Snowdonia Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/snowdonia/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Fri, 11 Jun 2021 06:58:03 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-favicon-160x160.jpg Snowdonia Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/snowdonia/ 32 32 2696646 Tryfan in the Drizzle https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2021/06/tryfan-in-the-drizzle/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2021/06/tryfan-in-the-drizzle/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2021 06:57:56 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=36548 It’s been a while since I’ve been in the hills, and even longer since I’ve been there with other people. It was therefore nice to get out with the ‘Aber Sport & Exercise Science’ crew for a scramble up Tryfan on Wednesday. It had been arranged for a while and I’d booked a day off...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/09/terrific-tryfan/feed/ 1 27324 Walking in the Rain in Snowdonia https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2015/12/walking-in-the-rain-in-snowdonia/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2015/12/walking-in-the-rain-in-snowdonia/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2015 08:44:50 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=20637 Walking in the rain in Snowdonia is one thing, but the conditions yesterday were ridiculous! It was my birthday on Friday so rather than just go out for drinks or a meal, or as we usually do just stay at home and do nothing, I came up with the idea of getting a few friends together...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2015/12/walking-in-the-rain-in-snowdonia/feed/ 3 20637 Climbing the Highest Mountain in Wales https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2012/09/climbing-the-highest-mountain-in-wales/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2012/09/climbing-the-highest-mountain-in-wales/#respond Sun, 02 Sep 2012 14:13:29 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=10992 We thought we’d introduce Morgan to the joys of hill walking at the weekend as he hasn’t really done any before and where better to start than the highest mountain in Wales. To be honest, it really is the best place to start, not only is it quite an easy climb but the fact that...

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