Two Winter nights in Snowdonia-Foel Grach mountain shelter and Dulyn Bothy . 

He’s brilliant isn’t he! Getting old now sadly but still fetching balls constantly 🙄lol . Cheers . A+L,

Hi , it’s called carnedd Llewelyn car park and is on google maps. It’s a very steep drive in and you have to go through a couple of gates 👍.

@@2FeetForward Amazing thanks : ) Love your vids!

Thank you . I bet it's odd seeing it again . The roof is better now but the condensation is still a problem , luckily it all froze on this visit . It seems there is often a bottle involved with a good night in a shelter 👍.Cheers . Austin and Lucy.

It just shows who's really in charge eh lol

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Yes we often leave with a bag full of ‘idiot droppings’ . Bet it’s twice as bad at the moment being post lockdown. 👍

Cheers Jason . we all could have done with a shelter like this one up on Cribyn that day lol. Atb. Austin and Lucy.

Hi Mark, yes the first thing I’d say is a local club but if your not into that sort of thing then I’d pick a really popular walk. If you choose a start point on an os map then you can basically follow the crowds and cross reference the route on an os map.this will give you a feel for it all anyway.the one thing I know is walkers love to share their knowledge of an area so you’ll always get a bit of help off others.also, download a gps app that follows your route so you can always follow your route back. Happy hiking. Cheers. Austin and Lucy.

Fun madness though ! Cheers.

Hi , this particular one is an old Garmin Oregon 400t which is 12 years old .The new ones are brilliant nowadays . I have a Garmin 1030 for mountain biking and it’s superb . we usually plan the route on an os map before and use the gps to track our route . it’s easy to plan a route on the Garmin app though . can’t recommend one enough 👍

@@2FeetForward thanks for replying. Great videos...

Thanks . If you search in sellers on eBay you should find it but they haven’t had the bags on for a good while unfortunately .

@@2FeetForward thank you mate.

Thank you . It’s called Under The Line by Second Sky and you’ll find it on an album called The Sound Of Rhythm And Culture 👍

@@2FeetForward MANY THANKS. I AM DOWNLOADING IT NOW..

Wales in the UK . A bothy is an old house or hut that is no longer used . The MBA ( Mountain Bothies Association) site has loads of info 👍

Thank you and happy new year 👍

Yep , the harder ones are always the best . To the next one 👍

We’re jealous , we live just outside London ☹️

Thank you 👍

Thank you 👍. Cheers . Austin and Lucy.

Thank you 👍

Whenever I try to spell that I end up with a Turkish cake lol. We do wear them on the most extreme days but usually just use a buff and goggles . It’s a fine balance between staying warm and overheating when we’re lugging the packs up , nothing worse than having your sweat turn cold. 🥶 Our elderly neighbour made me a thick knitted one last year but Lucy says I look like a rapist !! 😳. Cheers!

Thank you. We’re all good thanks, hope the same with you and yours 👍

Haha , great memories. I sort of miss being able to drive to some of these places . We got stuck out a couple of years ago , a bit worrying at the time but great to look back on 👍

Cheers Phil. It was a good test for Lucys new bag for sure and it passed with flying colours . Just goes to show these things don't have to break the bank and there's always bargains out there. Atb . Austin.

Thanks Thomas 👍. The latest vid will be a short night in a bothy as well 👍. Cheers. Austin and Lucy.

Thank you. Can’t wait to get back out there ⛰. Stay safe 👍

He’s doing well at the moment and looking forward to going to Europe in the campervan now he’s got his doggy passport . Thank you for asking 👍🐶 Atb. Austin and Lucy.

Thanks Fraser, would love to get back up there ⛰ . Stay safe.

Cheers Jack .As long as we have a bottle of wine we'll be fine lol. It was just what we wanted with a bit of everything this one . Cheers . Atb . Austin + Lucy.

Thank you very much 👍

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Thanks Monnie . Unfortunately not, he just won’t wear them . We’ve tried a couple of types and one set was well over £100 which didn’t make it up the first hill . He ripped one to pieces and lost another 🙄. We’ve always kept a close eye on his paws and guess being a hardy breed, he’s never had any problems. The only thing that bothers him is the salt grit on roads and pavements but we use a paw wax to help with that 👍. Cheers . Austin , Lucys and Marley 🐶

Your not wrong. It’s easy to see how some folk get caught out without the right gear . Cheers 👍. Austin and Lucy.

Thank you 👍

Thank you . It was a cracking trip . With the weather we get here i often wish we lived in Arizona lol. Cheers . Atb. Austin.

Thanks Steve 👍 Atb . Austin + Lucy.

