Wow! Anhygoel eto!!(amazing again!) This just came up on my feed.. very timely as the news today is the old slate quarries are now on the UNESCO list!! Welsh slate mines join Grand Canyon, Taj Mahal and Great Wall of China as UNESCO World Heritage Sites I really enjoy your interesting and informative videos.. keep em coming!
Diolch am wylio Lynne! Thanks I saw that today and hope it doesnt mean that access is reduced or that it becomes too commercialised. An immensely important part of Welsh history. I made 2 other videos at Dinorwic, this one below is one I particularly enjoyed. th-cam.com/video/bIL83LC8aYI/w-d-xo.html
@@jossthomas123456 that is the downside unfortunately. Hopefully, neither happens and the sites can be thoughtfully preserved?! I'll definitely check out the other videos. I'll hopefully get 'up north' as soon as the mad season is over and check out some of these amazing places. Diolch Joss 😎
Wow! What a place. I’ve not walked in any quarries as big as that but just walking through some piles of leftover slate near Llyn Cwellyn on my way up snowdon made me tiny. Thanks for sharing
Joss, this video popped up and it's one of yours that I've not seen. Your passion for Snowdonia and North Wales is fantastic and your videos really capture the atmosphere of the area. I really like the music that you use too. Having watched this tonight, I'm really looking forward to getting back out in the Clwydians and Snowdonia and indeed, looking forward to seeing some uploads from you as restrictions are lifted and you can get back out. Keep up the great work. Alan
Thanks Alan! I made very few videos last year, for obvious reasons but am looking forward to getting out soon! Glad you enjoy the videos. I have a few playlists which may be of interest👍
What an amazing place Joss. So interesting and the scenery is breath taking. I have driven through Wales a few times and driven past these huge piles of slate. I creates such a surreal landscape that looks so fragile, as if it would all tumble down. Great video, well done. Lindsey
what an amazing place I really enjoy visiting ruins The old footage and photographs were a fantastic touch to your footage.some really wonderful views.What a great place for a wild camp.Take care Ana
Hi Shirley thanks for watching and commenting, glad you enjoyed it. Its a cracking place. Nice to chat to Ian the other day too. Hope you guys have a great Christmas, all the best, Joss
Finally got up there yesterday - incredible place. I chickenned out of going up that incline you went up to find your spot, i used the wind and rain as an excuse.
Love your use of archive footage to really bring the history of this place alive Joss. Working conditions must have been dreadful, no health and safety in those days! Reminds me of Coniston Old Man and the quarries there, its like stepping back in time exploring the workers huts and finding equipment strewn everywhere. Great use of your surroundings to peg out your tent, and a slate kitchen top! What luxury! Lol! Really enjoyed this one. thanks mate. 👍👍👍
Anthony Payne thanks mate, it was an incredible sight. Amazing to walk among it all and be the ‘last one on the hill’ after sunset. It really is like stepping back in time👍 thanks Joss
Fabulous video !! I went to Bangor Uni in the 1980s and did the walks around Tryfan / Crib Goch - Absolutely amazing footage. Took me back to when I was 18 years old. Now 53 in Essex !! Keep hold of these precious memories and keep sharing them for people like me who can't get their anymore !! :-)
Andrew Rutter many thanks! It means a lot when I hear stories like that. My heart is in Snowdonia, there will be more good vids to come. You may like this one- a wildcamp right below Crib Goch, on the quiet side👍 Thanks for watching! th-cam.com/video/ncddo7WebNU/w-d-xo.html
Plenty of rock and slate about and the red really stood out in the evening sun. I have seen a few of these American Military Ration packs before and got to say they do look dam tasty. The night skies at 12.19 were stunning, perfect clear night. Really hit on lucky with the weather...you sure you were in Wales lol! Cheers Alan
Thanks Derek, very kind of you. I made a few return visits after this one and I found the abandoned cabin that I was looking for- you might also enjoy this video. Thanks for watching! th-cam.com/video/bIL83LC8aYI/w-d-xo.html
Loved watching this video. Amazing sights and scenery. Fascinating to learn the history, thank you. Appreciated seeing the old photos of long-gone workers. Relaxing music. Well done.
Thanks Peter much appreciated. Its a remarkable place, glad that you enjoyed it. I think you’ll also enjoy the video of my second visit, where I found the quarrymen’s cabin - heres the link- th-cam.com/video/bIL83LC8aYI/w-d-xo.html
Wow what a wonderful place I love the old footage my late Father was a coal miner so can relate to there conditions and the date you showed on the building was the year he was born spooky.. Another amazing quarry I saw was on Anglesey a disused copper quarry . Wales is so beautiful I am in North wales every Sunday doing my hobby I am from Yorkshire myself but we had the mining community.
