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Great photos and scenery. Any chance of the routes you took if you get a chance. Just ordering some gear for the mrs and would like to have a wee break away in my motherland 
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| Doomsnite wrote: | Great photos and scenery. Any chance of the routes you took if you get a chance. Just ordering some gear for the mrs and would like to have a wee break away in my motherland |
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Tremadog,+Gwynedd,+UK/Llanberis,+Gwynedd,+UK/Betws-y-Coed,+Conwy,+UK/Horseshoe+Pass/Llangollen,+Denbighshire,+UK/Bala,+Gwynedd,+UK/Trawsfynydd,+Gwynedd,+UK/Tremadog,+Gwynedd,+UK/@53.0526474,-3.9390712,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m55!4m54!1m5!1m1!1s0x48659fa5f49c6f99:0xdd5431867b812728!2m2!1d-4.141671!2d52.939532!1m10!1m1!1s0x4865083adcf9019d:0x661d4ddca71a0d79!2m2!1d-4.127549!2d53.1180329!3m4!1m2!1d-4.1483167!2d53.1688314!3s0x4865a821d997282f:0x56320b05ce0ee9ac!1m5!1m1!1s0x48651463227a6575:0x2afbefd48524751d!2m2!1d-3.80065!2d53.089918!1m5!1m1!1s0x487aca62dcae3d65:0x1d0d8b24ea1f1880!2m2!1d-3.2162!2d53.0135!1m5!1m1!1s0x48654c940229f645:0xc85509fb5f145816!2m2!1d-3.17166!2d52.969215!1m5!1m1!1s0x4865404ae1208f67:0x107468f842faf3d6!2m2!1d-3.601584!2d52.909911!1m5!1m1!1s0x486571fad84fa385:0x6bc40c67953f5234!2m2!1d-3.927315!2d52.903732!1m5!1m1!1s0x48659fa5f49c6f99:0xdd5431867b812728!2m2!1d-4.141671!2d52.939532!3e0
Sorry about the code, don't know how to do a shorter version! 
Starting from Tremadog where we were based, a loop back to there was our Saturday ride.
| HT wrote: | Thanks for sharing as they say. 
Those hills clad in heather look good enough to eat despite the broody looking weather. |
One for you then HT:
https://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b550/nicknicklxs/DSCF5488_zps0a36af32.jpg
Yes, Eric Jones' was our host. We didn't get to talk to him much, but seemed a nice enough fella. I'm an avid reader of climbing tales myself, but never actually did more than a bit of scrambling. Maybe in the next life.
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| chickenstrip wrote: | | Doomsnite wrote: | Great photos and scenery. Any chance of the routes you took if you get a chance. Just ordering some gear for the mrs and would like to have a wee break away in my motherland |
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Tremadog,+Gwynedd,+UK/Llanberis,+Gwynedd,+UK/Betws-y-Coed,+Conwy,+UK/Horseshoe+Pass/Llangollen,+Denbighshire,+UK/Bala,+Gwynedd,+UK/Trawsfynydd,+Gwynedd,+UK/Tremadog,+Gwynedd,+UK/@53.0526474,-3.9390712,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m55!4m54!1m5!1m1!1s0x48659fa5f49c6f99:0xdd5431867b812728!2m2!1d-4.141671!2d52.939532!1m10!1m1!1s0x4865083adcf9019d:0x661d4ddca71a0d79!2m2!1d-4.127549!2d53.1180329!3m4!1m2!1d-4.1483167!2d53.1688314!3s0x4865a821d997282f:0x56320b05ce0ee9ac!1m5!1m1!1s0x48651463227a6575:0x2afbefd48524751d!2m2!1d-3.80065!2d53.089918!1m5!1m1!1s0x487aca62dcae3d65:0x1d0d8b24ea1f1880!2m2!1d-3.2162!2d53.0135!1m5!1m1!1s0x48654c940229f645:0xc85509fb5f145816!2m2!1d-3.17166!2d52.969215!1m5!1m1!1s0x4865404ae1208f67:0x107468f842faf3d6!2m2!1d-3.601584!2d52.909911!1m5!1m1!1s0x486571fad84fa385:0x6bc40c67953f5234!2m2!1d-3.927315!2d52.903732!1m5!1m1!1s0x48659fa5f49c6f99:0xdd5431867b812728!2m2!1d-4.141671!2d52.939532!3e0
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| Quote: | Yes, Eric Jones' was our host. We didn't get to talk to him much, but seemed a nice enough fella. I'm an avid reader of climbing tales myself, but never actually did more than a bit of scrambling. Maybe in the next life. |
You know he was the first Englishman to solo the North Face of the Eiger?
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| Doomsnite wrote: | Great photos and scenery. Any chance of the routes you took if you get a chance. Just ordering some gear for the mrs and would like to have a wee break away in my motherland |
Chickenstrip's the man to ask, as he knows the rounds around Wales pretty well to say the least.
I'll try and remember a few that I can though.
The A498 from our campsite in Tremadog up northwards and onto the A4086 to Pen-y-Pass and beyond had some great roads and views.
We also went through Betws-y-Coed over to Horseshoe Pass (A542). Although, I'm not too sure of the exact roads we took (This may have been the day we decided to unintentionally take two different routes between us to get there) 
Sorry that I can't be of more help but, the country's all new to me.
What I will say though is that I can't remember a single bad road around there at all, both in condition and picturesque scenery. So basically, just head to Snowdonia and ride around, you can't go far wrong.
Oh, and bring waterproofs...good waterproofs too, just in case.
EDIT: Beaten to it. That's what I get for eating my tea mid post.
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| mentalboy wrote: |
You know he was the first Englishman to solo the North Face of the Eiger? |
No, I don't recall reading about him. Yet I'm sure somewhere I've got a history of Eiger ascents. I'll have to have a dig around and see if I can find it. That's a hell of a challenging climb from what I've read; rock fall, avalanche and Foehn winds seem to be the rule. Even harder for the pioneers. All the tales of people freezing on the end of a rope, falling to their deaths etc. The Hinterstoisser Traverse, White Spider, Rotes Fluh - stuff of legend!
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Yeah, I've read the Harrer one. There was a funny short story in Jon Krakauer's book "Eiger Dreams", about him and a friend attempting it. Their tent got blown away in the Foehn and strewn across a railway track among other things A very entertaining read! Needless to say, they didn't get far.
Oh, and his mate was AWOL from the U.S. army to do the climb
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It's alright mate, you got the fastest one in the middle of the shot 
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| snoosnoo wrote: | It's alright mate, you got the fastest one in the middle of the shot |
You need you're eyes testing, think you've gone colour-blind; the yellow one's at the end of the row (cos it got there first )
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The older it is the faster it is - FACT. Even Smiler's bike is newer than mine and that's been around the solar system!
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| snoosnoo wrote: | The older it is the faster it is - FACT. Even Smiler's bike is newer than mine and that's been around the solar system! |
You spelt "fatter" wrong  Damn predictive text, eh?
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I had no idea or I would have stick it in the Wales section next time might get a few more along 
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Never thought to post a heads up in the Wales section  Everyones keen to do another next year sometime though so we should be able to arrange something you can come along on next time
I think people are interested in an extra couple of nights though, particularly with the travelling there and back being long distance for a lot of the group it didn't give us as much time as we'd of liked to have exploring the area. |
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Will probably aim to do it around the same time again next year so it doesn't clash with the Europe trip and stuff during June/July times. A few that went on the recent Europe trip were interested in some Wales stuff too so there should be a bigger group coming along next time hopefully |
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