Thank you. Marley was one hell of a dog .

Yes we do sometimes but not often to be honest . Most of the stuff we do in winter is like this really apart from Crib Goch of course. Cheers 👍

@@2FeetForward thanks for the reply. Great videos by the way. Really appreciative of them.

I hate to admit it but i did know that and cringe every time i hear myself say it on the vid lol. We were Beddgelert chatting to some locals and mentioned we were thinking of having some Welsh speaking lessons , " oh that would be no good to you up here' she said " we speak a different version up here. " I thought what chance have i got then!? . So, if Du is di or dy , then Ddu is Thi or Thy ? Is that right? 🤪

oh that's kinda silly to say Welsh lessons would do you no good :p I mean, you're not likely to be using it in conversation but would help massively with a) pronouncing Welsh place names and b) for just deepening your understanding of those words and the language. It's really lilting and poetic like some kind of Elvish Morder shit. You gotta roll the r's and hack on the CH's. Like glyder fawr would have at least 3 r's on the end :p So yeah, if you REALLY want to understand the Welsh 'u' the example you gave of Ddu would be, yes, like Thee (deffo not thy) but it's kind of back of the throat like you're pushing in about 30% of a ooo shape. But that's only when you're showing off, day to day pronunciations, ee is fine. Good luck!

Happy memories 👍. We watched a vid on here by MrBob where he had to dig the snow out of the doorway to get in, great stuff 👍

A few years after I saw a photograph of where a party went up in the middle of winter to the bothy and they had to dig down to the bothy since the snow had covered it completely.

He’s doing great thanks. We’ve been away a couple of times without him recently so we owe him a trip out 🙄. Atb. A+L.

Hi John, that was my Black Diamond head torch. It’s around the 200 lumin mark 👍. Cheers . Austin and Lucy.

We know exactly the spot Mick and it would be a great place to camp . The only thing is how busy it gets but a midweek visit would be perfect 👌. Cheers. A+L.

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I haven’t got a map to hand but on an os it is marked as Carnedd Llewelyn Car Park. When Lucy gets home in the car I’ll double check the map 👍. Cheers. Austin and Lucy.

Hi Ian, your coordinates are spot on 👍. The postcode for the car park is LL328SH and google maps will take you straight there. There are a couple of very steep switchbacks on the drive in and a couple of gates to open on the way as well. Cheers. Austin and Lucy.

Thanks guys!

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Thanks guys, dogs are just nuts aren’t they! We seem to enjoy the more testing weather , good job too , with the weather at the moment lol .Cheers Austin and Lucy .

2 Feet Forward can’t beat the snow we missed it on Tuesday this week it had all gone then it snows and most of the fells are covered today we have a great view of them across the bay so fingers crossed it stays til next week and we can get out. look forward to more videos of the adverse weather 😁 ATB Leona and Chris

Cheers lads , it certainly prepared us for the next one ( we’ll a little bit maybe ) . We’re also going to Snowdonia over the Xmas break so you never know we might see you there. Depending where your walking from I would get out early , say 8am which will give you loads of time .if your setting off from Pen y Pass car park make sure your there for 7.30 as it fills up quick . The other option from there is to take a Sherpa bus up the Llanberis pass from the big park and ride car park to Pen y Pass . If you take the Watkin Path up parking is no problem but it’s a longer walk ( you start at 75 m asl. Rather than the 300m+ at Pen y pass) but it’s worth the extra time for the views and the little scramble at the top . If you can I’d say leave at sunrise so you’ll miss the crowds as it’s stunning at dawn . Have a great trip and enjoy Christmas and New Year and hopefully we might bump into each other. Cheers . ATb. Austin and Lucy. P.s you may have a chuckle at our latest vid as it shows I can’t take my own advice on weather forecasts!

Yes, we do carry them but the glasses did the job as it wasn’t too bad . Cheers. A+L

ebay.co.uk/usr/outdoorreturns 👍

Thanks , it had been too long ! Atb . Austin + Lucy.

Thanks Paul , you won’t regret it 👍. Cheers.A +L.

We had no idea about the bits lying round . Surely the fin must have been visible this summer then!?. You’ve just given us a good excuse for a return visit 👍. Cheers. Austin and Lucy.

Could well have been. Here's the book you need. www.amazon.co.uk/No-Landing-Place-Aircraft-Snowdonia/dp/0904597571 My old mate Graham from Llanfairfechan stays up at Dulyn often. maybe you'll bump into him! And the mountain ponies...