jackiesmiths Metaldetecting videos thanks Jackie thats very interesting. I have generations of coal miners in the family too, very hard work and conditions. Parys quarry on Anglesey, thats another place that reminds me of a martian landscape! Thanks for watching, atb Joss
Absolutely loved that video Joss! Very interesting history and information. Your music choice and editing of it worked really well too. Looked very dangerous in parts so you've obviously got be very careful. Many thanks for making and sharing this. ATB - Ben
Londoner Outdoors Cheers Ben, thanks for taking the time to watch and comment👍 Yeah its strange place- there is beauty and sadness there at the same time. Atb Joss
What a fantastic, historical, cinematic video Joss. Absolutely loved this video, that place looks absolutely stunning. Love it. Well edited buddy. Look forward to the next one. ATB Dave Outdoors 👍
I found the bate room very evocative Joss. I could see them there having their bate like I would on a good few work sites. You certainly illustrated the risks of this manual work clearly. Good to here the MRE was alright when you finally settled down for your own break. I gotta say I loved the graf there 1943. Wow, during the war! That was interesting. I was up Pimlimon the other week looking at the lead mines. They sure did work hard. Great video Joss. Enjoyed that. Mark
solid vid dude! awesome balance between, history hiking and beautiful cut aways. really enjoyed it chucked you a sub and lookforward to seeing your future vids. happy trails bro
Absolutely stunning place Joss , full of history but need your wits about you when exploring. The weather looked just perfect for filming and wild camping TFS atb Dave...
What a stunning place! So much history, amazing how the landscape has been molded by industry over the years! Fantastic area to wild camp! Thanks for sharing 😀👍😀👍
Awesome Joss. Liking the history you showed, very sad but very true. Welsh economy was based on extraction, coal, slate & copper. After extracting the solid heart from Wales, the employment vanished as quickly as the money went over the border. Great footage though Joss, informative and evocative equally. Diolch fy ffrind, dymuniadau da o Gymru 👍
welshboyoo7 thanks you’ve hit the nail on the head there and it was the same in each Industry. A very hard life for the workers. Diolch i ti, falch fod ti wedi mwynhau, Joss
Brilliant that Joss matey been a while since I’ve been there that rail track used to go straight across and people used to walk over it 😲 (snakes and ladders) thanks for taking me back 👍 proper enjoy it take care hope to see ya soon ATB
Northwales Bushcrafters thanks Trev yeah I have a mate that went across it. Its incredible how much of the ground has collapsed underneath it. Fascinating place- ta for watching pal. Atb Joss
Brilliant video mate, stunning scenery, need to get myself out hiking more around Snowdonia. I'm new to wild camping but your videos have given me some good ideas where to go as its handy for me Snowdonia. Cheers :-)
Richard Nesselaar nice one, theres a lifetime of really good spots there. Thanks for watching and commenting mate. If you’re on facebook and want some more inspiration, check out Great Outdoors TV, lots of great videos. facebook.com/groups/1043540469116197/?ref=share
Not sure if you'll see this comment as the video is 2 years old, but my grandad and uncle once wild camped here, in one of the old mine buildings, and at night thought they could hear slate being moved or broken. Could've been sheep, but it scared them enough not to come back there to camp!
Hi Emma, thanks yes I try and reply to all comments! Thanks for watching and for the interesting story! Spooky! There are a lot of Goats around.. or should that be Ghosts?! Funnily enough I had a spooky experience there myself, possibly in the same cabin that your Uncle and Grandad camped in.. take a look! th-cam.com/video/bIL83LC8aYI/w-d-xo.html
kayozniwki many thanks- I can definitely recommend a visit, it is an incredible place. Thanks for watching and commenting! New videos coming very soon👍
Really good video Joss, what an amazing place, love the history and you presented that well. Much respect to those that worked there. I feel structures like that incline are on par with the pyramids when you think about all the labour that went into them in difficult terrain. Cracking wild camp too (bonus!) many thanks for sharing, nice one 👍
+Gillian Smith many thanks for watching! Yeah its truly an amazing place even for the sheer scale of the structures- its incredible to see the history. Thanks for your comments, much aporeciated👍
Super video joss. What fantastic views and interesting history you shared. I always wonder how half the mountains are pronounced so learn a lot from you. Thanks for sharing ATB Andy.
'What a place ' is a pretty apt description 🙂. Looks fantastic and very atmospheric I reckon. Reminds me of the Coniston Fells in the Lake District. Great film Josh 👍
It goes to show what and how much it took to build your community and many other’s. Fascinating vid, Joss. Very educational and beautiful scenery too. Interesting place to explore & camp. Atb Mari
Joss Added to the list! I see photos of the cabin with old boots that you mentioned a lot. I had a great time away, thank you! And cheers for sharing this! Mari
That was interesting Joss. Interestingly, I was up there a month ago and visited that Caban at the top which does indeed contain old miners clogs and bits and bobs. Its obviously used as a bothy as there's a stove in there and people are obviously staying there. I was with the climber John Redhead which as you've climbed you will have heard of as he made some of the hardest routes of the day in the quarries. He showed me an interesting way to the caban. We squeezed down a narrow gap as the base of a cliff which came out into a tunnel. That in turn led to-I think it was the Australia quarry?- From there it was a long scramble over huge blocks. Eventually we reached the final two tiers where the fun really begins! Old rusty ladders are bolted into the sheer walls. The final tier requires you to step across from one ladder to another which is at 90o degrees to the one you are on. The top ladder has missing supports and is tethered by an old climbing rope so it twangs as you climb it. At one stage I put my foot on a rung...which wasn't there!. As you are several hundred feet above the quarry floor its 'interesting! When you emerge at the top you are a few feet from the top caban. There's an easy way up/down which we went down which has a name which sounds like something from Lord of the Rings? Just a long walled incline. If you've climbing experience you'd enjoy what I called 'the rusty ladders of death!' I though it might make an interesting vlog. Sending up the drone and filming an ascent of said ladders looking down. So you get the full impact of the exposure.Might do it on a good day.
