate, exquisite penmanship on a beautiful, lage document, pale green, dated 1900 [for reasons unknown, my grandmother returned to Diss alone, gave birth to my father, then sailed back here]. They owned a small farm in Diss and were staunch members of the Salvation Army. They had a very eccentric, reclusive relative, a man who lived alone there in an ancient house stuffed full of antique furniture. Names: Arthur Orford Flatman & Alice Philpot; children: Ivan, Madge, Earnest, Lily, & twins who died in infancy; the relative if I recall correctly was Thomas Flatman. Thanks for the video which for a while reminded me how precious fresh air, silence, & privacy are. I wish you well. 🙋
Bless you xx
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Thank you for sharing this. x
Sending you love from Glasgow x
Claudia I am sure ypu did the best you could for your husband. I have found when a loved one dies, we concentrate on the guilt and the things we feel, we should have done. It envelopes all the good things we have done for our loved ones over the years. Sending you a big hug from Glasgow too xx
You wanna go to New Zealand mate, we have close to a 1000 of these types of shelters in the bush, they are everywhere. All have beds, fire place and a water source.
It’s difficult enough to do these walks in those conditions but when you take into account all the camera positioning and editing involved alongside the challenges faced then you have to admire the efforts Simon makes. I appreciate your dedication mate.
That's the sort of terrain that makes it worth the effort, breathtaking.
Very nice wrap up of this three day blizzard adventure.
These conditions are actually more dangerous than one might think. Wet snow and high winds will get you cold and wet very fast, much more than in conditions below zero. Also when the visibility gets low it's really easy to get disoriented and the wind and snow than pounds the face is very distracting. Good to use the compass and map and to take out directions. Difficult skill to master in those conditions with low visibility where it's hard to recognize landmarks to adjust bearing to. A compass & map basics would be a good upcoming video for you to make.
This is what I like about the out door community. You can meet people and make some good friends. And you find that most people look after one another.
Respect for the one that built that cabin at that spot!
Great to see your stay at the bothy. I've stayed there a lot with friends and always carried in enough coal to get the place toasty warm. Also cooked bacon over candles there when the gas ran out the following morning. Also I belive I saw the helicopter when I was travelling through ogwen valley on the bus because it was hovering around tryfan. Great having a place to warm up and have logs and beers carried in.
Awesome reminds me of going to my off grid cabin in America in the northern part of Georgia the Appachilan Mountains where the black bears roam free and we do too !!
Gotta love a bothy, especially one with a stove, love the sprit of cooperation and respect that goes with them too, good to see you enjoying my back yard too Simon..
We biked here from Liverpool a few years ago.
Arrived in the dark, ditched our bikes on the mountain and walked around for an hour before finding the bothy.
In the morning we looked out the window and the bikes were about 100m away.
Хорошо жить рядом с лесом или в лесу, по крайней мере у тебя всегда есть дрова 😄 Привет из России 👋
Ever since I was young, when I couldn’t sleep I imagined I was curled up in something like this in the middle of nowhere. I didn’t know it but something must have been telling me that I should go and sleep in a Bothy. I’m 100% going to investigate further, thank you for the awakening. Just what I need, get away from everything
SUPER NICE BOTHY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. WE ENJOYED YOUR TRIP AND THANKS FOR TAKING US ALONG! " GOD BLESS" YOU AND YOURS, MY FRIEND, SIMON.
A toast to everyone who has ever built a public use shelter for weary and wary travelers.
❤ cheers to that .
They were built for mining or hunting workers in Victorian times. The heroes are the people who maintain them. Culra Boothy in Scotland has my best memories as well as the old Dubbs hut in the Lakes. ( damp and smelt of rat piss but a brilliant stove).
Just sat down to dinner! What better way to spend my meal watching this…
The networks should hire you to teach them how to film documentaries! Thanks for sharing your adventures
So glad you got a hot tea and meal. It was well deserved and needed after your long walk and falling on your rump! Glad you didn't get hurt. Love this video. It's so different from where I live in Ohio (U.S.A.). Thank you for showing me different sights and life in another part of the world. May God keep you safe and well.✝️🙏😌
I love the stillness of winter. Let's you know just how small you are in this big world. Very calming to the mind and the spirit. Blessings to you Simon for taking us all along with you.
