Oex is a terrible brand dont waste your money ...i had this tent loose threads everywhere it puddled with water in the rain dont waste your money ...also had a oex rucksack 150quid the strap snapped with in an hour of use 😢

If it’s foggy out go for a hike!

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Dear Daniel -- Sadly youtube has lost my previous comment (typical), I try to recap. I really liked your „baldy” website. La Sportiva TX4 has Vibram Megagrip rubber compound introduced in 2013 for special wet traction - as a downside, it may wear faster than other compounds (25-35% more). I usually test the soles at home on a wet tile for wet traction, it gives a pretty good indication to real life performance esp. on wet rocky slab. I also have a question - you were mentioning the GTX membrane of your TX4 failed after a year - how much mileage was that? 100? 200? My experience is negative as to longevity of GTX -- 1. often GTX already stretched or damaged at shoe assembly 2. GTX tends to wear esp. where you flex your shoe after 100 km roughly. The only way to counter this is 1. heavy water-repellant treatment 2. thick leather boot, ALSO AT THE TONGUE, WHERE IT FLEXES. My Hanwag Alaska GTX 23 years old (over 3000 km) boots leak in snow after 3-4 hours only - they get a lot of wax and care. I am really interested in your impressions. Thanks, Edmond

Ohh dear 😊 you Will get pushback from the Welsh patriots as you're not using the new name if the place 😅 stay safe

Cau dy geg saes

How would this route be for someone afraid of heights? Are there narrow paths with steep drops

On train .....

Last September I was scrambling on the Cuillin Ridge, and Aonach Eagach. A week later I tripped and fell in a perfectly flat car park. If you were to show a video showing car and pedestrian accidents in 2023, and title it, what's wrong with our roads, would you expect us to stay in, or only go out with a guide. I'm a relatively experienced scrambler, but I learned on my own, and that was part of the thrill of it. Learning to scramble on my own gave me a sense of achievement that's impossible to explain, and no one can take that from me now, so who am I to warn people of what to do, or what not to do, and I certainly wouldn't scare monger. There's Nothing Going Wrong on Tryfan, just people having accidents like they have always have, and unfortunately, always will. Enjoy our mountains people, they are free, and will always be there for us.

Even on this "easy" route, take waterproofs, map, and compass, the cloud cover is often like fog.

hi! i’ve just watched your review on the OEX Phoxx II and i thought it was great, i was wondering if you would consider reviewing the OutdoorGear Backpacker Pro 2 tent? it is really cheap at just £30 at the moment and i’ve bought it, i don’t know a lot about tents to be honest so it would be nice to have an honest review on it as i haven’t seen any videos anywhere, thank you! :)

Climbed this last weekend! What an amazing time! My favorite hike so far!

I have done this very nice scramble several times since the 1970s. Back then it was not busy. Now it is just too busy like Blackpool.

Summit fever plays a part, you always think youre so close. First time i tried it the friend i was with convinced me wed bitten off more than we could chew and there was no shame in turning round. Id have gone and got myself into all kinds of trouble

That video was absolutely amazing Dan! I’m going there last week in March and doing the Watkin path. Can only dream of views like that! 🤩 (and I won’t have a drone😅) Your videos have been invaluable and I’ll be watching (specifically the Watkin path videos) again and again over the next 3 months. Thank you 🙏🏼 😊

Really useful video thanks.

Wish I'd been into this when I lived in the UK, but then I might've not finished my degree at all! 😅 Can't complain about California, but that rock and these routes have me checking flights...

Never had a problem… local people in north wales are amazing and very helpful, south wales hate the English but that’s because we keep beating them at rugby lol 😂

Great review, Great Product, Great Channel name 😂

Is there anu route you would recommended during winter time?

Tried this today. Whole route was flooded. Wouldn't advise trying until March. We got to the ridge but my dog.was drenched and divvering so decided to try another day when we haven't just had 24 hours rainfall

Great video, thanks mate.

Best advice to all you people wanting to go up Tryfan….get fit

Did this route today , exactly as you described steep start boggy low and a nice scramble over slippery rocks , sadly low cloud made for no views from the top and the shelter was welcome to have lunch out of the wind. I’d recommend poles for the descent to take the weight off of your knees. Great video 👍🏾

Great content, informative and very helpful. Thanks.

It's hard to believe that there's a simple scramble going up Cloggy. This is the first I've known of it.

Did this route again today we climbed the slime wall in the alcove and another slime wall just after We took the left hand rib in section 3 and the scrambling was absolutely fantastic and prolonged the left hand rib is the way to go on this route if you want lots of rock

I have the wildfire gtx first Gen and I wore them out outdoors in the good sense. Took me probably 10 years to wear them out, lots of scrambling, 100s of miles of hiking. Never got 1 blister. The old ones had vibram soles and I never had an issue with slipping. I just got the new version with the Pomoca soles so I hope they don't cause too much of an issue. (I don't like change lol) They do look narrower in the toe (I have wide feet) so I'm probably gonna put my shoe stretchers in for a bit to widen up the toe box. Hopefully that helps Good review mate, that looks like a good scramble that I wish I was near.

