I’m usually torn when it comes to map cases. On some level, I think they’re useless and a waterproof map serves the purpose much better. On another, they work out cheaper if you need to buy loads of maps rather than just a couple. So when on home turf, I’m usually found with a waterproof […]
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Cwm Bychan is one of the more remote areas of Snowdonia. There’s just a narrow, unclassified road leading up to the cwm and no through route. In summer it’s a beautifully wooded valley, but today the lake was frozen over and the place felt like winter. There’s parking noted on the OS map, and it
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Ok, this is old news by now, but searching online for this piece of kit sees a few reviews that deride this as an impractical gimmick. Just search for the pack on Google Images and see how many people have actually taken a pic of this pack in the field! The nearest is on page
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Getting to this walk is probably the hardest part! The Llyn Sarnau car park can either be reached by the minor road that passes the Ty Hyll off the A5, or a minor road that starts from near Gwydir Castle on the B5106. The latter is the better road. Once here, make sure to be
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With the recent acquisition of both a smartphone that works and a net book running Android, a whole new world of apps on Android is available. This isn’t necessarily a good thing unless you can separate the wheat from the chaff. Essentially, I’m looking for something that does exctly what a GPS does by giving me my current location
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Call this what you will, it’s often called Rambling, as good a word as any. You can class this as any sort of walking that’s not mountain walking, but the next guy will have a different definition. So for our purpose, lets assume you’ve managed to get up to walking easy routes of around 10km+
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Anyone who’s heard of these will know how wild and rugged they are. If you haven’t, then you need to realise that they’re a range of hills that stretch from the Vale of Ffestiniog in the north, to the Mawddach in the south without being breached once by a road. There are two rough and
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If you’ve got hold of some High 5 zero or another powdered drink, then it’s not going to be much use without clean water to go with it. Here are a few ideas, not all recommended (the first one certainly not), in order to sort out some water while you’re out and about. 1 –
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That fourth battery you absolutely had to find when you saw your first ever brocken spectre and your camera died on you… Kendal Mint Cake wrapper with some melted sweet still inside – despite the fact you never buy the stuff. That Mars bar that you wrapped in duct tape so you wouldn’t eat it
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If you want to start getting fit, perhaps lose some weight that you’ve put on due to the usual post Easter chocolate clearance, then getting walking is an ideal way to do that. Should i go walking, running or cycling? If you’re reading this article, then it can be assumed that you’re already able to
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Laughs longest… na, that can’t be it.. Anyway, there’s probably plenty of endings to this one, some I can’t publish here. Instead, here’s a few good reasons why going in the hills alone can be pretty cool. 1. You can go where you want. You can add another hill on, or take one off depending on
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Well, I’d like to think it was. I’ve been looking at the freezing levels since the end of August when there was a forecast for Yr Wyddfa to almost freeze. Since then, I’ve managed to wild camp 600m below the only snowline we’ve had this winter, the 3rd of October. Rain during the night soon cleared any
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Fed up of it getting dark by seven and being stuck indoors in the evening? Well there’s a way around it. Get a good head torch and get out in the dark. Here’s our five tips to do so safely. 1.Pick a walk you know well (in the daylight!) Keep it within your capabilities. Make
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