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Llyn Cowlyd & Pen Llithrig y Wrach 2-day backpack
A short and sweet 2-day trek around Llyn Cowlyd, visiting a new 500m Dewey top and a traverse of one of our favourite mountains. Designed at short notice to squeeze in between appointments, this turned...
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Cwmorthin & Cwm Corsiog 3-day backpack
A 3-day short and slow slackpacking exploration in the cwms to the west of Blaenau Ffestiniog. Doubts about this October weather stream called for an open ended approach for this trip and we decided on...
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South Machno Hills 2-day backpack
A 2-day varied solo trek of the hills and quarries on the south side of the Machno valley. Hoovering up unclimbed 500m summits is an occasionally useful technique for designing solo routes in new...
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North Blaenau Hills 2-day backpack
A short 2-day trek of the hills and lakes north of Blaenau Ffestiniog. The outward line is a new route to Moel Penamnen, ascending through the valley of the Afon Hafod-llian and approaching the summit...
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Across the Crimea Pass 3-day backpack
A very short 3-day route through the Crimea Pass north of Blaenau Ffestiniog, improvised late on the first day to replace our intended trek that proved too much for the circumstances. The route follows...
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Western Idris Hills 3-day backpack
A hike through the western hills of the Cadair Idris range, including first visits to two mountain lakes. The outward line crosses the Mawddach estuary to ascend to the westernmost hill Braich Ddu and...
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Warland and Erringden 2-day backpack
Squeezed between clinic appointments, this is another short two-day route centred around the Warland group of reservoirs: Blackstone, White Holme, Light Hazzles and Warland. The outward line from...
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North West Blaenau Hills 3-day backpack
A trek through the Moelwnion hills to the north-west of Blaenau Ffestiniog. This is the route we originally intended to walk on our recent Crimea Pass trip that we were forced to abandon earlier in...
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South West Mawddach 2-day backpack
A curtailed hike across the south-western region of the Mawddach estuary, approaching via the Afon Dyffryn valley to the new 500m top of Esgair Berfa and returning via an optimally rapid retreat to...
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Moelfre 2-day backpack
An open ended walk with the main target of the new 500m summit of Moelfre, a grand hill forming an isolated outlying spur of the South Western Rhinogydd. The route follows the splendid riverside path...
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