We SURVIVED SNOWDON on a BANK HOLIDAY!!! - Our FIRST MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE!! -
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2024
- We conquered Snowdon on a bank holiday with about 10,000 other people!
Summit or Nothing Episode 5 - Hiking On Snowdon - Rangers Path.
Finally we have made it to Snowdonia National Park, for our first EVER Mountain Adventure. Hiking up the Rangers Path of Wales tallest Mountain, the first part of our 3 Peaks Challenge. It was a sunny day, and we were optimistic that our first mountain was going to be a success. That was until we stumbled at the first hurdle... we didn't have change for the parking meter!
Filmed over the August bank holiday weekend 2016.
Enjoyed his video? Then why not check out our climb up Scafell Pike/ Ling Mell hike - ua-cam.com/video/ohATO9OtLoU/v-deo.html or the time we climbed THE OLD MAN OF CONISTON- ua-cam.com/video/CV2Ufp2CWy4/v-deo.html or the time we got completely LOST ON TRYFAN - ua-cam.com/video/rQN-FSTfFdc/v-deo.html
Good evening Gents ( I am working the night shift UK.)
Thank you for this video as it was a real pleasure to watch.
Me and my Business Partner have been climbing Snowdon since Early Summer of 2020 .
Llanberis we have climbed twice now, the last time was January 2023 and we began the climb at 05:30am in the snow, and returned 12 hours later.
The above climb for myself was the most enduring and Truly tested my resolve however I completed this climb and took hundreds of glorious photos.
There are normally around 6 months between each of the Snowdon climbs and the previous summit climbs were: Watkins Path and descended via the miners path before that was the Miners Path going up and the Pyg Path on the way down. The first Climb wasn't planned at all (there was a story attached around this) The First Climb was the Llanberis Route.
From June 2023 we shall be venturing along and up to the Summit via the Rangers Path and shall return along the same path back to the car.
Thank you again Gentlemen as this is much appreciated.
Kindest Regards
From Mark
This mountain has been ruined now. Too many people. I grew up and still work at the foot of it.
We walked up the Llamberis Path,later found out its known as the tourists path! I dont like crowds and people p*ss me off! Couldnt even get to the trig point there was so many! Was glad to get back home to Plymouth and the wilderness of Dartmoor! Working our way through Dartmoor 365 ☺Love your videos guys ☺x
I know what you mean, Nicola. I think the worst of Snowdon is the fact that you are sharing the summit with so many who haven't even walked up it, but then I guess, everyones entitled to share those views. Thanks for watching and glad you enjoy the videos. Good luck with the 365!
Great vid again boys, thanks for sharing.
i have walked to Snowdon summit many times if you pick your time wisely you can have the summit to your self i tend to start my walks at first light , enjoyed the video I'm off to your neck of the woods tomorrow Dartmoor Foggintor
Well done to the guy in the baseball cap. You did a great job for a smoker. I smoke but still wander in the hills. You dont always have to summit. (Ive summited most of the snowdonia summits in the past). Its all about a great day with great company and great views, or not sometimes due to the low cloud. But great company and a great day out in the hills is what its all about❤❤❤❤😅😅😅😅😅
Your videos are truly inspiring - what 'real people' can do and enjoy.
Thank you mate - appreciate the comment.
Doing the same route in the morning with my daughter, we've done miners/pyg and llanberis paths before. It's always mad busy at the top, but it's hard to complain seeing as we all migrate there and add to the chaos! Great video, really enjoyed it.
You're dead right, Keith. And we did choose the August bank holiday weekend to do it, so what can we get expect, heh. Hope you both for enjoy your day, and thanks very much for watching! All the best!
I did this last week via pyg track up and miners down. So glad the train wasn't running as it was fairly busy anyway. Had some lovely views from the summit
I was there last week too (up Snowdon Ranger, down via Y Lliwedd). I noted the volume of ice at the top of the Pyg track and people were being very careful and slow up there. I agree the views at the summit, particularly over the Glyders and beyond were incredible.
great vids you do. always enjoy them so thanks for sharing
been up 5 times so far and will return, its like a magnet pulling you in.
Haha ! Yeah I know what you mean. Plenty of other great mountains to take in first though. Thanks for watching, hope that youve subbed and check out all our other vids! Atb!
I think I am going to go for the summit at 4 am on an early summer morning, great video guys
Its just me and the dog, really love the videos
Cheers Duncan - glad to hear it. Hope you and the dog are keeping safe and well during these troubled times!