Black Dog Vantrails thank you. Yes I know who John Redhead is.. an interesting guy. I did film a short piece to camera about Johnny Dawes’ The Quarryman’ but then edited it out as I thought it might be boring for the non-climbers. I will go back to find the Caban. I didn’t realise that people were kipping there. Theres a link up of features called ‘Snakes and Ladders’ graded at HVS I believe..? Thanks for watching, atb Joss
Thanks matey. Yeah I camped on the Friday, went home to Chester then took the family back on the Sunday- so our paths probably crossed without realising!! Ta for watching and commenting, really appreciate it👍
Very well made Joss ! A lot of history and such a incredible landscape! Getting those rock out of there was hard work , people won their heaven ! ATB From Boisbriand Québec Canada 🇨🇦 Hélène et Serge 💑 👍😉🏔🎥
Fantastic video. Love your filming style. My nephew and I watched this together today. He is only 4 and he was very concerned about the derelict buildings.
Awesome video mate, like watching a documentary on TV , really well presented and filmed, lots of interesting info and amazing scenery, it's a stunning location that. you have to keep your wits about you as you said, really atmospheric with the music and scenery, great video mate 👍 ATB
Beautiful spot there Joss, love the history lesson about the quarry and buildings. Shame you can't bring tons of slate down with you, there probably a lot of value still left up there. Cracking images as always, really enjoyed this. Lee
What a place! Another great video thanks for making it. I wonder how much the footfall will increase now its UNESCO World Heritage. I'll certainly visit soon.
@@jossthomas123456 well there was a party in the mess hall recently at least 14 tents camped within sight of each other. See 20m into this by the Twin Peaks lads, not a great night's kip for them. th-cam.com/video/CthLWctgbcY/w-d-xo.html
@@jossthomas123456 I hope not, hadn't noticed that. To be fair to those who made the video, they did not start the fire. I had planned to camp there last week but was too ill, I'd rather visit and hike bow than camp there, those who mad ethe video said there were at least 14 other tents there. Re the disco in the mess hall (or any other late loudness) I'd be very worried about what would happen if a fracas escalated. I've seen a video on Cader Idris where some more hedonistically inclined campers plaid loud music until 5am. No idea what the solution is. Luckily there are loads of other places to camp, but it's a shame that I might never camp there.
All The Bees Are Dead thank you. There is a way to get to it, up over the other side of the quarry, where I first entered. I would have gone there but ran out of time so I shall definitely make a return visit and video. Thanks for watching, atb Joss
Hey Joss, what a stunning place, just think how bloody long it must have took to build some of them structures. Great camera work there mate. Cheers, Ant 👍
Survive The Night yeah I was thinking the same thing when I saw the walls of those inclines, huge and all hand built. Thanks for watching Ant. Atb Joss
@@jossthomas123456 I first went in 74 with my father .it had only been closed a few years . The stuff that was left there was truly amazing .But over the years either got stolen or wrecked . In the very late 90's a lot of "madness" was going on sometimes . Get some local lads messing around in cars etc .
carforumwanker thanks mate that is fascinating. I visited a jetcrash site recently and apparently a lot of that wreck gets stolen too. Sad really. Atb Joss
Hey Joss great video. I used to spend time up around the quarry, Llanberis Pass, Cromlech Boulders and Cenotaph Corner back in 1975-8 ish. It is lovely up/down there. Thanks for making this video. It brought back a bunch of fond memories. Can I ask where you found the collapsible pot/kettle with lid please? Keep up the good work! ;-)
Colin Callan thank you! Glad it bought back some good memories for you, its a remarkable place. Fantastic.Thanks for watching and subscribing- the kettle is a Sea to Summit X kettle, I often use it as a cooking pot and eat from it too, its very handy. Link below, atb Joss www.outdoorgb.com/p/Sea_to_Summit_1_3L_Collapsible_X_Pot_Kettle/?GBR¤cy=GBP&country=GBR&SelectedBundle=184839&SelectedItem=687261&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIvZ-FvNLF5AIVi7TtCh339wdnEAQYASABEgLH2fD_BwE
Hi Joss. Fantastic place to explore. Ive not done it yet, but i did a video, and some history of the Llanberis RAF bomb storage site, just across the road from where you are. Its in the `war stuff `section of my channel ( just in case your interested) keep them coming Mate ..
