A Night In A Mountain Cave | This Trip Went Wrong! - Cnicht Part 1

I set out to beautiful Cnicht all excited for the adventure ahead, with no idea how challenging it was going to be. This trip was hard! The paths on the OS map that I’d planned my route by didn’t actually exist (to be fair, I should know that the OS maps tell fibs by now!) So, I made my way through an evergreen forest full of blow-downs, crossed streams, got engulfed by shoulder-deep ferns and threw myself and my gear over a high wall. All before being greeted with a lot of pathless, ankle-breaking terrain on Yr Arddu. I lost my drone - likely it fell out of my waist bag during one of the many map checks that I had to do to navigate the crazy terrain. I worried that I wasn’t going to make the cave before nightfall, but I did find it in the end and have a lovely and cosy night there.
Cnicht is known by some as the 'Welsh Matterhorn', due to its stunning pyramid shape - gorgeous isn't it! :D
See you in part two: • I BAILED! Tick Nightma... for more things going wrong haha! And my first time bailing on a camp since I started making these videos 1 year ago
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[@brianlopez8855]

As a landowner of grazing land and forestry in Snowdonia careful considerate campers like Claire are welcome because they always leave no trace. In a way we would prefer we dont know they had ever been camping. Open moorland above the high wa[[ and fence lines are often subject to common grazing rights and are open under the Right to Roam to travel on. Subtle and unobtrusive camping is never a problem and folk I see always adhere to this. We dont want money, just take care of yourselves and your camping site so others can enjoy.

[@barriewilliams5006]

Nice one some respect there thanks , we aren't all tools 😂❤

[@joesmith323]

On her way up she encountered a substantial stone wall apparently in the middle of nowhere. Who would have built the wall, when and why?

[@SpaceSkeletonDragon]

@@joesmith323 The Prydyn, no doubt XD

[@pygmygiant]

We scattered the ashes of a very dear friend and fellow hill walking enthusiast from the summit of Cnicht not so long ago. She was so kind and full of life until being taken too young by cancer. She would have loved your videos and passion for sharing the outdoors. I hope she was good company to spend the night with!

[@WildBeare]

Hi Lyra, I'm so sorry about your friend 💚 What a beautiful place she's resting in now, I could have stared at the clouds flowing over that lil mountain all day. She was indeed hehe, I hope she didn't mind my trundling about the place. Much love

[@one234569and10]

What a great place to be laid to rest. Should would have been honored to be back in nature I am sure.

[@DickHallorann]

I am sorry for your loss. I hope to be so lucky with my final resting place, one day ❤

[@khalid969]

I like that everyone who visits this cave leaves it as clean as they found it.

[@TheKnightsShield]

“There are no mistakes, only happy accidents.” ― Bob Ross

[@ifyouvote.5005]

At last someone showing the real hassle it can be. To many showing how easy it can be.

[@WildBeare]

Yehhh this one felt like a real hassle, probably because I wasn't expecting it. I was expecting a path but needed my crazy-terrain head on and would have allowed more time before nightfall if I had known what I was wandering into. You never know what you're gonna get 👀

[@ifyouvote.5005]

@@WildBeare Every cloud, your adoring fans wish to club togather and buy you a new helicopter. Very touching.

[@bob_the_bomb4508]

^ This 100%. There is a risk of unprepared people watching glamourised hiking videos and thinking ‘how hard can it be’?

[@Jonistired]

I can’t get over how much this country looks like parts of coastal Northern California in the winter. That includes the ticks.

[@kararowley13]

We hate the ticks!!! ❤ x

[@mallyredfearn6834]

This is the sort of adventure you enjoy much more afterwards, over the years, as you remember and tell the story to others. Loved it!

[@WildBeare]

Hi Mally, haha yes, I'm starting to warm to it a week later.. not so much what happens next in part 2 😰 glad you liked it and thanks for watching :D

[@maxb482]

These challenging trips really make us who we are :). This reminds me of the canoe trip I planned that quickly turned into a bushwhack to get out. It was one of the best trips of my life.