Brings back memories 😊
My wife..our daughter and her boyfriend and me walked up to the summit a few years ago...we walked part of the horseshoe 😱 on the route back down but never again on that route as it was abit nerve racking to say the least !!
Oops… bank holiday 😆Great to see the Rangers Path route 🙏. We were fortunate to climb Snowdon via the Pyg Track on a sunny June day with not a queue in sight in 2019. No queue at all for the trig point and hardly anyone in the cafe either until a train arrived. We had a room full of empty tables to choose from. Sadly, as novices to mountain trekking we rigidly followed the local guide books, signage at the car park and online videos telling us that despite warm temperatures at the bottom - it might be below zero at the summit. So we carried rucksacks full of additional clothing, almost passing out from the heat as we approached the top 😂. People arriving from the train station were walking around the cafe in flip flops, t-shirts and shorts - giving us strange looks. Descending via the Miners track, the weight of our back packs became a hazard on the dried out terrain as we scrambled down. All good experience I guess, we’ll know next time! The Glydders near by were much more Dartmoor like in terms of how many people we met. Cadaer Idris was all but empty as well that week. Keep up the good work, looking forward to seeing your next adventure.
Watched the whole lot (start again) and rest in one go and really enjoyed it, so well done to you both! Two weeks today we will be setting off to wales and climbing Snowdon the following day and I will pass on the info I got from you lads, we need to start ASAP because I would hate all them people up there, totally ruin it for me. 10 of us did Ben Nevis 2 years ago to the day and even though it was perfect weather and we did not get walking till 10.30, it was no where near as busy as that, we also had snow for the top third as well, which made it interesting. If I had my way we would be up at 05.00 and walking an hour later but have to wait and see what the others want to do. ATB, cheers Alan
Did Snowdon via Crib Goch last weekend (not for the faint hearted)
Stunning place but I felt your disappointment at the summit, like a festival at a Bond villains lair.
Great video thanks for sharing blimey all those people ! I think they would spoil it a bit for me seeing them all up there in the way has put me off a bit thankyou for the warning :)
Yep - choose your days carefully lol. Thanks for watching!
Sqme right to be there as anyone else and I'm sure they feel the same seeing you lol.
Amazing to see how busy it was on top ,worked next to Snowdon twenty five years ago and used to be able to walk across in evening and not see one person
We did choose one of the busiest weekends to go, but I have heard that its quite busy a lot of the time these days. I would love to go out of season one day
Looked horrendous with all those people, i am not a fan of large groups of more than 4 people, I fecking hate people. Great video as always
just go up carnedd ugain instead same thing no crowds
Brilliant Video! I just did the Rhyd Ddu ascending route and Snowdon Ranger on descent. I must admit, we went on a Tuesday and it made such a difference, we only saw like 3 other people when we were going down the Snowdon Ranger path. Even the summit was far less crowded. I have to say you got better views at the summit, we had a lot of low lying cloud though I must admit the drop in temp was greatly appreciated. Looking forward to doing Scafell in a few weeks and your video on that one has made me decide I am going to do brown tongue route. So glad I found you guys and subscribed.
Yea I can imagine any day that wasn't the August Bank Holiday would have been quieter than when we went haha! Thanks for watching, and really glad that you found us. Hope you have better views up on Scafell Pike. All the best!
I usually go up the pyg track and down the miners, aslo done Llanberis path which is long and boring.
If you ever decide to do snowdon again I'd suggest doing a night walk for the sunrise, absolutely amazing if the weather is right.
Giz a should if this is something you'd consider.
Well done guys
I have been told before that the Pyg / Minors route is the best route - will have to have a go at getting up there for sunrise next year - may even get up and camp up top. Thanks for watching!
That is my idea of hell!! How did the pair of you cope with all of those people? I moan that Dartmoor is too crowded this time of the year because I see more than 20 people in a day. 😂
Andrew Ross Was bloody busy. Pen Y Fan the following year wasn't much better. Best to avoid Welsh mountains on the August bank holidays.
If you are there and it’s crowded, you are simply part of the crowd. Get over it!
I went up the Rhyd Ddu and came down Snowdon Ranger yesterday.
Not crowded, just surrounded by lots and lots, aaand lots of likeminded people.
Glad my nation is not entirely lost in front of their goggleboxes.
No, it is good to see so many people UP there but a little sdeflating when half of them got up by train. sort of detracts from the achievment, but we get over it. soon be onto the less busy peaks anyway. thanks for watching!
