It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon we were in the area with walking boots in the back of the car so thought it would be a good way to end the weekend by taking a leisurely stroll along the fast flowing river in the Dysynni Valley. Taking in the breathtaking beauty that this area of Wales has to offer the ...
Our search for Weekend Warriors is over, so who are the winners? Extreme North Wales recently joined forces with Mazeno Clothing, giving you the chance to win one of their t-shirts and even influence your very own design. We received many fantastic images; representing a variety of disciplines and have now reviewed your entries with the team at Mazeno Clothing. Below ...
This weekend I headed to MTBMeetup 2016 at Coed Llandegla in North Wales. The idea of the event is to get mountain bikers from across the country together to ride some amazing trails and meet new friends. The first event took place in 2014 with 40 riders; last year 150 people attended and this year the trail centre estimates there ...
We love Mazeno Clothing’s range of shirts and hoodies. They are bright, bold and feature designs that showcase our love of adrenaline boosting activities and adventure. When we first discovered Mazeno, it was clear that there was a natural fit between our brands and we are pleased to be able to work with them. Be sure to bookmark our site and ...
Here at www.extremenorthwales.com we’ve long been fans of the exceptional video and production skills of Chris Davies and his team at Eastwood Media. Those of you not familiar with Chris or Eastwood may still have seen his previous work such as his superb Mountain Bike Adventure films set in Wales and Malta. So when Chris got in touch telling us ...
Macaroni vs Man Flu When man flu strikes, it’s tempting to kick back on the sofa with a bottle of Lucozade and binge watch some Walking Dead, but that’s not very Extreme! Besides, the plan for the day had been to #getoutside in Snowdonia for a nice long walk, with a bit of Scrambling thrown in for good measure. Fortunately, ...
Mountain Walk is a circular series of 20 geocaches to the north of Penycae. We set off on the 5.5 mile circuit with the intention of recording as many of the finds as possible and yet we only achieved 9! That’s a success rate of just 45%, but why did this happen? In this article we will be taking a look ...
Ddraig’s Big Day Out – North Wales Mega 2016 Friday 5th August There are some fantastic events planned for the week building up to Geocaching’s North Wales Mega 2016. On Friday 5th August, there will be activities for everyone at Chirk Boathouse on the banks of the Llangollen Canal. With plenty of caches old and new nearby, there will be a ...
Conwy Adventurer Ash Dykes Completes World First Expedition: Traversing the Length of Madagascar Conwy adventurer Ash Dykes, has become the first person in history to successfully walk the entire length of Madagascar, from south to north, summiting its eight highest mountains on his way. Part of his training for the expedition took place in North Wales, as Ash walked across his native country ...
Suitable for Ninjas – GC2EVT3 Difficulty: 5 Terrain: 5 “Geocaches are rated for difficulty and terrain using a 5-star scale. One is the easiest, five is the hardest. The difficulty rating covers time and effort in finding the cache (and possibly in signing the log) once at the coordinates. The terrain rating covers the physical effort of arriving at the ...