I used to see them often up there. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XyGSODMSfs0.html I miss Snowdonia but at least i have the Bavarian Alps to compensate. Nice mountain biking/hiking/skiing/Nordic skiing are what we do here,

@Daz Hughes Well I write this from Bavaria Germany but am native to Llanfairfechan, born in Bangor (aye!).

Thank you Roberto , very kind of you. ATb . Austin and Lucy.

Thank you . Lol, your not the first! It's a bit of a London accent so i tend to say words completely differently from the way they're written lol. Cheers .Austin.

it's all good" : )

Thanks Laura , it was certainly worth the drive . A perfect start to the season! . Cheers . Atb . Austin + Lucy.

Good to meet you briefly at Magor services. Looking forward to seeing your next upload

Hi there . Good to meet you it made my day! We literally just got back from our trip we were going on when we met .Bloody hell did It snow! We had to spend Sunday night in a tent pitched in 3ft of snow as we couldn’t get back in time . Pretty extreme stuff ! Hope your trip to the Beacons went well . Cheers and ATb. Austin and Lucy . P.s say hi to Kyle 👍

I did wonder if you guys were going to get snowed in up the Elan valley area? Don't know if you have heard of it but can i suggest a visit to the Doethie Valley. Its a stunning remote place in mid wales just west of Llyn Brianne reservoir. Would love to see one of your videos from that area.

Thanks for the suggestion ,no we haven't been there but it's now on the list for next year ! Cheers .

Cheers guys , it was great in the shelter and Lucy even said she got a bit hot in her new bag, not bad for 80 quid. Let's hope we get more snow ! atb . A+L

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Cheers Alan i modelled it on a certain cool dude youtuber 😉 . Marley's all good now thanks , I didn't know but Lucy saw him slip and stub his foot . He was fine on the walk back . That log burner was heaven mate and the lads couldn't believe their luck when they turned up to a raging fire . That stream was a trickle the night before when we went for the wine , just shows how much it rained! . Cheers . Atb . Austin and Lucy.

Cheers Pete , we'll have to keep an eye out for the snow and all head up there one weekend mate , would be cool 👍

Yes we love the difference a bit of height makes and the conditions just make the shelter a bit more special . Apparently there's a forest bothy Lucy wants to try so that might be soon , got the bug for them now she has .Cheers . A+L

Thank you , it certainly was a cold one but still brilliant . Marleys fine now thanks and raring to go again .Cheers . Atb . Austin and Lucy.

Cheers Craig . He loves these conditions and seems to manage a lot better than we do lol. Hopefully there's more of this weather to come. Cheers . Atb . Austin and Lucy.

Cheers . I'll check out your trip now 👍 . Atb. Austin and Lucy.

Thanks John it was a great trip this one . Marley's fine now thanks. I didn't preload this route as we have done it before but i always have it on marking our route as we go anyway . Then i can always accurately retrace our route as we did on this one due to the poor visibility and snow hiding the path . It's a great failsafe and if the route turns out to be a good one i can keep the route to do again. Atb . Austin and Lucy.

Cheers Paul , he's all fine now thanks , we've just got back from an hour over the woods and he's his usual nutty self .Thanks for watching . Atb .Austin.

Thanks Kev . That was Scotts second to go on him . Luckily, it was the same one he took to Switzerland for 4 nights , it would have been a nightmare if it had gone during that trip! Cheers . Atb. Austin and Lucy.

Thanks .We love the winter trips but -28ºc is a whole new ball game , i wouldn't get out much in that! We tried the boots on Marley , he chewed two off and lost the other two on the first outing . They were the good ones as well with the neoprene wraps up the leg.Little bugger . Cheers . Austin.

Guess he did your effort to protect his paws... that's gratitude for you...LOL : (

It was a chilly one but the bothy was great especially in that rain . The lads that turned up were certainly glad the fire was already going !

Thanks Chris , Marley’s all fine now thanks. It was certainly a good test of Lucy’s new bag and it past with flying colours . They have a couple more on the Outdoor Returns shop on eBay but no more buy it now price unfortunately so they’re fetching a bit more. Cheers . ATb. Austin.

Thanks Lezley . Yes, we know what you mean , it's a lot of time spent in the tent this time of year and this one was cold for sure but it's amazing how you get used to the low temperatures . Go on , get yourself out there ! lol Cheers . Austin + Lucy .

The bothy certainly helped when the rain came, it was a great trip and Marleys all fine now thanks. The outdoor returns shop is on Ebay but you have to search in the 'sellers' section , their other company sells tents and camping returns and is called camping resource (or very similar).Cheers . Austin.

Cheers.It sure was a cold one but all the better for it . It made the fire in the bothy that bit more enjoyable . Marleys all good now thanks 👍. Atb. Austin.