[@WildBeare]

@@maxb482 it sounds adventurous as hell 😍

[@maxb482]

@@WildBeare, it was on the John Day River in the high desert of Oregon, USA. It was the best worst trip of my life. Keeping being awesome!

[@raicheltillen8013]

Not the houghton Redfearns??? r u?

[@mycowilderness3489]

As someone who lives in Wales I just wanted to say that I saw some bravery early on in this video. Conditions and terrain can be pretty tough here and you just went for it and were confident in your nav. I'm chuffed as nuts to see people coming to Wales and testing themselves, you did and awesome job. Keep up the good work and we'll all keep watching. Big love from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🙂 Adam

[@steveblog1]

I’ve been binge watching your videos for the last week, enjoying your trips to some truly beautiful places. You’re so lovely to watch on these adventures, because even when the going is tough your enthusiasm and love of nature still shine through. Honestly, even if I’ve had a rubbish day, I feel better having watched these. Thank you Claire!

[@WildBeare]

Hi Steve, aw yay that's so lovely to hear, thank you 🥰 yes my heart is with the wild places 💚 even though they kick my ass sometimes haha! Thanks for watching & have a lovely eve :) Claire

[@brianlopez8855]

That cave: Take the left lower easy fork (where the main path from Croesor turns right up Cnicht) for 45 mins up towards the col from where Snowdon may be viewed. Before reaching the shallow lake, turn a short left and the cave is on your right after no more than 5 mins. The cave is large enough for 1 person, or 2 if you like it cosy.

[@Stop-All-War]

Lost or broken Gear is always a shock but reminds People, atleast you were out there, doings things when something happened & not sat indoors everyday.

[@derryjones1029]

Yes it will rot you mentally staying in the house to much I dnt no how people do it

[@corvayle2235]

Hi Claire, great video and a perfect example of Type 2 fun that you will remember for a long time! If you want to avoid some of the issues you had early on, there are some useful cues that can be taken from the map. An important thing to know is that the green dashed line you are pointing to at 9:38 is only the public right of way, i.e. the legal designation - for actual paths there usually needs to be a black dashed line like the one going over Cnicht summit. On the OS map legend it usually says something like 'rights of way may not be well defined on the ground'. Where both green and black are on top of each other (like the path coming up from Gelli-Iago just to the north of where you started) the path is normally good - although not guaranteed! Some green 'rights of way only' lines without the black dashes can still be good paths, but some - particularly those that stop in the middle of nowhere like the one on Yr Arddu - are often red herrings as you found out. Finally your pencil line at 9:38 that follows the high ground north from Yr Arddu is not a path either - if you check the legend these dotted black routes are parish boundaries. Sometimes paths have formed on them because walkers have mistaken them for paths but not always. Anyway hope this helps you when planning more days out! :)

[@nickindevon]

The sparklies on the ceiling rock were iron pyrites or 'Fool's Gold'. Great video! Beautiful scenery. I have been in so many similar situations when you go off piste and the path disappears, mostly on Dartmoor or Scotland. Hours of trying to traverse bogs!

[@markduncan6690]

What a neat little “Nook” that you found for the night! If the weather was really extreme , the cave would be an ideal shelter!

[@user-qf1vx2wn2w]

Hi 👋 and I see you had a bit of a trek in the mountain finding the small cave

[@mhpupacios]

Excellent adventure and honesty - what a wonderful girl

[@richrichy7558]

Love it. When we went in the bush we did beef jerky and cup a noodles. We would crush the noodles and put it in a ziplock bag to save weight. Then boil water and put in the bag with some jerky ( to soften the jerky) use the cup to hold the bag so no burnt hands and no clean up.

[@McStoolio]

We’ve all had days like this, these are the ones we remember the most and feel much pride in.

[@andrewgilbertson5356]

One of the worlds best looking mountains.

[@lonewandererbushcraftwildc6822]

Well done you pushed through it. It won't always be sunshine & rainbows lol Well done 👍

[@northernembersoutdoors1045]

Hoping in part 2 to see that you found the drone. Had days like this, hard slogs, asking myself why. Now I look back at them in fondness, great stuff, thanks.

