I'm a local fell runner and there's an infamous race from the summit to the road coming down the western gully which is super steep and all loose rocks, one guy held the course record for a couple of decades but broke both his wrists setting it, which was incredibly just over 8 minutes, lovely shots but please always carry enough clothing to keep warm and dry and extra for an emergency, that route is an accident hotspot after all, I've helped rescue two groups of people up there in the past and people are always surprised by how cold they get just sitting and waiting for rescue, especially when it's a few hours, I've also witnessed the helicopter recovering a dead body up there which is heart-breaking. Also the drone footage is great but FFR please be aware that Tryfan and the Ogwen Valley are drone no fly areas, you can check the National Trust land map to see which areas are excluded, also a paper map and compass on routes you don't know, especially scrambles, is very useful!
Yeah that was my bad on the drone flying, I only found out about the National Trust having a restriction on this in their land after this hike. You are however allowed to takeoff from the public footpath/road going through the valley and can then fly over the National Trust land without permission, just as long as you takeoff and land from public. At least I not know of the National Trust restrictions going forward 👍🏼 As for paper maps and compass, I only ever take these on very long walks that take over 3 hours as I just use AllTrails on the phone for anything less with extra battery packs just in case.
@@DiscoverWithCraig Yeah that's right NT have no actual control over the air space, just what you do when actually standing on their land. I find for even short technical routes a map can be very useful though as they can be very difficult to navigate the first time, I remember getting lost going up the direct line up Pen yr Ole Wen many years ago less than a mile into the walk! 🤣
@@jeffreyroberts7438 It is, which I found out after I’d done this walk 🤦🏼♂️😂 Could have got the drone to record it otherwise but think I got some decent enough footage anyway. Thank you 🤟🏼
Beautiful video and very meaningful to me... I climbed this mountain years ago, before I became a wheelchair user. I have very happy memories there, so a big thankyou
Beautiful day for that quality climb. And yeah I’ll 💯 be back to that campsite soon too, can’t grumble for those kinds of prices on such a nice site, with a pub on site too 🍻
I’m actually planning on going to wales this weekend and into next week as I’m off! And hopefully the weather is picking up again too 😂 so I might try this site then!
@@jamesmay8849 my Insta name is “TrekkingThruNature”. I’ve been thinking whether to change my YT name to be in line with it but worried in case people won’t know who I am. Maybe I’ll upload a video to let people know. 👍🏼
The campsite is called Y Giler Arms in Rhydlydan, Conwy. Definitely recommended and I will be staying there again myself!
I'm a local fell runner and there's an infamous race from the summit to the road coming down the western gully which is super steep and all loose rocks, one guy held the course record for a couple of decades but broke both his wrists setting it, which was incredibly just over 8 minutes, lovely shots but please always carry enough clothing to keep warm and dry and extra for an emergency, that route is an accident hotspot after all, I've helped rescue two groups of people up there in the past and people are always surprised by how cold they get just sitting and waiting for rescue, especially when it's a few hours, I've also witnessed the helicopter recovering a dead body up there which is heart-breaking. Also the drone footage is great but FFR please be aware that Tryfan and the Ogwen Valley are drone no fly areas, you can check the National Trust land map to see which areas are excluded, also a paper map and compass on routes you don't know, especially scrambles, is very useful!
Yeah that was my bad on the drone flying, I only found out about the National Trust having a restriction on this in their land after this hike. You are however allowed to takeoff from the public footpath/road going through the valley and can then fly over the National Trust land without permission, just as long as you takeoff and land from public. At least I not know of the National Trust restrictions going forward 👍🏼
As for paper maps and compass, I only ever take these on very long walks that take over 3 hours as I just use AllTrails on the phone for anything less with extra battery packs just in case.
@@DiscoverWithCraig Yeah that's right NT have no actual control over the air space, just what you do when actually standing on their land. I find for even short technical routes a map can be very useful though as they can be very difficult to navigate the first time, I remember getting lost going up the direct line up Pen yr Ole Wen many years ago less than a mile into the walk! 🤣
Absolutely brilliant vid. Is that where people jump from one stone to the other at the top? Drone footage is spectacular 👍
@@jeffreyroberts7438 It is, which I found out after I’d done this walk 🤦🏼♂️😂 Could have got the drone to record it otherwise but think I got some decent enough footage anyway. Thank you 🤟🏼
Beautiful video and very meaningful to me... I climbed this mountain years ago, before I became a wheelchair user. I have very happy memories there, so a big thankyou
A big thank-you to you for watching and supporting my channel. ❤
Another epic weather day in Wales! 😍 I also need to do Tryfan 😂 and I've added that campsite to my list, looks really good there!
Beautiful day for that quality climb. And yeah I’ll 💯 be back to that campsite soon too, can’t grumble for those kinds of prices on such a nice site, with a pub on site too 🍻
I’m actually planning on going to wales this weekend and into next week as I’m off! And hopefully the weather is picking up again too 😂 so I might try this site then!
Fabulous drone footage. Best wishes on your next adventure. New subscriber.
Appreciate my friend 👍🏼 New vid coming this weekend
What is that campsite please , I have a tent box and that looks perfect
I've pinned it in the comments but its Y Giler Arms. Fantastic site at such a low cost. Perfect for the roof tent
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@@jamesmay8849 my Insta name is “TrekkingThruNature”. I’ve been thinking whether to change my YT name to be in line with it but worried in case people won’t know who I am. Maybe I’ll upload a video to let people know. 👍🏼