Wild camping in Snowdonia | Aran Fawddwy cloud inversion | Terra Nova Southern Cross 1 UK wild camp
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 มิ.ย. 2024
- I finally made it to Snowdonia for a wild camp! I tend to stick to my nearest hills and mountains (Dartmoor and Brecon Beacons), but the more dramatic, rocky scenery of Snowdonia had been calling my name for quite some time.
This trip delivered all kinds of weather and experiences; cloud, wind, and scorching sun reaching over 21 degrees Celsius in the shade. I'd estimate that it was around 35 degrees in the sun at midday, compared to a wind chill temperature of 2 degrees just 12 hours earlier.
I hope you enjoy this video. I tried hard to capture the beauty of the other-worldly sunrise from above the clouds, as it was a bit of a "life moment" for me, watching my first cloud inversion unfold before my eyes. Thanks for watching, and please subscribe if you'd like to support me on my quest to share my adventures with you all.
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Kit list:
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Sleep mat: Thermarest NeoAir XTherm
Sleeping bag: Rab Ascent 900
Stove: MSR Windburner
Rucksack: Osprey Atmos 65
Pillow: Trekology Aluft 2.0
Camera: GoPro Hero 9 Black
Chapters
0:00 Intro
3:53 On top of the ridge
6:34 Reaching the summit
7:19 Pitching the tent
11:34 Food
14:34 Daybreak
15:03 Cloud inversion timelapses
20:34 Leaving camp
23:09 Familiar faces
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Mate !!!! This was your best yet.... absolutely loved this one and the camera work is movie grade..... fire in the hole!!!! Hahah unreal. The morning views were worth every second. Total class mate !!! ATB Simon 👊
Haha fire in the hole! Thanks Simon 😊 Pretty amazing experience for my first cloud inversion! Hopefully I'll be able to catch your take on more Scottish scenery soon. Take care ✌️
Oh wow! Stunning morning 👏😍
Mind:blown!
Wow the place is quite fresh and interesting
Yes, all new and interesting to me!
Great video mate, looks an awesome place, we are looking to do this one soon, glad you got to see the magnificent views in the morning. ATB Simon & Mark
Cheers lads! Truly awesome scenery up there. I look forward to going back one day. I'm sure you'll have a great time 😎 Thanks for the comment, and I hope you're keeping well ✌️ James.
Nice hike and vid. Thank you for sharing
Thank you for watching and commenting, Arnstein 😊
Great mountain and glad you got that sunrise. We walked up the start of the same path you did, but broke right up the steep grassy side to a different mountain and then turned left following the direction of that path, but on top of the ridge. We then broke right to another summit, before turning back on ourselves to the memorial along that ridge, then the mountain that you camped on, further along that Ridgeway - which is a great walk - to two more summits... Then back along the Ridgeway through some of the boggy bits, left to another summit, back to the boggy bits and then past where you headed down onto two more summits before heading back to the car...
What a place but it very nearly broke me!
Okay, well now you've explained all of that, I can see why that walk took you an entire day and left your broken! What a mission! 💪
What a cracking sunrise! Great vid 👍 ATB 👧&🐕
Well worth the walk! Thanks :) James.
Absolutely cracking video and the views spectacular once the clouds cleared.
Excellent selection of grub
100% agree with you what a start to the day,amazing.
ATB Dan 👍 👍 👍 👍
Thanks Dan. This is exactly the moment I was thinking of (the sunrise in this video) when you said you felt honoured to see that sunset over the Brecon Beacons. One I won't be forgetting any time soon! ATB ✌️
@@joinmeoutdoors the timelapse was epic with the rolling clouds.top notch
@@CampingDan85 Thanks! Absolutely mind-blowing scenes that day 😍
Your best yet James, 🥇🥇🥇and all the others were good. Great camera work and narration. However you appear to have bought the special edition pop up SC1. Mine doesn’t do that trick though I have tried! 17kg 💪!!! I thought my regular 12kg was heavy. Keep them coming. Great stuff. Hopefully I’ll be in the Lakes Thursday night. ATB. Must try that chocolate pud!
Thanks Pete! 🙏 The tent grenade is just the ticket when you want to hide away from the cloud! 😉 I'd love a 12 kg pack weight, but my food and drink alone were around 4 kg of that weight, and my rucksack itself is over 2 kg. Thursday should be a good test of your new sleep mat then I hope? Here's hoping you get some good weather! Take it easy and thank you for your support ✌️
Looks like a cracking place. Might have to visit at some point. Cheers and will check out some more of your videos.