[@VT-tz5bm]

I am so thankful I found your channel. This is wholesome and inspiring content.

[@user-ju3rc3mw1w]

I just recently came across your channel, but the videos that I managed to watch make me very happy and delighted. You are so beautiful! I really like how you first boldly and persistently go somewhere, or make a shelter, and then talk so calmingly about your feelings. This is very nice. Thank you so much for your videos! P.S. English is not my native language, so sorry for any mistakes. And thanks to your videos I finally learned the word “gorgeous” ;))

[@jamesellsworth9673]

You reached a 'once in a lifetime' cave: what a tight entrance and flat floor it has!

[@thewanderlustadventurer5665]

Wow....I salute you! You are a machine trekking through that wood, over those walls & through the shoulder high fern 👏👏. Great resilience & fair play you held it when deep down you must of been so p*ssed off😤 about your drone. As ever another epic adventure & thanks for sharing. Just going to watch part 2 before i crack on for the day.

[@cptn00]

What a wonderful adventure!!!!! Imagine being tasked to build that stone wall back in the day.

[@VeganRevolutionPoland]

thank you for this next amazing adventure with you ...🤗

[@ultimatesoccershow]

4:11 HELLO SHEEP FRIENDS...........I LAUGHED SO HARD.... I LIVED THERE AND REMEMBER SHEEP JUST WALTZING UP OUT OF NOWHERE LMAO!!!! LOVE YOUR INNOCENT CONNECT TO NATURE!

[@TeaDoubleE85]

The land of Albion is very beautiful. Thank for the adventure and most of all, your positivity. You give me hope that there's real women in this world 🌎 like you.

[@richardmacyczko1580]

You are such an amazing trooper! You didn't once think of turning back. My hat's off to you. As soon as the hard walk was over you were calm and happy. You are an inspiration. Cheers! From Florida!

[@ravenfeader]

The harder the trail the more amazing the cave. . Beautiful country and im glad that big rock didn't squish ya.

[@user-pd3vg3nn3y]

Hi Claire love 💕 that cave it’s Awesome Amazing 😊

[@rorygreenfield5643]

We’ve all had that day in the mountains, but you definitely come out the otherwise stronger and wiser. Find your videos very calming, natural and honest.

[@silentwitness247]

New sub! Very impressed with all your effort and your presentation skills and your bravery to go into the wilderness alone! Well done girl! Impressed!!!

[@CodexLuminati]

I was exhausted just by watching it. Great video.

[@arthurdanielles4784]

Another great vid! 👍TIP: re ticks et I take a small pot of 'magnesium sulphate' with some gauze and 'Elastoplast' strip. Apply MS to gauze, then apply over tick et seal with E and leave overnight etc 👍Works a treat. I would NEVER tear off a tick et as it leaves behind what can become infected / release some chemical into you. 😶

[@WildBeare]

Thanks Arthur, I won't leave ticks on me though, very dangerous to leave them on when they are more likely transmit disease the longer they're attached. I have a go at pushing the head out first which often works if they haven't been attached long. Failing that I use a tick tool or tweezers very close to the head to gently pull them out, avoiding rupturing the gut of them like you say. Not had any issues this way, just want them off. I had very bad illness after some bites that went unnoticed back in 2010, had a week on an IV antibiotic drip in hospital and another 5 weeks oral antibiotics, awful things, cannot stand them! 😣

[@terry_1952]

Claire, you are such an inspiration to me. You have so much courage and confidence to do what you do and go to the beautiful places to share with each one of us. I hope you keep doing what you're doing and never get tired of the beautiful countryside you share with us. Be proud of yourself and never let anyone tell you that you can't do it. Be safe and enjoy your beautiful countryside.

[@gregg4600]

OMG! Another awesome trek with so much dangerous adventure! So courageous, and fascinating! I am very impressed with your calm. Thanks for sharing!

