Dinorwig Quarry
| Which means … Saint Mary’s Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio of the red cave. (IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE AND HOW TO PRONOUNCE IT (but not why) THEN CLICK HERE »» Llanfairpwll – How to Say the Name Llanfairpwllgwyngyll: .) Happy Frog | Flickr – Photo Sharing!. by Jenkins94 Ok so we are paving over paradise – official! Apart from the fact that pedestrians don’t seem to know the correct side of the road on which to walk; why can’t the road be shared? There are already paths from PyG to PyP. Is that why there are all those tracks on the slope around Eckenstein’s Boulder at the moment? PyG at night now looks more like Blackpool than a wilderness area. Parking in existing towns ONLY and better buses please. NO TO MORE PARKING IN THE NATIONAL (CAR)PARK. MORE (punctual) BUSES NOW It was done during the foot and [ continue reading New Path – Pen Y Gwryd to Pen Y Pass – Snowdonia National CarPark ] 7 November 2010  |  | category: can't make it up!, hills, the state we're in, Wales  | comments are closed  PHOTOS FROM MOEL-DDU. It would be great if you could just put up a tent wherever you like for the night, but not surprisingly there’s a rules, regulations and laws on when and where you can camp. The most important factor is which side of the border you’re on, with the law in Scotland radically different to those covering England and Wales. In short wild camping in Scotland is a right, whereas in the rest of the UK there is no automatic right without express permission from the relevant landowner. (CLICK HERE FOR MORE »» Outdoor Talk – Wild Camping – [ continue reading Wild Camping – The Law in the UK ] Moel Hebog to Y Garn from the Rydd Dhu railway carpark Snowdonia National Park Authority prove they are blithering fools without the sense, vision or understanding to care for the land in their charge. A project to create a tarmac surface on part of a path on Snowdon has been criticised. The Miners’ Track is a popular starting point for walkers attempting [ continue reading Row over new Snowdon path surface ] 11 July 2010 | | category: can't make it up!, hills, scofflaws, tolerated crime and hypocrites, the state we're in, Wales | comments are closed walking sticks save the legs – atop the Glydders Two mountain peaks in Snowdonia which are going under the hammer are expected to fetch £1m. The summits of Moel Cynghorion and Foel Goch, which command views over Snowdonia National Park, are up for auction on Friday. The remote peaks adjacent to Snowdon come with 1,000 acres (four sq km) of moorland, some derelict outbuildings, a stream and rough grazing. The auction follows the sale of the Vyrnwy estate tourist spot in Powys. The parcel of land at Snowdonia is known as Helfa Fawr, and is two miles from Llanberis. It borders the Snowdon mountain railway. [ continue reading want to own a patch of heaven? ] One of Wales’ “elite” peaks has grown in stature after an official measurement to verify its height. It was feared Tryfan, in Snowdonia, could have fallen short of the 3,000ft (914m) elite mountain status needed to keep as one of Wales’ 14 highest peaks. But enthusiasts who scaled it with GPS equipment found the [ continue reading survey adds 8ft to Tryfan mountain’s height ] A secret agent is abducted after resigning and finds himself imprisoned in a surreal village from which there is no escape. Engaging in a battle of wits with his mysterious captors, the new arrival is determined not to remain a prisoner for long. First episode of the cult Sixties drama, starring Patrick McGoohan, Paul Eddington and George Baker. 27 April 2010 | | category: film, the new 'priest class', Wales | one comment - (comments are closed) click for full size It was an iPhone job and my hands lost all feeling in the process due to the cold wind so I may have inserted another duplicate peak around Yr Aran. The weather speaks for itself with Pembrokeshire visible in the distance! View Larger Map The hat is the same colour as worn by my climbing club leader, Bill Dean, back in 1972-76 … so fashionistas beware. These Scottish balaclavas used to be completely de-rigeur in the hills but trends mean they are forgotten by most and Joe Brown’s said they are getting harder to find. I now have brown, red and this gold. When it gets REALLY cold you want stuff you know ‘just works’. A 21-year-old walker who was lost on Snowdon in Gwynedd has been airlifted to safety in treacherous conditions. The man, from America, was heading towards the 3,560ft (1,085m) summit on Snowdon’s ranger path but got into difficulties in bad weather. The man had tried [ continue reading American, 21, rescued on Snowdon ] A much-underestimated Cwm and section of the Glydderau whether or not snow and ice is about. A 19-year-old man escaped with face and arm injuries after a 100ft fall while ice climbing in Snowdonia. The student from Imperial College, London was with a group of well-equipped climbers on Cwm Cneifion, also known as the Nameless Cwm. BBC News – London ice climbing [ continue reading London ice-climbing student survives 30m (100ft) Gwynedd fall ] Good put it up higher. Close it except for emergency vehicles. Let’s go back to the no parking and excellent bus services of the foot & mouth outbreak! The buses are getting better but without the imperative of removing all parking outside of towns and villages in the park there is no reason for them to be excellent. £10 for up to 14 hours parking seems pretty cheap to me so I hope nobody is complaining. The car park at Pen-y-Pass is popular with walkers going up Snowdon The price of parking at the highest car park within the Snowdonia [ continue reading Price hike planned for Snowdonia’s highest car park ] |  
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