Just watched this video, going on the same climb in 7 weeks time, hoping for less crowds at the top....first time up👍
Ah, that sounds great - best of luck and hope for you it will be a little quieter - we did make the mistake of going on a bank holiday after all, but even so, it is the countries 2nd most popular walk so I should imagine there to be a lot of people up there. But if the weathers clear, it will be worth it anyway just for the views alone. Re you there for a weekend, if you have another day spare, I recommend taking a look at Tryfan too. What a beast of a mountain that was. Here's a link
ua-cam.com/video/rQN-FSTfFdc/v-deo.html
Mark Kelly: How did you do, Mark?
you need to clip mic wire into the groove in the hotshoe screw to stop mic from wobbling
Not done that for years
Way to many people for me aghhh
Yea, it does get busy up there, Patrick! Cheers for watching!
Just finished 90 kilometres in the Austria Alps you lads would love it,
Wow - that does sound fantastic. One day, Duncan... one day!
Good video but agree two many people!Hopefully Dartmoor will never get like that!
There are patches of Dartmoor that get busy - but nothing quite like this. Thanks for watching!
We did this path, 3 days after the llanberis one ! We got to the heart-shaped lake and the heavens opened up and we had waterproofs but not enough under layers so, we went back down. It went freezing! We so want to do it again and carry on up. Had we continued, it would have been manic at the peak like when we reached it on the Llanberis because it was school hols at the end of July 🙄!
I never touched the summit last year. It didn’t bother me not to. I decided to enjoy the views instead of the queues 😂
I don't blame you. Best not to touch surfaces touched by 100,000 other people at the moment, anyway, I reckon
Done it as a Cadet. The first few miles are the hardest. I had to queue for a touch of the trig spot, but I threw myself upon the stone to see the view. I'll never forget it
Bit more time at school instead of cadets might have served you well.
U should done the Pyg Trail, more challenging and would been better Experience. Mainly Flat the path you took.
Still time. Got that to look forward to. Someone said to me recently the best route was to go up the pyg and down the miners I think. It was only our first mountain, we didn't really know what to expect.
@@SummitOrNothing we did it a couple of months ago, me, wife and our daughter 3hrs up and soaked through in the rain & Fog. Then by the fact we couldnt see 50 yards in front of us we couldnt find the miners track, so we ended up going back down the Pyg Trail and i can say there was Stiff Legs the Next Couple of days..We are going to do Ben next year..We look forward to your future Pyg Trial..Great vids...
@@kris1976melo Sounds like a proper adventure. Well done for seeing it through to the end. And good luck with Ben Nevis. Hopefully the weather will be a bit kinder to you then. All the best.
@@SummitOrNothing cheers.
That poxy summit mentality on Snowdon really gets on my tits. If everybody was to grow a braincell, they would have the summit to themselves for a few seconds, get a couple of clear shots without obscuring and then walk down the 19 steps so the next person can do the same, but NO. Everybody wants to stand there and get in each other's way and you end up with 20 complete strangers in your selfie shot which is ruined. So, the last few times I have been up there I have exercised patience in waiting for it to clear or have just got to the trig and said out loud, "give me 10 seconds and I'll be out of your way". It has worked and people have stepped out of my shot so I can get my photo without all of them being in it. The other piece of advice I could give you is timing it so that you are there 1 hour before sunset because a) you get stunning views and b) it is usually clear because they are all on their way down/off the mountain to beat the light. Done that and ended up with great views and photos.
Love the videos, however, you both give the impression no-one should be there and you are entitled. Keep up the good videos, however, please stop the why so many people. Anyone can climb wether they are wearing Northface gear or a dolphin outfit. Cheers
Yea, its a point we have addressed since - we were just shocked at how busy it was, having only ever been to places where it was jut us and the landscape - and we have in other videos made it clear that its great that everyone is keen to want to experience these wild and amazing outdoor landscapes
@@SummitOrNothing Maybe i came across wrong and sorry for that. Great channel and subbed :) especially after seeing your new video helping other channels. Keep up the great videos :)
@@seanh.b1502 No problem at all - we did come across a bit snobby in this video, and we could see it looking back. So no worries!
This was the very first video i watched of yours because we were about to go ourselves. Some of the music on this is hauntingly beautiful and I'm constantly humming it! You do a great job both of you! My hubby and i are slowly getting through your explores! A BIG THANK YOU from us!
Moaning about it being busy on a bank holiday is ridiculous. What's next a swim after which Nate can moan about getting wet? Fucking first world problems. Is it worth carrying on at all?