[@TheFLOMAN76]

I got to say... A pretty lady knows how to get to pretty places. And make no mistake about it!! I love what you do.... Totally Amazing... The beautiful vistas, not only of yourself, but of the geology that you traverse! And I mean that as a complete 100% compliment to you for all that you do! I'm 46 years old and I'm just rediscovering camping and bushcrafting and nature as a whole, all over again. 😊 So I want to thank you for lighting a fire under my ass! You are not the only KZbinr I watch, but you have a way of making it spiritual. I truly love it. THANX!

[@timmooney7528]

Very cool to find a cave that's far enough in the wild it hasn't been vandalized. The known caves in my area are protected sites. Not only for bat hibernation in the winter, but they also served as burial sites. You can see human bones encased within the mineral structures.

[@VentureGroms]

You are such an inspiration. Absolutely adore your personality and how you shine on these adventures. You definitely are a big reason that I've been going on more overnight adventures lately

[@stevenfritz6891]

You are an incredible Badass!!!! I love your can-do attitude and down to earth approach to wilderness adventure. You are an inspiration and your wisdom and guidance are relevant and on point. Thank you for sharing your adventures with us. You are a breath of fresh air in a turbulent world. I salute you!!

[@TheBaconWizard]

Iron Pyrites making those sparkles! Fool's gold :)

[@JoshuaJohnsonOutdoors]

Looks like a great trip, friend. Thanks for sharing. I've never slept in a cave before.

[@wildwoodcamp2907]

My god. You have literally climbed under and over to bring us this fantastic video. You truly are a hero. Thank you for sharing your experience 😊 🙏

[@WildBeare]

Aw thanks, so glad you liked it! Certainly was an adventure this one haha

[@wildwoodcamp2907]

@@WildBeare yes it was. Your videos are very inspiring. It goes to show that when you set your mind on something. You can achieve your goal.

[@WildBeare]

@@wildwoodcamp2907 thank you 🥰 yehh I was glad to get the night in the cave and it was worth the effort, the goal in the next video was not achieved though 😄

[@Project-Legacy]

Hi Claire, wow what a wonderful video, your content is so inspirational. You demonstrated perfectly a golden rule when in the wild, don’t panic. I love what you do, one of your wild ones. Grant

[@ezhrajoachimjamito5188]

wow,nice adventure....

[@preacherjohn]

Respect for handling all that rough terrain while carrying a heavy load! Especially having to trudge through all that high bracken, where you can't see your footing.. Rough going that!

[@paulglindon3116]

Bloody hell Claire you are totally hardcore, you amaze me with your positive attitude - no matter what happens you always have a smile on your face and take the positives from it. That cave looked soooooooo awesome, just watching that part of the video made me feel really relaxed and as for waking up to a view like that….. Wow, just wow 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

[@stevekitt52]

A place I haven't been back to in 15 years. Lovely to see it again. Shame you had a few setbacks on this adventure, but it creates challenges in their own right and overcoming those is a good learning process.

[@WildBeare]

It's an absolutely gorgeous mountain isn't it! I'll be back here.. unfinished business.. but I'll be doing the route up from Croesor so as to hopefully avoid the mess I got myself into on this trip haha. It is indeed a great learning process :) thanks for watching Steve :)

[@speckofdust272]

You sure are bad ass and i love how you take on challenges... sad about the drone

[@twmbwen1402]

Hi Claire, I broke my collar bone 10 days ago trying to learn skateboarding as a 42 man. Dling something positive for my mental health. Ive spent much of the time when Im not knocked out by morphine watching videos about news and stuff that has already had the opposite effect on my mental health that the skateboarding was meant to have.......And then I stumbled across your videos where I can adventure vicariously and really benefit from your calming tones, philosophical outlook and excellent reflections on your adventures. Your sense of enjoyment at being away from it all and being alive in the wilds at one with the conditions. I get out and do similar stuff as much as I can but you are truly inspirational. Im going to watch as many of your videos as I can as I'm laid out. I don't believe in angels being sent by the universe to help out people in a bit of trouble but if I did, right now, in my self pitying state, you're it! I'm even welling up writing that! THANK YOU!!!!