Billy`s Little BIG adventure channel thanks mate- yes I remember the video and Its a place that I’d love to see, but not got round to it. Theres loads more to explore at Dinorwic. I will definitely be going back. Didnt realise that you had a War Section, I will check that out.
Billy`s Little BIG adventure channel that sounds excellent. I do a bit with a group of relatives of the crew of HMS Gloucester from WW2, Sunk in the Battle of Crete. My Grandads brother went down with the ship aged 21. Will be a real honour to march on the Cenotaph to lay a wreath in London on Remembrance Sunday this year👍 good to keep the history alive.
@@jossthomas123456 morning joss. We must never forget the sacrifices that are ancestor's did for us mate. Without giving to much away. I travel around the UK and europe and search out abandonded structures and give some history about it. Im off to the victory show in leicester this weekend. Its dedicated to allied victory in WW2. Theres a video on the 'war stuff' section which i put together last year. Gives you an idea what to expect 😊
Wow! Anhygoel eto!!(amazing again!) This just came up on my feed.. very timely as the news today is the old slate quarries are now on the UNESCO list!! Welsh slate mines join Grand Canyon, Taj Mahal and Great Wall of China as UNESCO World Heritage Sites
I really enjoy your interesting and informative videos.. keep em coming!
Diolch am wylio Lynne!
Thanks I saw that today and hope it doesnt mean that access is reduced or that it becomes too commercialised. An immensely important part of Welsh history. I made 2 other videos at Dinorwic, this one below is one I particularly enjoyed.
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@@jossthomas123456 that is the downside unfortunately. Hopefully, neither happens and the sites can be thoughtfully preserved?! I'll definitely check out the other videos. I'll hopefully get 'up north' as soon as the mad season is over and check out some of these amazing places. Diolch Joss 😎
@@gromlynne3550 croeso!
Wow! What a place. I’ve not walked in any quarries as big as that but just walking through some piles of leftover slate near Llyn Cwellyn on my way up snowdon made me tiny. Thanks for sharing
Thanks Ben!
Joss, this video popped up and it's one of yours that I've not seen. Your passion for Snowdonia and North Wales is fantastic and your videos really capture the atmosphere of the area. I really like the music that you use too. Having watched this tonight, I'm really looking forward to getting back out in the Clwydians and Snowdonia and indeed, looking forward to seeing some uploads from you as restrictions are lifted and you can get back out. Keep up the great work. Alan
Thanks Alan! I made very few videos last year, for obvious reasons but am looking forward to getting out soon! Glad you enjoy the videos. I have a few playlists which may be of interest👍
Summit or Nothing brought me here and hasn't failed to impress simply stunning.
Thanks Windy G- much appreciated! Thanks for coming along. Atb Joss
What an amazing place Joss. So interesting and the scenery is breath taking. I have driven through Wales a few times and driven past these huge piles of slate. I creates such a surreal landscape that looks so fragile, as if it would all tumble down. Great video, well done. Lindsey
what an amazing place I really enjoy visiting ruins The old footage and photographs were a fantastic touch to your footage.some really wonderful views.What a great place for a wild camp.Take care Ana
A Girl Gone Wild thanks Ana it really was a surreal yet fascinating place to camp. Ta for watching! Atb Joss
Watching for the 2nd time really interesting, so enjoyable to watch you,we also have walked most of these ,but must be great to camp
Shirley and Ian🏕
Hi Shirley thanks for watching and commenting, glad you enjoyed it. Its a cracking place. Nice to chat to Ian the other day too. Hope you guys have a great Christmas, all the best, Joss
very nice scenery and I think there are still a lot of sharpening stones left around
What an adventure! The place is so vast and looks like out of this world. You've done a great job in filming it. Bravo!
Kevin V Channel thanks Kevin I really appreciate that, many thanks, atb Joss
Another excellent and quite haunting video. Well done Joss.
Thanks Daz K much appreciated.
Cracking video Joss. What a fantastic location. Love the old footage cut in too and seeped in history. Bloody good video mate.
Summit Or Nothing Cheers Trev much appreciated mate! It really is a remarkable place! Atb Joss
Finally got up there yesterday - incredible place.
I chickenned out of going up that incline you went up to find your spot, i used the wind and rain as an excuse.
It will always be there for another time👍
Amazing,thanks so much..