Here it is but there not a lot on there at the moment and Gooutdoors have them up for £240 retail and £199 with a card! They must have realised how good they are! ebay.co.uk/usr/outdoorreturns.

Yep , there's no such thing as bad weather and all that. Cheers . Austin and Lucy.

It was just what we wanted Shaun. For £80 the bag was a steal . it's as warm as my Mountain Equipment one and that retailed at £350! Thanks for watching . Atb. Austin + Lucy.

Thank you 👍Cheers . Austin and Lucy.

We took the same packs on a recent 5 day hiking trip to Switzerland and with all food for the complete trip mine was 33lb . I had my drone with me but i was carrying a 23 ounce tent . Our winter tent ways a whopping 9lb so i would guestimate at around the 40lb mark on this one . That's without water though. Cheers . Austin.

Haha I bey you’ve got some tales to tell! It’s amazing how equipment has become so much smaller and lighter . Sadly we lost our boy back in March and I’m still broken-hearted. He was one hell of a dog . Hope all is well up there 👍

He's all good now thanks .Atb . Austin and Lucy

Try this link www.ebay.co.uk/usr/outdoorreturns Cheers. A+L

Cheers , we still haven’t warmed up !

Cheers Gary , yeah Marley's fine now . He'd whacked his toe slipping on a rock so it soon loosened up on the walk back.Cheers . Austin + Lucy.

It's absolutely brilliant for the money (£120 at the moment in GoOutdoors). The compression sack it comes with is rubbish so Lucy uses a smaller vango one which works great . Highly recommended for the money 👍 . Cheers . Austin.

2 Feet Forward thanks, i saw a recommendation on a facebook group about it a few days ago. Might have to invest, sounds a bargain. Cheers

Thank you . The tripod shots are on the Gopro 4 Black and the on the move stuff is on the Sony Fdr X3000 action cam ( my favourite due to its stabilisation) . I use a Rode video mic ( the basic £50 one) which works great . Cheers . Atb . Austin.

2 Feet Forward nice one👍🏻

Thanks, it was a cracking couple of nights and the bothy was brilliant in the rain. Cheers . Austin and Lucy.

Thanks Mark , I knew I recognised the name having recently watched your winter outing with Eddie and co .Great stuff.Cheers ATb. Austin and Lucy.

Well he is our baby lol. Cheers .Austin and Lucy.

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It's the one place we haven't been actually. Must sort that out this year . Atb . Austin and Lucy.

Outdoorreturns on eBay 👍🏻

Lucy thank you 😊✨

Lucy nope can’t find it lol I typed in all different ways but can’t find it :/

Just Try leviathan ev 900 sleeping bag on eBay they have one up for auction at the moment

Lucy brilliant, thank you for all the info 😊✨

It’s probably best that way Michael lol. Your not the first . ATb . Austin.

To 2ft4ward Two comments at least about your lingoa non comprehendo. But I have at least once ventured around the M25. So find no problems at all. But having had 'Tika-Masala before I realise it's edible. But you did use a few local Welsh names and references which may have resulted in some from further afeild not realizing they were Welsh plance names. Other wise it was 100% comprehensive to me. TY.

Guilty as charged on the Welsh pronunciation Michael lol. As for the other comment 😂 . Thanks for that 👍 . Cheers . Austin.

To 2Ft4wd, I think it is a minimum of £60 court costs for a guilty conviction. But with an out of court settlement based on a rebuttal of any guiltyness. I think you can get off free. (Lol)

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The site is called Outdoor Returns on Ebay , you have to search in the sellers section but they are bidding up to £140 now . Lucy was lucky and got the first at buy it now price. BUT on Go Outdoors you can buy one NOW on offer (with a discount card ) for £120 which is a bargain but be quick ! Cheers .Austin. Oh and buy a compression sack the one with it is rubbishm.gooutdoors.co.uk/oex-leviathan-ev-hydrodown-900-sleeping-bag-p397811 here it is .

You just cost me £120! Can't argue at that price to be honest and it was above £200 earlier in the year.

Nice one . You won't regret it ,Lucys is easily as warm as my Mountain Equipment and that retailed at over £300.Wish i'd have got one now! .Cheers.

See what you mean about the sack, I think it's a storage sack so you can let it expand if that makes sense? Would be nice to get a compression sack as well for when you use it.

Yes the storage sack is good but it's the other one , the crappy compression sack . It's sort of too wide and doesn't compress enough. Unless they're not supplying it anymore cos quite a few of the reviews moaned about it . What do you think of the actual bag then?