I do pyg an down miners best views

On the easiest route how long does it take to hike? And could you get away with wearing trainers?

For a hard route i would say righthand trinity with a good freeze.

I'm up there next week pyg an miners track be my 3rd sumit in 5 months

Also, in terms of great beginner scrambles - the top of Watkin Path? That's a nice easy one - again, best with clear conditions (sadly, we had clag both times). Also good, easy scrambles on Great Gable, Helvellyn (i.e. the summit scramble, obviously Striding Edge doesn't necessarily qualify as a beginner scramble) and, for real beginners or kids, the Mickledore mini-scramble on the way up Scafell Pike is lots of fun without any real risk. And another vote for Hall's Fell Ridge too - but stay on the ridge, don't try to go round the left or right sides as there are sheer drops and the rock gets slippy in the wet. I motored up nicely in the dry, back when I barely had any scrambling experience, but a few years ago very nearly slid off, when trying to edge around the left side for some stupid reason!

Went here recently for the first time. Agree that in fairly clear conditions it would be a great intro to scrambling, but when we were there it was very low cloud for the first few hours - did the whole scramble through thick mist and although most of it was highly enjoyable, towards the summit we strayed into some harder stuff - which was doable but very slippy and required gi-normous steps up in a couple of places which we struggled with and ended up having to sort of squirm up on our stomachs! - later, looking down, we realised there were easier options. So, I would suggest beginner scramblers save it for a day with good visibility so they can pick a good line - or go with someone who knows the route options. Loved the mountain though, especially the views from the summit once the weather cleared. But as always, mate, great video! 👍

I've been to N. Wales loads of times and have never experienced anything like it. What I suspect is that there are quite a few English words that don't have an Welsh equivalent and what people hear is a mixture of English and Welsh and assume that the speaker is changing to Welsh. Most of it is probably confirmation bias.

Hi mate, I'm a big guy (6ft 6), would this be practical for me? Small guys like you seem to be cramped in there already, so maybe I'll be just too big for it??

Saw your review on the Trango Tech.... How much did you upsize from your street trainers?? Ta!!

The biggest risk to people going up Tryfan is their fitness…preparation and planning prevents piss poor performance, don’t underestimate this mountain, just because you have been up Snowdon does not qualify you for the rest of the peaks. The weather can change in a heartbeat in Snowdonia and when, as it does, you’re caught on Tryfan the whole dynamic changes. Get some knowledge and get some experience. If you haven’t even done Crib Goch in a variety of weather then you’re not ready for Tryfan

I don't know how much your drone cost Daniel but... it is paying you back in spades. Magnificent shots of my favourite part of Snowdonia. In the UK the beauty of this area is only beaten by parts of the Cuillins imho. Like a previous comment stated - I can't believe that no one has suggested this Dolmen Ridge scramble - the route looks amazing and I intend to do it next year. Keep up the good work sir 🫡

By far the worst route up Snowdon.

Is there any roped climbing on Tryfan?

Did this today in winter , challenging but so grateful I could reach the summit.

I walked in to a pub in Stafford once,and the bastards all started talking English 😫😫😫

Also how to you descend? I went left from the summit and ended up zig zagging down some of it was very dodgy as I kept coming to drop offs that can’t be down climbed ended up exiting way down the Llanberis pass with a long uphill slog back to the van

I followed your route yesterday thanks for the great advice but I have a question. On the 3rd final rock section I followed the right hand rib upto the top but was very tempted by the monstrous left rib/arete. Have you ever been on the left side on the final section ? I seen a scree gully on the left as I started climbing the right rib, the gully looked like easy access to the left side but after that I have no idea what’s involved

I followed your route yesterday thanks for the great advice but I have a question. On the 3rd final rock section I followed the right hand rib upto the top but was very tempted by the monstrous left rib/arete. Have you ever been on the left side on the final section ? I seen a scree gully on the left as I started climbing the right rib, the gully looked like easy access to the left side but after that I have no idea what’s involved

Great video, I use the Rakoon 2.1 and I love it, I use double poles since it gets a bit scary in the winds, double poling makes most modern tents almost bomb proof. Hope that helps other campers.

Enjoyed the video, but when you're not on screen yourself, it would be helpful to include something that gives an idea of the scale and gradient of what we're seeing. I don't know the place so I've no idea if an outcrop of rock is 3ft high or 20ft.

ooh - that looks like a spicy start. is the climb rhyolite do you know (better if damp from experience) i think i'm becoming a grade 2.5 scrambler with age which is annoying. grand video