Love your use of archive footage to really bring the history of this place alive Joss. Working conditions must have been dreadful, no health and safety in those days! Reminds me of Coniston Old Man and the quarries there, its like stepping back in time exploring the workers huts and finding equipment strewn everywhere. Great use of your surroundings to peg out your tent, and a slate kitchen top! What luxury! Lol! Really enjoyed this one. thanks mate. 👍👍👍
Anthony Payne thanks mate, it was an incredible sight. Amazing to walk among it all and be the ‘last one on the hill’ after sunset. It really is like stepping back in time👍 thanks Joss
Fabulous video !! I went to Bangor Uni in the 1980s and did the walks around Tryfan / Crib Goch - Absolutely amazing footage. Took me back to when I was 18 years old. Now 53 in Essex !! Keep hold of these precious memories and keep sharing them for people like me who can't get their anymore !! :-)
Andrew Rutter many thanks! It means a lot when I hear stories like that. My heart is in Snowdonia, there will be more good vids to come. You may like this one- a wildcamp right below Crib Goch, on the quiet side👍 Thanks for watching!
th-cam.com/video/ncddo7WebNU/w-d-xo.html
Plenty of rock and slate about and the red really stood out in the evening sun. I have seen a few of these American Military Ration packs before and got to say they do look dam tasty. The night skies at 12.19 were stunning, perfect clear night. Really hit on lucky with the weather...you sure you were in Wales lol! Cheers Alan
Really excellent video. Thanks very much.
Thanks Derek, very kind of you. I made a few return visits after this one and I found the abandoned cabin that I was looking for- you might also enjoy this video. Thanks for watching!
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great vid Joss historic place for sure
rusty bits thanks mate
Loved watching this video. Amazing sights and scenery. Fascinating to learn the history, thank you. Appreciated seeing the old photos of long-gone workers. Relaxing music. Well done.
Thanks Peter much appreciated. Its a remarkable place, glad that you enjoyed it. I think you’ll also enjoy the video of my second visit, where I found the quarrymen’s cabin - heres the link-
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@@jossthomas123456 thanks Joss!
Awesome video
Absolutely awesome video mate and handy as well
Thanks very much Michael👍
Wow what a wonderful place I love the old footage my late Father was a coal miner so can relate to there conditions and the date you showed on the building was the year he was born spooky.. Another amazing quarry I saw was on Anglesey a disused copper quarry . Wales is so beautiful I am in North wales every Sunday doing my hobby I am from Yorkshire myself but we had the mining community.
jackiesmiths Metaldetecting videos thanks Jackie thats very interesting. I have generations of coal miners in the family too, very hard work and conditions. Parys quarry on Anglesey, thats another place that reminds me of a martian landscape! Thanks for watching, atb Joss
Fascinating vid Joss, learnt a lot there, and enjoyed the unusual but spectacular scenery. Thanks for posting. Rich.
Cotton Bud thanks Rich its a surreal yet beautiful place and I can highly recommend a visit. Atb Joss
It’s an incredible place... great video 👍🏻 loved the Milkyway shot!!
Bryan Dillon thanks glad you enjoyed it👍 atb Joss
Absolutely loved that video Joss! Very interesting history and information. Your music choice and editing of it worked really well too. Looked very dangerous in parts so you've obviously got be very careful. Many thanks for making and sharing this. ATB - Ben
Londoner Outdoors Cheers Ben, thanks for taking the time to watch and comment👍 Yeah its strange place- there is beauty and sadness there at the same time. Atb Joss
Cracking Footage Bud
Bushcraft Taff thanks mate
Great in there....even better once you go over the fence 😉😉 as I’m sure you know....great video
Christopher Code exactly! Thank you for watching, much appreciated- atb Joss
Great video Joss, lovely photography and commentary. Looks like a great spot.
Thank you Rod! Much appreciated
Cracking vid as always Joss and what a fantastic place to explore. Love the little historical facts too very nicely done mate. Hope you're well, Steve
Outdoors Lifestyle thanks buddy, much appreciated. Keeping well thanks mate hope you are enjoying married life👍
Great film and looks an amazing place to explore.
What a fantastic, historical, cinematic video Joss. Absolutely loved this video, that place looks absolutely stunning. Love it. Well edited buddy. Look forward to the next one. ATB Dave Outdoors 👍
Cheers Dave Outdoors theres lots more to explore there so will definitely be going back. Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed. Atb Joss
@@jossthomas123456 it was a remarkable video sir, well done. 👍
I found the bate room very evocative Joss. I could see them there having their bate like I would on a good few work sites. You certainly illustrated the risks of this manual work clearly. Good to here the MRE was alright when you finally settled down for your own break. I gotta say I loved the graf there 1943. Wow, during the war! That was interesting. I was up Pimlimon the other week looking at the lead mines. They sure did work hard. Great video Joss. Enjoyed that. Mark
Wye Explorer thanks Mark, very glad you enjoyed. Its a remarkable and memorable place. Layers of history, all visible yet crumbling apart. Atb Joss
solid vid dude! awesome balance between, history hiking and beautiful cut aways. really enjoyed it chucked you a sub and lookforward to seeing your future vids. happy trails bro
Impala on trail many thanks for watching and commenting, its much appreciated- thankyou👍👍👍
@@jossthomas123456 na worries dude you really captured the heart and soul of the place.
Such a cool place, with that little element of danger...thanks for bringing us along!
Usta Befast it certainly is, and you are right- that element of danger is all around. Thanks for watching, atb Joss
Absolutely stunning place Joss , full of history but need your wits about you when exploring. The weather looked just perfect for filming and wild camping TFS atb Dave...