[@ChrisNorris]

Had some hikes like this. Wading through ferns, bracken and things saps strength, scratches you and makes you worried about ticks. Good that you came out of it ok. The tough ones make you appreciate the easier ones more I think.

[@WildBeare]

Deffo! It's funny I love a mad pathless route when I'm anticipating it but I wasn't expecting it on this one and it threw me a bit! Just found it really draining and I managed to convince myself I was gonna get lost and not make it to the cave before dark, but it was fine in the end. Ooo yeh.. wait & see what happens in part 2 next week though 😑 Thanks for watching Chris :D have a lovely eve

[@ChrisNorris]

@@WildBeare Thanks! Also I've got that hike planned out in OSMaps now so if the weathers nice over the next few weeks I'll go. If I find a lonely drone I'll let you know :)

[@guinnessgonz]

Hey Claire. loving the videos. keep em coming. Like many others I like your honest story telling...on the subject of your drone: you should look at getting a tile tracker to attach to it if you get a replacement.

[@WHRBERT]

This video popped up on my recommendatios. I live in Tremadog so this is my local stomping ground and I get to see Cnicht most days ☺️ Sleeping in a cave, I need to do that! I've hit that subscribe button!

[@road1975]

With nature, we are learning humility in it. It's as beautiful as nature.

[@chrismacnaughtan4709]

As soon as I heard the first whinge I started smiling. This was going to be a hard one but the sense of achievement you get from when you overcome the elements is just something else . Tucked up in the dry in that wonderful cave, snug as a bug in a rug ,it was worth it. You don't plan adventures like that, they just happen & you dealt with it. Brilliant 😌

[@WildBeare]

Hi Chris, glad you enjoyed my wingeing 😄 yes I'm starting to look on it fondly now that it's been a while.. I did love the night in that cosy cave :) not what happens next in part 2 though, that was just nasty haha!

[@chrismacnaughtan4709]

@@WildBeare Hi, Looking forward to it, but I would put money on it that you still end up with a smile from one side of you face to the other, 😀😀

[@chappy4756]

I've had trek experiences like this one you had, where you are drained physically and mentally. The North Coast Trail in British Columbia for me was one that this video made me think of. Great positive attitude, even with adversity. Bushwhacking and trail-blazing definitely adds to it! Isn't it crazy that after that climb, you come up on that stone fence on the side of that mountain. Someone went up there and built that thing; so crazy to think, some shepherd hundreds of years ago (?) did that.

[@WildBeare]

It is totally crazy! I always wonder about those little stone walls trailing across the high parts of mountains.. who built them, what were they for etc. This one was certainly the tallest I've come across on my travels so far, that shepherd hundreds of years ago must have been pretty serious about containing his massive tall sheep haha. Thank you, this one was draining like you say, I just wasn't expecting it and would have allowed myself more time before sunset if I'd have known what it was gonna be like. But worth it in the end. I just googled that trail - looks amazing!! 😍 Thanks for watching Andrew! And have a lovely eve :)

[@chappy4756]

@@WildBeare So true, that was one dedicated shepherd or wall-maker! NCT is beautiful, wolves and all. If you add that to your adventure itinerary and need a sherpa/guide/wolf-bait, just give me a week's notice! Thanks for sharing all your journeys Claire :)

[@ajw6715]

That was a good workout. Excellent!

[@kelseybishop3593]

Its about time you did some real hiking ie, pioneering your own secret tracks, what we in Australia call bush bashing. A tip l use is to throw my backpack onto bushes to lay them flatter and then walk and continuously repeat the process. Living in cave is a step back in time, l often forgot and stepped up too fast and banged my head, damn stone is hard. Congrats on the experience, its one of those things you can say you have done but one of those things that will ground you because it is an ancestral instinct and the epitome of survivalism. I lived in a cave for many winters and endured numerous annual week of rains ie the floods. So many stories and lessons. I honest believe l now have an advantage over many campers because of the experience, believe me when stuff goes wrong in a cave, stuff goes wrong, the drone is a thing that would be the last thing on your mind in a real emergency situation. If l had to say one thing about living in a cave is that some people would listen and many wouldn't because they think television has already taught them everything. For those who would listen, after 3 days of rain most caves leak, especially soil based rooves. L recommend having a tarp and cord handy for setting up inside the cave. In heavy rains boulders of mud can fall and be extremely heavy, l had my legs trapped under one once, l had to summon all my internal strength to move it. Secondly, a bucket or plastic large mouthed water bag can be a life saver, especially in a sinking boat. Thirdly, in emergencies we often think too fast and forget ourselves, spending twenty seconds to retrieve an implement can save you minutes and carbohydrates in the long run, ie using a knife instead of teeth etcetc I hope you like my comment, all heroic survival guru stuff aside, my advice came from a special place inside me that l thought was worth sharing, l hope it saves your life someday lol, because these are things that have saved mine.

