15 mile (25k) trail run including Mount Snowdon (in the rain!). TEC Eryri The Crossing

Come with me on a long half marathon in North Wales, organised by Trail Events Company, starting near Rhyd-ddu and involving a full ascent and descent of Mount Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).
It may have been July 2024, but the weather didn’t care - see how I coped with sun, wind, hail and driving rain!
I’m a middle-aged, UK trail runner who enjoys the countryside - why not come along with me as I explore new places and find out interesting stuff about them?
If you have any suggestions for runs I might try, or locations to explore, I'd love to hear from you - I always read all the comments on my videos.
Feel free to follow me on Strava: / strava
Run organised by trailevents.co/
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Original music specially composed by www.gamimusic.com

[@2barneyrubble]

Thank you for taking us with you, my granddaughter was with you.more power to you both.you are very nrave xxxxxx

[@julianberry]

@@2barneyrubble Thank you!

[@harrier_trail_running]

Wow, kudos from the Harrier team! Thank you so much for trusting our kit to go with you on this adventure! 😍

[@julianberry]

@@harrier_trail_running Thank you! My jacket is actually an original Dartmoor - we've been through quite a lot of adventures together!

[@jime2504]

Well done I love the TEC events!

[@julianberry]

@@jime2504 Thanks Jim - that was my first, but I think I will be back - after more training! 😅

[@Overworkt]

Ahh so great to see, as its so hard to describe to others what its like - now I can just show them! 😅 That path at the end caught out quite a few people!

[@julianberry]

@@Overworkt So glad you found the video! That path! But I still really enjoyed a lot of the run - the descent was great once we got out of the clouds!

[@sarahgulley6881]

Loved watching this, really enjoyed your point of view! I’m the girl in the red pack and yellow socks who featured a bit throughout. Was lovely to meet you briefly during this race!

[@julianberry]

@@sarahgulley6881 Thanks Sarah, so glad you got to see the video - quite the challenge wasn't it! Hope this brought a few memories back!

[@CJ-xp5gs]

A new subscriber, Julian. So glad I found your channel. Il simply love your commentary on the top of awesome foootages. Great job!!!

[@julianberry]

@@CJ-xp5gs Thank you so much for your kind words! It makes all the difference to know you enjoy watching them too!

[@alexmasidlover6833]

Great video, I was there with two friends (we appear briefly with you at the start) and this video really does capture the event very well!

[@julianberry]

@@alexmasidlover6833 Thanks Alex - so many different challenges on that one, weren't there? And, I guess, that's why we do it!

[@jackoreilly]

Nice work.. enjoyed this!

[@julianberry]

@@jackoreilly Thanks for commenting Jack - glad you enjoyed it!

[@g5ssh]

Great video Julian I missed you at the start as we were all hiding in the tents due to the rain !! It certainly was a tough one, probably my hardest to date, I did fall twice on the rocks on the way down( black eye and bruised & grazed all over ) but got round. Sore calf's for the last two days, well done to everyone and the organisers, keep up the videos mate

[@julianberry]

@@g5ssh Oh no! Sorry I missed you - that shower at the start was a pain, wasn't it! Really sorry you took a tumble, but you posted a cracking time in my book, well done. My calves are fine, but the quads have been pretty tender!

[@helmut1968]

Julian. Thanks for sharing. Please do tell some more on the preps and organisation.

[@julianberry]

@@helmut1968 Thanks! I'll see what I can do!

[@debbiestreets4089]

Wowsers weather was incredible, still so many people about! Turned into a nice day at the end! I think I'm going to give this race a miss. I did feel for you at the top, amazing how the temperature changes! 😊

[@julianberry]

@@debbiestreets4089 Yes - so many lessons to learn - many only small, but they all count! Also, I did some research and saw there was a Sikh charity fundraising walk on too!

[@mijzzzz]

ooh that was the toughest one I have watched you do. well done for completing.

[@julianberry]

@@mijzzzz Yeah! That was gritty - needed to dig deep - but you can see how the views perked me up, even with numb fingers and nearly breaking my camera 😱

[@Apistofish70]

Just subscribed. Recently walked up Llanberis path and the weather was similar 😩 I’m a runner and interested in doing some trail events. Loved the vid and well done 🤙🏼

[@julianberry]

Thanks Scott, great to have you along. Shame about tge weather for your walk! Have a look at some of my other videos for ideas for trail runs you might like!

[@HongKongUncensored]

Hi Julian thanks for your video, I'm Anthony who led you the wrong way in the final minutes, nice to meet you!

[@julianberry]

@@HongKongUncensored Thank you! I missed the last flags too! We were together for a lot of the race - I never saw you in a hat - did your head get cold? 🥶

[@HongKongUncensored]

@@julianberry My head was alright, but I feel the same way for the hand as yours, I thought I might lose my right hand, I tried my best to concentrate grip on my hiking pole to keep blood circulating. It was man vs wild, unforgetable! Thanks for your company!

[@MrArnie82]

Fair play , how much running is involved in it ?would love 2 attempted it

[@julianberry]

@@MrArnie82 The first 2 miles (4k) had 1000ft (300m) ascent, so I walked most of that. Next 3 miles (5k) was mostly all running. Then Snowdon. Llanberis path is about 4miles (6-7k) and I hardly ran any of it. The descent - first part was just scrambling, but the final 3-4 miles was very runnable!