Border Rambler thanks Dave- yes its a hell of a place - really interesting and a bit dangerous at the same time👍 atb mate Joss
What a stunning place! So much history, amazing how the landscape has been molded by industry over the years! Fantastic area to wild camp! Thanks for sharing 😀👍😀👍
unowho travel channel thanks guys! Yes its an incredible and very memorable place- and I only touched the tip of the Iceberg. Atb Joss
Awesome Joss. Liking the history you showed, very sad but very true. Welsh economy was based on extraction, coal, slate & copper. After extracting the solid heart from Wales, the employment vanished as quickly as the money went over the border. Great footage though Joss, informative and evocative equally. Diolch fy ffrind, dymuniadau da o Gymru 👍
welshboyoo7 thanks you’ve hit the nail on the head there and it was the same in each Industry. A very hard life for the workers. Diolch i ti, falch fod ti wedi mwynhau, Joss
An excellent video. You're truly a rising TH-cam star mate. The effort you've put into this video is very much appreciated!
Ashley Williams thanks for the very kind words👍 glad that you enjoy and appreciate the videos. Atb Joss
Fantastic video !!! thanks for sharing. atb
WhiteTongue Outdoors thanks for watching! Much appreciated, Joss
Brilliant that Joss matey been a while since I’ve been there that rail track used to go straight across and people used to walk over it 😲 (snakes and ladders) thanks for taking me back 👍 proper enjoy it take care hope to see ya soon ATB
Northwales Bushcrafters thanks Trev yeah I have a mate that went across it. Its incredible how much of the ground has collapsed underneath it. Fascinating place- ta for watching pal. Atb Joss
beautiful place :) wish i could visit this place :) all the best mate :) tuned in for more
KSHITIJ VR FILMS thanks its a really special place,thanks for watching👍
Cracking video and what a place to explore and spend a night in. Music worked well too. 👌🏼
Cheers
Robin
Walk With Wallace 👣 thanks Robin, glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and commenting. Much appreciated. Atb Joss
Cool video mate! 👍🏼
What an awesome video... what an amazing place... great for a getting some stunning photographs... just awesome 👍
OUTDOOR ADVENTURE thanks! Much appreciated- an amazing place. Atb Joss
Brilliant video mate, stunning scenery, need to get myself out hiking more around Snowdonia. I'm new to wild camping but your videos have given me some good ideas where to go as its handy for me Snowdonia. Cheers :-)
Richard Nesselaar nice one, theres a lifetime of really good spots there. Thanks for watching and commenting mate. If you’re on facebook and want some more inspiration, check out Great Outdoors TV, lots of great videos.
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@@jossthomas123456 Brill cheers mate, I'll have a look
Not sure if you'll see this comment as the video is 2 years old, but my grandad and uncle once wild camped here, in one of the old mine buildings, and at night thought they could hear slate being moved or broken. Could've been sheep, but it scared them enough not to come back there to camp!
Hi Emma, thanks yes I try and reply to all comments! Thanks for watching and for the interesting story! Spooky!
There are a lot of Goats around.. or should that be Ghosts?! Funnily enough I had a spooky experience there myself, possibly in the same cabin that your Uncle and Grandad camped in.. take a look!
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Brilliant film. Looks fascinating. I'm back home in Conwy in a couple of weeks so will get there to explore. Thanks for sharing.
Steven Woodman thanks Stuart, glad that it had inspired you to explore, you wont be disappointed. Thanks for watching, atb Joss
Simply amazing place. I have to visit it as soon as possible.
Great video, one of the best I watched.
kayozniwki many thanks- I can definitely recommend a visit, it is an incredible place. Thanks for watching and commenting! New videos coming very soon👍
Really good video Joss, what an amazing place, love the history and you presented that well. Much respect to those that worked there. I feel structures like that incline are on par with the pyramids when you think about all the labour that went into them in difficult terrain. Cracking wild camp too (bonus!) many thanks for sharing, nice one 👍
I live there 😂
Chloe Jones you’re very lucky ✨looks an awesome place 😉👌
+Gillian Smith many thanks for watching! Yeah its truly an amazing place even for the sheer scale of the structures- its incredible to see the history. Thanks for your comments, much aporeciated👍
Super video joss. What fantastic views and interesting history you shared. I always wonder how half the mountains are pronounced so learn a lot from you. Thanks for sharing ATB Andy.
Got To Get Outdoors thanks Andy. Really enjoyed this one and glad the pronunciation is useful! 👍atb Joss
@@jossthomas123456 certainly is. Living this close to Liverpool means I struggle with English pronunciation let alone Welsh!
'What a place ' is a pretty apt description 🙂. Looks fantastic and very atmospheric I reckon. Reminds me of the Coniston Fells in the Lake District. Great film Josh 👍
RickT Outdoor/Adventure thanks Rick it was great to be there- a fantastic place👍 atb Joss
Peaceful location with splendid views, excellent footage as always buddy. Keep up the good work atb Martin 👍
Thanks Martin Roche, youre right it was very peaceful and a peaceful night too. Thanks for the continued support my friend. All the best, Joss
We camped there in the early 90s and the rain lasted it down. A place that is steeped in atmosphere.