Stillness?? With that wind, it was anything but still!!🤦🤣
You rightfully are complimented on your craftsmanship in making things and your photography, but I think I might be most impressed by your navigational skills . Thanks for another super video.
Thank you Terry 👍
Fantastic bothy ! 🤎 It will be more fun if women stay there often. Great place to be when it's cold outside. ❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄
I can imagine that bothy was like paradise. I’ve never slept overnight in one but I have taken lunch breaks whilst walking in them. They could definitely save your life.
Stunning video, an absolute pleasure to watch, many thanks my friend. Jack
Great video Simon. The Bothy looked very nice. And you even met yourself a friendly Canadian friend.
I visited Snowdonia way back when I was 19 with my best friend. We hiked a bit in the mountains and to 19 year old me it felt like I was walking on another planet. Interesting place. Cheers from North Carolina.
After a hard day on a building site, this and other videos you produce give me am inner peace. Cracking stuff Simon, just keep’em coming .👍
Mate me too. Alot of lads I know in the game watch him to chill out 👍
im a brickie ,and i love it, the outdoors is for all ,i cant hike much anymore ,my back and knees are done (30 plus years in the game ) ,i like bushcrafting and cooking and doing bush craft builds ,good medicine for the soul
@@karloflaherty 100%.
Thanks mate! Must be something about us site workers! 🪚🔨
Greetings from Florida USA 8 months later. Well done. God I live through these shows. Thanks again.
Hi Simon! Sent this to my son who has often hiked in North Wales. He replied that this bothy was the the worst bothy he'd ever slept in, I imagine because folk left it in a state when they departed. Said the stench made his eyes water. (Of poo! 😱🤣) Said he'd rather sleep in a field than there again. Leave nothing of yourselves behind folks, except maybe some provisions!
And there's me thinking it looked quite cosy ....... Oh dear.
Thanks for the upload! 🏞️
I imagine it felt relly good to be in that shelter after your adventurous night before. Take care Simon.
This is the second cccold adventure this week Ive watched. How glad im tucked up warm. The wood fire looked heaven sent, the candles extremely cosy. Perfect for Valentines.
I hope search and rescue found who/what they were looking for....
PS..any furry visitors during the night 🐀
Excellent video, thank you for sharing.
I love the idea that at least some places have facilities like this. That the entrance has double doors says something about the potential conditions.
This is exactly what I needed Simon. Family and work stress have been a lot recently, but your videos are calming, entertaining, and done so well. I love winter too, and we don't have much snow here at the moment, so seeing you out in the elements really makes me wish I was out there with ya! Cheers pal.
Thank you! I’m glad you’re enjoying them! 😁
Well done Simon on navigating through the snowy mountains with zero visibility. That's a very challenging part especially when you are alone. Stay warm and safe.
I look forward to Wednesday to watch your video! It makes my day! Thank you for sharing your video!
I enjoy your perspective of the world and the subtle beauty of the Wales countryside.
yes a VERY nice pay off from the 1st night !!!!! other people 'sometimes' can really add a bit of flavor to the !!!!!!! a great way to end that trip !!!!
Excellent video Simon, pretty bleak conditions but just highlights what cosy means. Ethan seems like a good fellow too; the Canadians I've met have all been a good bunch.
As kids we used to use this night all summer great venue looks like there have been some improvement to this night
Completely medicinal watching as ever. I've spent decades frequenting bothies, and have stayed in Dulyn a few years back. Back then, there were no bunks. I always take coal with me - as calorific output for weight, it can't be beaten. A bothy is never full - folk will generally make space - especially in those conditions. Those Dowling stoves are great - if a little problematic to control if there is no flu baffle. Another cracking video Simon. Keep them coming. (18:25 - colloquially known as "bothy bollocks")
Good call on the coal! I’ll know for next time!
