Snowdonia North (continued) & Snowdonia central Managed to give last week’s hills a crack? Well you’ll be glad to know there are eight more monsters to get your teeth (or wheels!) into. Here we travel from the epic valley climbs of Nant Gwynant and Ogwen down to the hidden, forested beasts of Penmachno and Prenteg, amongst others. These are climbs ...
Forget searching for the flattest most comfortable route to do your chain gang, or intervals, or for a gentle jolly in the sun. These are the special, unique stretches of tarmac that will have your heart jumping out of your mouth and your eyes welling with tears. This week we’re beginning with Northern Snowdonia – tick off and enjoy! Hendre ...
Whilst we wait patiently in the wings for the scene to be set for this year’s winter epics in Snowdonia, I’m taking a look back at my snowboarding highlight from last season’s adventures in the mountains of North Wales – an awesome day of boarding under blue skies and sunshine on Y Braich, in the Carneddau range. Okay, so we ...
Pick the perfect cottage for your next North Wales adventure and have the best activities right on your doorstep. No more excuses, it’s time to try something new… With the guys and gals at Extreme North Wales bringing Wales to the rest of the World, or rather the rest of the World to Wales; we’ve teamed up with them to ...
Fans and competitors alike will once again descend on North Wales for the 2015 Wales Rally GB this November. The award winning event that just keeps getting better and better will see it’s third year of hosting the concluding round of FIA World Rally Championships. This isn’t just a motorsport spectacle taking in some of the world’s finest rally stages, ...
Nestled alongside the A5 near Cerrigydrudion is a hidden gem of North Wales attractions. In this adventure rich area, not too far from the likes of publicity laden attractions such as Zip World and Surf Snowdonia, sits Glan y Gors Park home of GYG Karting and we have to say it has us smitten. We’d been karting before of course, ...
OpenCrag is a group of committed photographers who post photos and videos about their passion across a number of social media platforms. Their regular posts have caught our eye and so of course when we noticed their exploits in North Wales recently, we just had to get in touch with them. Andy Myers got back to us for the following ...
Everyone should have the chance to experience parks, woodlands, mountains and the coast through a range of activities. Outdoor recreation makes a valuable contribution to Wales and creates a number of health, environment, social and economic benefits. To this end, the Welsh Government is inviting your views on access to the outdoors and looking at improving opportunities to access for ...
Rock Climbing has been a big thing in Wales for a very long time. Although the kit has changed dramatically over the years, the passion of the individuals remains as strong and passionate as it has ever been. Unless you’re a free climber, it’s hard to think of scaling intimidating rock faces without safety ropes, protective clothing, spikes, clips and ...
When you put the beauty of the Welsh countryside together with a talented photographer/ videographer (Chris Davies) and a world class adventurer (Manu Bustelo), throw in a couple of Mountain bikes and a route running from Prestatyn to Cadair Idris, you end up with the perfect recipe for a Mountain Bike Adventure in Wales. The wonderful video created by Chris ...