Stephen Curwood the atmosphere there is tremendous! Thanks for watching
It goes to show what and how much it took to build your community and many other’s. Fascinating vid, Joss. Very educational and beautiful scenery too. Interesting place to explore & camp. Atb Mari
Funsized Earthling hey Mari thanks for the comments, I can definitely recommend a visit, hope you had a great holiday. Atb Joss
Joss Added to the list! I see photos of the cabin with old boots that you mentioned a lot. I had a great time away, thank you! And cheers for sharing this! Mari
Funsized Earthling thanks Mari. The cabin is definitely due a visit as I have never been but I have learnt the way there now👍
Joss Joss I look forward to your guide video! 👀
Funsized Earthling you should come with me, 👍
That was interesting Joss. Interestingly, I was up there a month ago and visited that Caban at the top which does indeed contain old miners clogs and bits and bobs. Its obviously used as a bothy as there's a stove in there and people are obviously staying there. I was with the climber John Redhead which as you've climbed you will have heard of as he made some of the hardest routes of the day in the quarries. He showed me an interesting way to the caban. We squeezed down a narrow gap as the base of a cliff which came out into a tunnel. That in turn led to-I think it was the Australia quarry?- From there it was a long scramble over huge blocks. Eventually we reached the final two tiers where the fun really begins! Old rusty ladders are bolted into the sheer walls. The final tier requires you to step across from one ladder to another which is at 90o degrees to the one you are on. The top ladder has missing supports and is tethered by an old climbing rope so it twangs as you climb it. At one stage I put my foot on a rung...which wasn't there!. As you are several hundred feet above the quarry floor its 'interesting! When you emerge at the top you are a few feet from the top caban. There's an easy way up/down which we went down which has a name which sounds like something from Lord of the Rings? Just a long walled incline.
If you've climbing experience you'd enjoy what I called 'the rusty ladders of death!'
I though it might make an interesting vlog. Sending up the drone and filming an ascent of said ladders looking down. So you get the full impact of the exposure.Might do it on a good day.
Black Dog Vantrails thank you. Yes I know who John Redhead is.. an interesting guy. I did film a short piece to camera about Johnny Dawes’ The Quarryman’ but then edited it out as I thought it might be boring for the non-climbers. I will go back to find the Caban. I didn’t realise that people were kipping there. Theres a link up of features called ‘Snakes and Ladders’ graded at HVS I believe..?
Thanks for watching, atb Joss
Can't get enough of snowdonia! Think we where in The quarry at a similar time too. Great video joss ✌️
Thanks matey. Yeah I camped on the Friday, went home to Chester then took the family back on the Sunday- so our paths probably crossed without realising!! Ta for watching and commenting, really appreciate it👍
Its a small world! We where there on the sunday so probably did cross paths
@@jossthomas123456 didn't know you were living Chester way Joss
Got To Get Outdoors Ive moved house now mate and am just over the border now. Only 15 mins drive from where I was but now back in Wales👍
Joss that little bit closer to the mountains makes a real difference
Very well made Joss ! A lot of history and such a incredible landscape! Getting those rock out of there was hard work , people won their heaven !
ATB
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Hélène et Serge thanks so much for watching (from the other side of the world!) it sure is an incredible place. All the best, Joss
great video Joss, got a feeling the place better and felt a bit dangerous there with the sudden drops
Thanks Martin Castein Landscapes yes they had a habit of popping up, unexpectedly! Thanks for watching, atb Joss
Fantastic video. Love your filming style. My nephew and I watched this together today. He is only 4 and he was very concerned about the derelict buildings.
Worms Eye View thank you 👍 My son is 4 and he was really interested in the ‘fallen down houses’ too! Thanks for watching and commenting! Atb Joss
Great film as ever Joss and very informative. I might have to take a look around there 😉. TYFS ATB Jiffy 👍🏻
Wild Camping Welshman its fascinating mate. I’d recommend it👍
Awesome video mate, like watching a documentary on TV , really well presented and filmed, lots of interesting info and amazing scenery, it's a stunning location that. you have to keep your wits about you as you said, really atmospheric with the music and scenery, great video mate 👍 ATB
Gaziano Outdoors thanks my friend, really appreciate that, thank you👍
Beautiful spot there Joss, love the history lesson about the quarry and buildings. Shame you can't bring tons of slate down with you, there probably a lot of value still left up there. Cracking images as always, really enjoyed this. Lee
Burton Outdoors thanks Lee yeah there some interesting things up there. Thanks for watching buddy, much appreciated, atb Joss
What a place! Another great video thanks for making it.
I wonder how much the footfall will increase now its UNESCO World Heritage.
I'll certainly visit soon.
Thank you, I will be watching developments closely! Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@jossthomas123456 well there was a party in the mess hall recently at least 14 tents camped within sight of each other. See 20m into this by the Twin Peaks lads, not a great night's kip for them.
