Overnighter in Dulyn Bothy Mountain Refuge Shelter. North Wales in Winter. Hiking in the Snow.
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- In this video, I am up in the mountains of North Wales having just spent the night in my broken tent during a snow storm. I head down to a lower altitude to meet with a friend at Dulyn Bothy - a mountain refuge hut where we spend the night sheltered from the biting cold and snow and enjoy a warm fire, a few drinks and great company.
The Bothy at Dulyn reservoir is one of many owned and maintained by the Mountain Bothies Association. They are free to use and accommodate several people, offering shelter from the weather in remote mountainous regions. They are basic, but usually have bunks of some description, simple furniture, a place to prepare food and some have a fire place to warm up. You can join the Mountain Bothies Association for an annual fee that helps fund the maintenance of these fantastic resources.
I hope you enjoy the video.
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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!
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.....
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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
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
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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
Awesome Simon, in a world of turmoil, 3 blokes sat round a fire in the middle of nowhere, take care, brilliant mate
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A toast to everyone who has ever built a public use shelter for weary and wary travelers.
❤ cheers to that .
As a volunteer with the Mountain Bothies Association can I plead with people not to leave food of any description or equipment for the next person; fuel and candles fine but nothing else please; it just encourages people with less sense to leave stuff for mice to eat and breed; everyone getting as far as a bothy has sufficient to survive; ultimately its all rubbish which we volunteers have to deal with; clearing chewed up roll mats, mouldy sleeping bags, bottles left as candle holders, food, etc; lugging out other people's "useful life-saving donations" means we miss out on hill time or have to skip maintenance tasks....
As someone who has had field mice coming into their house through a tiny gap under my kitchen door, the first indication I had was finding all my candles chewed up into tiny little pieces, the little blighters even chewed through the aluminium casing on night candles!😱😬
I presume tinned and glass jar foods would be fine?
@@Charmainejay No. Just encourages people to leave perishables. Was in Greensykes recently had to clear bread, ham, cheese, milk, etc. no one is going to starve for want of food in a bothy
We all know what we should be doing , think about what’s the first thing you want when you arrive at a bothy is a good fire .
So fuel ie kindling anything to get a fire started . We don’t need food at all or drinks left , you we should be prepared for most eventualities otherwise you shouldn’t really be out there.
It really angers me when I have to clear other peoples crap up before I leave .
Try telling that to the Americans
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
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. 👍.
Thank you. From Central Kentucky. Nothing like from you local! God Bless and stay safe.
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.
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.
Хорошо жить рядом с лесом или в лесу, по крайней мере у тебя всегда есть дрова 😄 Привет из России 👋
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. 🔥🔥👍
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.
That's the sort of terrain that makes it worth the effort, breathtaking.
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.
The networks should hire you to teach them how to film documentaries! Thanks for sharing your adventures
What a lovely spot guys. Can imagine the Interesting conversations with friends and new aquatancies with a stoked up fire, and a few cans of high alcohol beer to help u sleep in a howling gale. Magnificent.😂😂
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..
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.
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 👍
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!!🤦🤣
I imagine it felt relly good to be in that shelter after your adventurous night before. Take care Simon.
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! 🪚🔨
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 Simon. The Bothy looked very nice. And you even met yourself a friendly Canadian friend.
Stunning scenery. Be safe Simon!
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.
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.
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 !!
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! 😁
The videography just gets better each time, Simon. A great way to spend 30 minutes relaxing with a beer.
Respect for the one that built that cabin at that spot!
Just sat down to dinner! What better way to spend my meal watching this…
I can’t even comprehend how good that must’ve felt sitting front of that nice warm woodstove.
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 love the idea that at least some places have facilities like this. That the entrance has double doors says something about the potential conditions.
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.
Simon, I love your peaceful intros, they get me in the mood to pack for my own winter camps!
Took a tumble on Caherconree mountain in South West Ireland, Co. Kerry when I was about 13, badly broken arm and a nasty head injury. Was airlifted by Mountain Rescue in one of those helicopters. They happened to have been out on a train exercise not too far off at the time apparently. Was still a cool experience and of course very thankful to the badass people who work Sea/Mountain rescue.
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"
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 😁
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 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.
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. 👍👍😜
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.
Heartwarming.
I enjoy your perspective of the world and the subtle beauty of the Wales countryside.
I look forward to Wednesday to watch your video! It makes my day! Thank you for sharing your video!
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
Simon the Mountain Man.Another awesome video.Thanks
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.
Awesome video.
Absolutely my favourite TH-cam channel! Would be great to see you do an Australian trip. Keep up the great work Simon, thank you and best wishes 👍
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! 🏞️
Hi Simon fantastic videos Cheers Jc👊🏻
For those of us who spend time outdoors in the winter your intro captures the reality of surviving harsh conditions..
watching from Michigan
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Doing well. I'm heading into a long weekend, a bank holiday on Monday.
Blessings and peace right back to ya.
Tim
As kids we used to use this night all summer great venue looks like there have been some improvement to this night
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 🐀
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 😐
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! 😄 🤔 😒 😩
Stunning video, an absolute pleasure to watch, many thanks my friend. Jack
Thanks for producing such great content Simon. 🥰
Fantastic bothy ! 🤎 It will be more fun if women stay there often. Great place to be when it's cold outside. ❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄
YES! YOU ARE A PRO! Ihave always appreciated your videos, and you do so mutch work for us so we can enjoy! Thanks Simon! ❤❤
Lovely. It takes me back to my days of snow hiking in the Victorian snowfields around Mt Bogong and Mt Feathertop. A fantastic experience.
Cool spot, especially the second night. Thanks for sharing my friend 🤠
I had no idea there were bothies in Wales! This is now on my bucket list, to visit one of them.
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.
Wow! What a cool place, and such kind and decent people to leave food for others!!
I'm still recovering from Andy's trippy dome LOL but I assume your winter adventure will chill me out! 🤣👍🇨🇦😎❄🔥
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Ethan seemed lovely, bless him. My kinda guy! 😊
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 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
Another great video Simon...
Greetings from Florida USA 8 months later. Well done. God I live through these shows. Thanks again.
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'm really enjoying your vids Simon! Your channel is one of my fav favs..
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.
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 👍
Stick to woods Simon lol, looks blumming cold up there, brilliant video, thank you.
As discussed on Instagram, I will definitely ride out to this bothy in summer/autumn. Great video Simon and nice to have good company.
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!😂
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...
Very enjoyable Simon thankyou great place to keep warm and dry out tc see you on the next one
In a word, "Brilliant" Simon. Thank you. Tony in cosy Lincs.
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.
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.
Great video I really enjoyed it. Stay warm.
Looked cold as
Great Video Simon, the Reservoir in summer time I can imagine would quite lovely. Much History by the looks of it too - The Bothy looked so inviting & cosy especially with the fire aglow. One would certainly need to be very careful and aware how dangerous this area is in Winter. Cheers
Excellent video, thank you for sharing.
What a great trip. You are what we called in Holland a bikkel haha you have my respects great job!!!❤
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!
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