[@OMGExploring]

Claire no lie about this, 2 youtuber I know have done this get a gofundme < for a new drone. And put your link out to your fans. If every person give you £2 think how much you would get towards a new one. It’s not begging people love your content and I’m sure people would agree to this. X

[@strickostricko]

Claire knows full-well subscribers and viewers hate a Beg! 😑

[@steelydan473]

Yep, was thinking the same. I will put money in

[@WildBeare]

Aw thanks Stevo, I'm not really into all that though. I put the money I earn from these videos back into the channel, this month a lot of it went on a new drone, tis the way it goes. Just means the Garmin on my shopping list is gonna have to wait a bit longer haha

[@WildBeare]

@@steelydan473 aw thank you Dan, that's really kind of you but I don't do all that, droney has been replaced now :)

[@OMGExploring]

@@WildBeare yeah totally get where your coming from as it seems cheeky but we all love your content, you know another thing, perhaps leave a PayPal link in your description then it’s people’s choice either way if they want to give you anything. It all goes back to the channel either way. I mentioned to you about putting your videos on premieres people can also give you super chat donations, try it, what you got to loose and it’s NOT in any way shape or form begging 😂 xx

[@DrunkOnWanderlust]

I really felt for you on this, me and Charlotte had a similar experience coming down from Y Garn whilst hiking the Snowdonia way mountain route 🙈 no path, waist high ferns etc .. crazy! Hats off to you for pushing through x

[@WildBeare]

Heyy Kerry! Aw man they're tough when they're like this aren't they! I actually love a bit of crazy terrain when I'm expecting it & prepared, this one caught me off guard a bit.. nice lil adventure though hehe. Thanks and hope you're good :D 💚

[@EarthWatcher736]

Coming back to your channel after a pause and delightful as ever. Your sense of humility and being at one with the environment is so serene to watch. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@markduncan6690]

Great Music Score! Stay the course Clare!

[@gregcooper2719]

You really are a total badass… this is unreal! Makes me wanna get out on those hills (but from the Croesor side like I said on Instagram!) The sparkly gold looking stuff in the cave could be pyrite (also known as fools gold). Quite common across Snowdonia…

[@WildBeare]

Haha thanks Greg 😄 yeh Croesor side for me next time for sure haha, hope you get out there soon! Ohh really, I wasn't sure, it was very pretty 🌟 Thanks for watching and have a lovely eve :D

[@robertdavies3460]

As people today get older, I doubt anyone will recall a particular video game they played, however the memories of camping in the wild will stay with those who venture outdoors for a lifetime. I loved your video, that cave looked so cosy.

[@gravy1219]

I love these trips, legs giving in, pack is heavy and terrain is unforgiving. it makes taking your boots off and climbing in your bag so much better

[@ffstopP]

Intrepid traveler! Fascinating excursion. Love all your videos. Thanks for taking us along.

[@thelastoftheanglosaxons.3724]

As a hiker that's covered the French Alps to Wales and back, I feel your pain for when it's bad weather, and also having antibiotics for tick bites some year's back 🤦‍♂️ how did you lose the drone, was a zip undone? Hope it wasn't to expensive, but take pride in what you do and keep up the good work 👍

[@hArtyTruffle]

Love your positive attitude, fearless disposition and love of nature. Really enjoying your videos. ✨🙏✨

[@garys8785]

Thanks for sharing your adventures Claire despite a few setbacks you still remain upbeat!👍

[@TheStuart31]

What an adventure, all the ups and downs. Well done.😎👍😊

[@claudedesforges5496]

That was a great video and love the view of the montain.. Gorgeous.. So can wait for you're next aventure......