Bothy Bollocks 😂😂
I call it "Bothy Philosophy"
Loved both videos, I lived in North Wales over 40 years ago and visited the mountains around Snowdonia regularly. Some of the areas are very bleak, and some are astoundingly beautiful. I miss those great times, and today I can only dream of my past experiences in that area, I couldn't do today what I did back then, I got out of breath just watching you do it. Anyhow, thanks for sharing your adventure with us, and next time, I'll make sure I have my wife's CPac machine next to me. At least I'll be able to breathe easier. 👍👍😜
I can’t even comprehend how good that must’ve felt sitting front of that nice warm woodstove.
Simon you must walk twice the distance with leaving your camera and walking away. Then having to walk back to get it. Just to look good for us. What a trooper 🙂👍🏻
For those of us who spend time outdoors in the winter your intro captures the reality of surviving harsh conditions..
watching from Michigan
@amytaylor6191
Doing well. I'm heading into a long weekend, a bank holiday on Monday.
Blessings and peace right back to ya.
Tim
That's a very good idea.If you don't have any water just use snow for water. BRILLIANT
Great video! I'm wrapped up in bed, our wood stove dying down and having a hot drink with a dram (Glenmore ), it's clear with snow outside, -8 C at 1250 metres. I miss the Soreen malt loaf.
Simon, I love your peaceful intros, they get me in the mood to pack for my own winter camps!
Lovely. It takes me back to my days of snow hiking in the Victorian snowfields around Mt Bogong and Mt Feathertop. A fantastic experience.
I love staying in bothys. They can be such a welcome break after several days on the mountains. I loved these videos in the 3x part series. Thank you 👍
Staying in those huts (bothies) are much better than a tent or even a three side adarondack shelter like we have here in the southern appalachians in the wind. I was just looking at your freeze dried meals and remembering what freeze dried meals were like when I started back packing in the very early 1970s. Big change.
Good overnight.
Skoal
Stunning scenery. Be safe Simon!
Much appreciated video Simon. I had no idea Wales had mountains that tall and stormy. And thanks to Katie for upgrading the Windows for you.
87 comments when I read them all... was waiting for a Nick Zentner geology livestream to start and didn't want to miss it, the posting of your video was well timed and the comments were interesting to read... a good way to keep me awake.
The videography just gets better each time, Simon. A great way to spend 30 minutes relaxing with a beer.
So glad to see beautiful Bothys like this one not vandalised and being respected. If everyone followed the rules our children will have the chance to experience adventures like yours.
Thank you, and what a good idea to leave the logs there, someone may need them and you'll be a great friend even if they never meet you!
Absolutely beautiful. Mountain huts like that are just the most wonderful thing on a snowy, frigid night...not quite warm, not quite home, but a refuge from whats outside.
All the best from another Ethan...just not from Canada.
GASP!!!! Not sure I could deal with that kind of cold! My first thought was I don't see one single tree for firewood. Lawdy Miss Clawdy! The sight of that rescue chopper would bring a person to tears if it were coming for them.
Nicely done Simon. I’ve never camped in the UK, but grew up in NE USA and hiked/camped in similar conditions. Your cinematography is outstanding. Taking the time to shoot the B roll and your editing. Thanks for sharing a walk.
Wow! What a cool place, and such kind and decent people to leave food for others!!
@jasonmacneil2256
It attracts rodents though.
You should never rely on others to have left you something to eat. You should always be prepared, with yiur own rations to keep you going
Hi,Simon,this bothy reminds me our wood shelter in the mountains long time ago in Carpathian Mountains,.it is so good remember..thanks for the good vibes..sure it is better than in the tent last trip...
Cheers for sharing, those stone bothies give our Huts in New Zealand a run for their money, certainly timeless places! In saying that you should do a trip down here! Great watch as always!
Cool spot, especially the second night. Thanks for sharing my friend 🤠
175k subscribers! And videos like this are the reason why! Onwards and upwards!
Simon the Mountain Man.Another awesome video.Thanks
Looked like a fun night to meet up with friends and stay warm by the fire
Great video. Wen working on the dam weir with rwe many years ago, we used to have our breaks in the Bothy at Dilyn. 2008, and folk had been trying to burn horse shit in the stove, some had removed the match board from the bunk room to use as fuel. So i think them fire logs in a packet that you couldn’t get back then, are ideal for a bothy trip now. Between two people, you can now realistically carry a cold nights worth of stove fuel between you. It’s great how things have come on.