I'd recommend going on a clear day! 😂 Thanks for watching 😊👍
My kit x-over (SC1, elevation 600) continues...Also bought a flextail pump. Also kicking myself for not getting the lantern version and still taking a different LED lantern with me. Love the tent "bomb" and time lapses were phenomenal.
Oh that's funny! The Tiny Pump X doesn't necessarily even cost more than the non-lantern version, so we definitely slipped up there. Not sure how long I can resist the upgrade. Glad you enjoyed the video, Dean 👍
Mate, I came across your channel while searching for Osprey Exos in one of your videos. As an outdoors enthusiast; I enjoyed every bit of this video as brought lots of memories during my visits in Snowdonia. Great shots and editing. Now I live in Australia, a great country but miss the great British country.
But the attitude of that guy on that bridge though 😉
Thanks a lot for this comment, it is much appreciated. Australia must be very different to Snowdonia! Haha I know, I hope I don't bump into that bridge guy again 😉
And on the 2nd day the weather gods smiled and the sun came out.....stunning views! Great video, like the style and narrative, most amusing! Always good to be somewhere in the hills in your own space and being able to take in such a moment in time.....not been to that area although very familiar with Snowdonia so have to plan that one in sometime.
Thanks Chris! I think those moments are all the more special when you get to experience them in silence. I felt very fortunate. I was going to go Cadair Idris, but sought out somewhere quieter at the last minute, knowing how busy Cadair Idris can get at weekends. I'm still keen to visit it though. I'm sure you'd enjoy Aran Fawddwy! Thanks for watching 😊
Looks pretty gloomy up there! Seems like my usual camps lol
It was a voyage up into the gloom. Good old Wales! 😉
Skip to the bits that you like??? I liked every minute of it mate. Excellent video and I would say it’s your best. Views were incredible and I love the edits within the video. I hope you had a strongly worded conversation with that fool at the end for ruining your outro. All the best, Ash
Thank you very much, Ash! I'm not going to kid myself by pretending that everyone wants to hear me banging on about pegs and pump for 25 minutes, but I'm glad you enjoyed it! Yeah that troll under the bridge was a bit inconvenient. Hopefully he won't feature in future videos, but you never know... ATB James.
@@joinmeoutdoors I like him… you will have to locate more bridges to bump into his cousins etc..
@@westcountrywildcamping9556 Hahaha don't encourage me!!
This is on my bucket list,i do dartmoor mostly,but this is roughly the same distance from me,got to do it this year!
It will be well worth the drive! Walking along the top of the mountains in the morning, I could see just how much interesting scenery there was everywhere. I could spend months walking around there!
Made up it cleared for you after such a mission to get there ☺️
I spend alot of time in Snowdonia and feel the same way as you described on the approach every single time. Something special about the mountains. Hills are great, mountains are better ☺️
Really enjoying the content. Stay safe and well mate.
Adge.
I was made up too! Some places really stir the soul, don't they? I'm really keen to get back to Snowdonia. You've clearly found a good playground there.
Thanks for watching, and I'm really happy to hear that you're enjoying the videos.
Hows the flextail gear? I was going to get one because I hate the pump sack on my xtherm too.. was thinking of getting the one with lantern as I like the idea of having a pump/lantern combined
It's an absolute winner. I love it and should have bought it months ago - that Thermarest pump sack is truly pants. Get the one with the lantern and you're living the high life. It also sucks the air out of the mat afterwards too, for a really easy roll-up before packing away.
Buy one! They are a must! I have a trekology UL 140 and i get 5 inflations AND deflations in one charge,they weigh nothing and are the size of a golf ball 👍
1st🤘👏🦡🦡🦡
Hahaha you were quick out of the blocks today! Enjoy 😁👍
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i dont understand the need for the arrogance at 23:12 ..asking him not to use the bridge. its lucky he was compliant instead of telling you to jump from it.
Hi Wayne. I'm sorry that part of the video upset you. You'll be happy to learn that I was just having a bit of fun with the editing of the video. If you look again, you'll see that the "other guy" is actually me! 😁
@@joinmeoutdoors My apologies entity, i have just seen this first hand at the gym and was a little shocked to see it out in the "hiking world" i even thought to myself they sounded alike haha
@@wayneaveyard Haha it's fine! I have encountered those people in gyms too. You're right about people in the hiking community - they are usually polite, unlike this rude guy on the bridge 😉