[@bogdanwitzke2223]

Oh she does have tattoos Claire 😍 love your videos wish I could be there I would have so much fun going and exploring stuff out there with her omg

[@Tony-P489]

That looks like a brilliant place to explore. Looking forward to episode 2 👍

[@andypennybrown6848]

You've got some wonderful determination 👏 Claire, very enjoyable experience to watch! Love that cave, stay safe 🤗

[@jeanpaul9179]

congrats for this beautiful video but don't sleep too much little bear ,i wait for the next step ,big thumbs up 👍🐻👍

[@carlray4809]

ANOTHER SPLENDED ADVENTURE 👍. THANKS FOR SHARING 💪

[@nickolaspina2970]

Even with problems that you ran into, you still show the type of person you are. You have a great outlook, positive attitude, and you don’t call it quits when the going gets tough. Your pleasant manner doesn’t change no matter what, that’s the best part of your videos for me. Take care.

[@jaybemt]

I appreciate the realness you bring to your channel. Happy I found this gem. Thank you

[@nicholaslloyd8630]

Wow love your videos. No matter the weather or the terrain you have always got a big smile on your face

[@NikkiP11111]

Obsessed with your videos! I'm glad you shown the good the bad and the ugly. 💕

[@nellyt2807]

Subscribing just for this ruddy effort I know lots of blokes that would have given up.jesus you have my respect after watching that effort ruddy well done .

[@toddbohanon9118]

You are such an inspiration love all you do be safe god bless

[@jimcook8513]

Thank you for the first year, looking forward to many, many more adventures

[@neiltwomey8270]

Love your videos,I also love nature thanks for the inspiration you somehow make camping look so comfortable,I look forward to future adventures

[@johnt.1364]

i keep hoping that for once in life everything went according to plan,68yrs old and still camping,nothing goes as planned but isn,t it great? love your work kiddo

[@biopoweruk]

I know that 'cave', which I think is man made, but still a lovely feature. But I have never slept in it. I have slept under the stars in a roll-up bivvy, alongside the lakes further North. We called this area the 'Crunchy-crunch', because the rocks are a conglomerate and are so easy to scramble. So few people go into this area, and it is a good place for local people to go when the swarms come to Snowdonia.

[@sprintgca]

Excellent video, what a great workout and such a fun trip. Love your content.

[@kennethwilson8633]

Looked beautiful can’t wait for the next one. Have fun stay safe.

[@ant7936]

Well, the bear didn't come back to his cave, so that must be a plus. 😄

[@ericchilver9113]

An awesome cave Claire, you certainly have grit, perseverance, strength of mind and body, no quit attitude. Amazing country side

[@radio-su6lh]

Wonderful video Claire despite the setbacks. You’re upbeat attitude and love of nature is very inspiring 🤗

[@theforestandme_outdoor]

what a great adventure! I think it's great what you do and that you have so much courage and sleep alone in a cave. Respect! Certainly not very many dare to do it. I'm looking forward to the second part

[@ianofthetaylors6288]

Another superb video. You capture the highs and lows, worts n' all in your beautiful productions. While maintaining an infectious smile and zest for appreciating life and Nature. Brilliant 👏

[@okay7325]

I like the backdrop with the candles , so cool. We share with one another, so inspirational. Love your videos.

[@joncothranphotography9375]

Too much fun Claire! great stuff!

[@ROBOLOGY.wildcamping]

That was a propa adventure, really enjoyed that mate nice one 👍

[@greghammond2309]

That was a journey.. lots of hard work!! Well done. Part dispare part smiles!

[@hikermikem8]

😯😁 Oooosh! Clare that Was epic and ventured with your usual upbeat and determined way, no matter what.. Can't wait for part 2 👍👍👍