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@@stevewebb2102 just had a quick look… not impressed with that campfire, they seem to be burning a wooden beam.
@@jossthomas123456 I hope not, hadn't noticed that. To be fair to those who made the video, they did not start the fire.
I had planned to camp there last week but was too ill, I'd rather visit and hike bow than camp there, those who mad ethe video said there were at least 14 other tents there.
Re the disco in the mess hall (or any other late loudness) I'd be very worried about what would happen if a fracas escalated. I've seen a video on Cader Idris where some more hedonistically inclined campers plaid loud music until 5am.
No idea what the solution is.
Luckily there are loads of other places to camp, but it's a shame that I might never camp there.
Spot on bud yet again a great vid thanks for sharing atb Dafydd
Handy outdoors thanks Daf glad you enjoyed it mate. Have a good camp this weekend👍
Cracking video joss you captured the area well lots of history also looked a bit doggie in some places but you covered the safety well atvb jimmy 😎 😎
Lundy's Wildcamp/Bushcraft thanks Jimmy a cracking place to explore. Thanks for watching, atb Joss
Great video, subbed!
Paul L thanks thats much appreciated! Thanks mate
Great video, very interesting. Would have loved to have seen that hidden cabin, shame it's beyond reach now
All The Bees Are Dead thank you. There is a way to get to it, up over the other side of the quarry, where I first entered. I would have gone there but ran out of time so I shall definitely make a return visit and video. Thanks for watching, atb Joss
No way, we was literally here the other day! Such an awesome place isn't it :-)
2born2travel fantastic place- so much history👍
Hey Joss, what a stunning place, just think how bloody long it must have took to build some of them structures. Great camera work there mate. Cheers, Ant 👍
Survive The Night yeah I was thinking the same thing when I saw the walls of those inclines, huge and all hand built. Thanks for watching Ant. Atb Joss
Been many times over the years .It use to be very bleak in the 70's >The ground can be a issue for pegs .But as you found.Plenty of slate to assist !
carforumwanker thanks mate. Yeah hell of a place- must have been a lot more intact in the 70’s. Atb Joss
@@jossthomas123456 I first went in 74 with my father .it had only been closed a few years . The stuff that was left there was truly amazing .But over the years either got stolen or wrecked . In the very late 90's a lot of "madness" was going on sometimes . Get some local lads messing around in cars etc .
carforumwanker thanks mate that is fascinating. I visited a jetcrash site recently and apparently a lot of that wreck gets stolen too. Sad really. Atb Joss
nice video . where you get MRE American Military Ration Meal
Er Ju thank you. I found the ration packs on ebay.
Hey Joss great video. I used to spend time up around the quarry, Llanberis Pass, Cromlech Boulders and Cenotaph Corner back in 1975-8 ish. It is lovely up/down there. Thanks for making this video. It brought back a bunch of fond memories. Can I ask where you found the collapsible pot/kettle with lid please? Keep up the good work! ;-)
Colin Callan thank you! Glad it bought back some good memories for you, its a remarkable place. Fantastic.Thanks for watching and subscribing- the kettle is a Sea to Summit X kettle, I often use it as a cooking pot and eat from it too, its very handy. Link below, atb Joss
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Hi Joss. Fantastic place to explore. Ive not done it yet, but i did a video, and some history of the Llanberis RAF bomb storage site, just across the road from where you are. Its in the `war stuff `section of my channel ( just in case your interested) keep them coming Mate ..
Hi again Joss. Scrub that last bit. Ive just noticed that you`ve commented on the RAF storage video lol..
Billy`s Little BIG adventure channel thanks mate- yes I remember the video and Its a place that I’d love to see, but not got round to it. Theres loads more to explore at Dinorwic. I will definitely be going back. Didnt realise that you had a War Section, I will check that out.
@@jossthomas123456 im just putting together a new channel dedicated to ww1 and 2. . You will be informed on my channel soon 😊
Billy`s Little BIG adventure channel that sounds excellent. I do a bit with a group of relatives of the crew of HMS Gloucester from WW2, Sunk in the Battle of Crete. My Grandads brother went down with the ship aged 21. Will be a real honour to march on the Cenotaph to lay a wreath in London on Remembrance Sunday this year👍 good to keep the history alive.
@@jossthomas123456 morning joss. We must never forget the sacrifices that are ancestor's did for us mate. Without giving to much away. I travel around the UK and europe and search out abandonded structures and give some history about it. Im off to the victory show in leicester this weekend. Its dedicated to allied victory in WW2. Theres a video on the 'war stuff' section which i put together last year. Gives you an idea what to expect 😊
Can I just say I live next too dinorwic quarry I bike there everyday with my friends😂
Great stuff Chloe Jones! You have got some impressive scenery on your doorstep! Have you tried riding your bike up one of those inclines?? 😂
@@jossthomas123456 no😂
Chloe Jones thanks for watching matey
looks like a place out of lord of the rings!
TheCooperman666 thank you- you’re right it does. It has been used in some films, most recently the Clash of the Titans
I'm a proper Welsh girl 👍🏻😂