I did a walk up there back end of last year, only a short loop, but had lunch in that bothy, did not see another sole, was perfect.
Thank you for the video you are one of the only TH-cam creators that has made it and is still humble. A lot of the channels I used to watch have lost their way after they became multi millionaires through YT and became so famous their channels went to the dogs.
That was a better night 😂 good everyone should pay it forward with stuff they don't need . Looks damn chilly ...poor old Ethan falling in a bog 😐
In a word, "Brilliant" Simon. Thank you. Tony in cosy Lincs.
Simon, I love your channel, and am amazed how you guys survive in such freezing cold weather conditions. I live in South Australia, and it is hard to fathom how you manage to stay warm, let alone dry. I enjoy watching your videos because I get to see the country my mother grew up in. She was born in Bristol, and lived in the UK until an adult. Cheers mate, thanks for the videos.
I stayed overnight in a bothy in Scotland - somewhere near Tomintoul.
During the night a walker came in and bedded down next to me. I thought it a bit strange but, hey, whatever. Come morning, he was nowhere to be seen.
I didn’t think much of it, however, about a year later, I was talking to someone about the overnight stay, and he said, ‘crikey, I hope you didn’t stay in that bothy, it’s haunted!😂
That place was SWEET. Must have been like staying at a four star hotel compared to the previous night...😎😃
Wow! I’ve only ever seen a bothy (so?) once before, it sure does remind you how the small creature comforts of life that we take for granted gave the most pleasure to people who lived in them back in the day. I’ve never seen your blue eyes glow so brightly Simon, so good to see you enjoying the pleasure of great company too!!! Thank you so much for taking us along on another amazing journey!
Making your way to the bothy in those conditions, I’d say finding those heat logs would be something you’d be eternally grateful for. What a wonderful escape this was.
I had no idea that such accommodation existed. What a great idea! I bet theyve saved lives.
how I wish I were there now or tomorrow THANK YOU for this post and cheers to you
Very enjoyable Simon thankyou great place to keep warm and dry out tc see you on the next one
Nice video Simon. I stayed in that bothy a few years ago in similar weather to what you had. Didn't get much sleep as I'd forgotten my ear plugs and one of the other residents snored loudly all night. Lesson learned!
Wales reminds me of the Scottish Highlands
YES! YOU ARE A PRO! Ihave always appreciated your videos, and you do so mutch work for us so we can enjoy! Thanks Simon! ❤❤
I've not done camping, hiking and navigating in adverse conditions for about 15 years. I learnt in the army and loved to escape to the hills whenever I could, escape the endless responsibility of an adult life.
I really enjoyed watching the video, it reminded me of good times in my past. I live in a year round warm climate now, the last claim of snow here was in the early 1950s and it was almost certainly hale, so the only snow I expect to ever see again is on my computer screen.
One other thing, I struggle to think of things from the UK I miss, and damn if you didn't show me something I'd forgotten about: Soreen Malt Loaf. I've got a craving for the stuff now, and there's not a hope in hell's chance of getting one! 😄 🤔 😒 😩
What an awesome video Simon! Beautiful mountains & a warm shelter to enjoy a beer with old friends & new. Thanks for another wonderful video
The bothy looks as though it could withstand just about anything and what a port-in-the-storm it is for many who visit and maintain it. Built of heavy, big rocks and so sturdy. A very welcome sight for any traveler, especially in the winter.
The outside door on the "Bothy" has been hung on the wrong side. It's been hung on the closing jamb. Just an observation. Looked warm and snug in there. When you are cold and wet, they look like palaces. We have the sane over here, in my neck of the country we have approximately 54 within one mountain range. over 900, country wide. Enjoyed the video ATB Cheers from the mountains of NZ 😀😀
Hi from Christchurch
Hello Christchurch 😁
Great to see a fellow Canadian up in them there hills! Just like home. awsome video, thanks 🇨🇦
Sheep here are friendlier than your bears would you say ? 😂
@@pageant1fd nah, we Canadians are always up for the challenge
My kin folk are from Wales € nice place to visit aye 😜 I'm Scott from South Carolina !