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WILD SWIM RETREATS
NORTH WALES

WILD SWIM RETREATS

Wild swimming retreats in North Wales.

Friday evening – Sunday midday

Loads of incredible swim spots

Fully catered | Lots of cake

June | August | September

Beautiful accommodation

£275 – £375 depending on room size.

2025 SWIM RETREATS

Summer Swim Retreats

Friday 23rd – Sunday 15th of June

Friday 1st – Sunday 3rd of August

Friday 5th – Sunday 7th of September

Swim in rivers, lakes and waterfalls

The best of North Wales

Yoga on Saturday night

OUR GLORIOUS STAFF

The Explore Wild Wales Crew are brilliant people.

Qualified, experienced, Mountain Leaders.

Experienced, qualified, Wild Swim Guides.

Humans that live, work and play in the mountains of North Wales every day.

Everyone’s a qualified first aider and we carry great equipment to keep you safe.

Loads more info

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Choose a date. Choose an Adventure.

Pay a £100 deposit. And you’re done.

We’ll be in contact with some brilliant options.

Today we walked up Moel Hebog and Moel Ogof. Ther

Today we walked up Moel Hebog and Moel Ogof.
There was SO much snow.
So we aimed for the North East ridge to escape the deep stuff.
Everything has been marvelous.
We got our layers right, the conditions were great.
We changed poles for axes at about 500 meters.
Descending the North side on our bums was excellent.
Snaking up Moel Ogof was quite hard work.
Snacks have been important.
Things we learnt today...
Dangling gloves can fill with snow - which is bad.
Carrying spare gloves always pays off.
Plunging a boot through snow into water is shit.
Changing layers is worth the effort.
Nairn's toffee oat biscuits are rocket fuel.
Today has been very, very good.
#Eryri
#MoelHebog
#WelshWinter

Roxy is getting a bit too used to this... Today w

Roxy is getting a bit too used to this...
Today we walked up the back of Cnicht.
We knew there was going to be loads of snow.
Roxy only has little legs - she gets a carry when the snow is deep.
Today we decided to take on a steeper section or two.
Hollie stole Owen's Ice Axe for quite a long time...
It was a lot of fun, hard work in soft snow, but fun.
Snack quality and quantity were 9/10.
Emma's lemon drizzle cake was disappointing - 3/10.
Things learnt today...
Bear's legs collect a LOT of snow balls
Roxy has boundless energy.
Great day. Would defo do again.
#Eryri
#Cnicht
#SnowDay

Today we walked up Garnedd Goch. We saw a two hou

Today we walked up Garnedd Goch.
We saw a two hour weather window and went for it.
We got very lucky!
It was glorious.
The snowline was at about 400 meters.
There was LOTS of snow above 600 meters.
We had to carry Roxy for a bit - she's only got little legs.
Bear fucking loved it, but he is now VERY tired.
Glove liners are great.
Owen forgot a buff.
We didn't put crampons on.
We didn't take ice axes with us.
Conditions at the moment are 'consequential' - even at 800 metres.
Make sure you've got the skills and experience to go into the mountains.
Have a great week. Go outside. Do good things.
#NantlleRidge
#Eryri
#WestCoastWales

There's A LOT of snow forecast in North Wales this

There's A LOT of snow forecast in North Wales this week.
If you are heading into the mountains make sure you are prepared.
Extra warm layers, spare gloves, loads of snacks.
Do you have the right skills and knowledge for the conditions?
Can you navigate in crap visibility?
Do you have the correct equipment for the cold? Do you have crampons and an ice axe?
Mountain Rescue are a voluntary organisation who give up their time to help others.
Don't be someone that needs their help unnecessarily this week.
Be winter prepared ❄️
#adventuresmart #northwales #yrwyddfa #eryri #wintermountain #snow @aberglaslynmrt

Moelywn Mawr and Moelwyn Bach. We had high hopes

Moelywn Mawr and Moelwyn Bach.
We had high hopes for today.
Enthusiasm levels were not high this morning - it was really raining.
As we got to the bottom of the mountain the rain stopped.
We could see the snow line and it was ever so close.
From about 400 meters everything was white and wonderful.
The cloud lifted ahead of us.
We chose a line or two that were harder work - on purpose.
Things we reminded ourselves about...
Wear big gloves before you need them.
Hot drinks on the hill are great.
It's hard to stay hydrated when it's cold.
A chocolate log = rocket fuel.
Snow covered scree ain't great.
Wednesday and Thursday next week are looking glorious.
Snow on the ground, cold, with blue skies.
Get outside if you can. Stay safe.
#Winter
#Eryri
#Moelwyn

New year's day weather was proper shit. Today was

New year's day weather was proper shit.
Today was our first day in the hills of 2025.
We thought about heading to the Carneddau.
But the Carneddau are far.
So we stomped up the Rhyd Ddu path, because it's close.
Early-ish start. No one until the summit.
Hardly any snow. Quite a lot of ice.
We had crampons on for a bit.
Loads of people heading up as we headed down.
Most of them were nice.
4.5 hours. 2000 active calories. New flapjack recipe.
#yrwyddfa #eryri