I've been putting silly little videos up on to YouTube since it was created back in 2005! If you'd like to subscribe to me on YouTube then that would be super fantastic great. I can't promise I'll upload new stuff very often though. It's very much a casual hobby.
• Brave Dave (my main channel)
• Brave Dave: Mountain Leader (a secondary channel for me to upload videos for smaller audiences)
• Brave Dave (my main channel)
• Brave Dave: Mountain Leader (a secondary channel for me to upload videos for smaller audiences)
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Dolmen Ridge is a great big scramble up the side of Glyder Fach. This is my first time climbing up it. Don't copy me.
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August 2021
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Live vicariously through this video and join me as I climb Cneifion Arete for the first time, breathing heavily and occasionally swearing to myself as I go. Hoorah!
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August 2021
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Whilst ascending Bryant's Gully I found a rock face which I hadn't seen before and decided to give it a go.
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August 2021
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I found a family up Bryant's Gully who weren't sure of the route. So I helped 'em!
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June 2021
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Chatting whilst walking through some luscious green countryside, talking about the angry feedback I got to a recent Facebook/Instagram post I made.
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June 2021
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There's nothing quite like quenching your thirst with water from a crisp, mountain stream.
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May 2021
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Quite possibly the strongest wind I have ever experienced on Crib Goch. Amazing conditions!
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October 2020
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A very serious accident happened on the side of Crib Goch right in front of my eyes (but did not involve anyone for whom I was responsible).
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March 2020
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Climbing up the side of a cliff for that sweet, sweet adrenaline.
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August 2019
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Checking out the famous Lake District challenge
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May 2019
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After many months away from the mountains I finally got back over to Snowdonia and enjoyed a superb day in the sunshine, powering up Tryfan, scrambling Bristly Ridge for the first time and meeting lots of people along the way.
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March 2019
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We did another Scottish hike and wild camp, this time in the Cairngorms rather than the usual Highlands.
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November 2018
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I always wondered how fast I could do Crib Goch if I tried. And now I know.
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October 2018
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Just in case you thought it was completely safe to play around and dance on the edges of cliffs I'm here to tell you that you're wrong.
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September 2018
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I led a friend up on to Crib Goch so that he could test out his new drone.
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July 2018
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Hitting the peaks in the heat! Don't forget to pack some water!
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July 2018
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Back in the wintry Lake District for the second time in a month! This time we were on the search for Woof Cave, a secret little refuge built into a cliff face somewhere in the Langstrath Valley. Would we find it?? Spoiler alert: Yes. We found it.
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January 2018
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I stormed up Aonach Eagach in Glencoe, Scotland, to check out its famous ridge.
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July 2017
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JD, Tristan and I returned to Scotland to do all three Sister mountains, all three ridges that connect them and both valleys in between them. We are now 3 Sister Experts!
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June 2017
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After not having been on the mountains for a few months I finally managed to get out there and decided to do another Crib Goch wild camp, this time in the snow and ice.
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March 2017
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After having spent all day on Snowdon I decided to drive round to Tryfan and see how fast I could climb its north ridge.
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March 2017
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Enjoying total whiteouts, blistering wind, dodgy ridges and icy scrambles, as well as a wild camp in a freezing bog by the lake.
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January 2017
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Two weeks of crossing Canada by freight trains, just for the hell of it.
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September 2016
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I decided to see how fast I could run/scramble the Snowdon Horseshoe.
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September 2016
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Just like a year ago I went to Wolds Gliding Club at Pocklington to have a quick jaunt around in one of their gliders.
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August 2016
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I went up Lliwedd one evening to sleep out on its cliffs and found a fantastic little perch which protected me from the wind and gave me an excellent view of the sunrise.
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June 2016
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On our second Scottish wild camp excursion in three weeks Jonathan, Tristan and I spent two and a half days on the Glen Coe munros, hiking in glorious sunshine and wild camping in some really cool locations.
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May 2016
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As part of 48 hours spent on Snowdon I went and slept up on Crib Goch again like I did the previous year.
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May 2016
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Why would anyone pay to use a camp site when there's a perfectly good pile of mud behind a barbed wire fence??
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May 2016
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A group of us went to the Lake District to hike around Langdale which included ascending Pavey Ark via the grade 1 scramble that is Jack's Rake.
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April 2016
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I went to Snowdon and did my first wild camp on snow and ice. It was a learning experience.
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March 2016
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Jonathan, Pete and I went for a walk in the Pennines and stayed a night in a bothy. We also had two dogs with us, a smart one and a not so smart one.
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December 2015
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I went to Vienna to meet a couple of friends after which we drove to the Alps and went hiking for a day or so.
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October 2015
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Kev had emailed me to ask if I wanted to try the Welsh 3000s again as he'd also previously failed them. I said yes.
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September 2015
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I went on a quick test flight in a glider and it was really cool.
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September 2015
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This is the video I used to have as my YouTube' channel's intro video. It's out of date now but I'm damn well not deleting it!
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August 2015
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This is an impromptu review I did for my Rab Storm bivvy bag, whilst walking through a very muggy forest.
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August 2015
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I wanted a room with a view so I climbed up Crib Goch via the North ridge and set up camp in time for sunset. Not much room but plenty of view!
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April 2015
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I was out walking and saw a building that I recognised; an old ruin which in which I nearly died 2 and a half years ago.
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January 2015
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If you've ever wondered what it's like to run with the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Spain, but didn't want to risk being crushed or gored, then this is the video for you!
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July 2014
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After days of mountain biking around Mt Blanc we realised that we were at the top of more than 16km/10 miles of downhill. We didn't waste the opportunity.
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July 2014
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Shawn and I went to check out Iceland for a few days.
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March 2014
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The day after having done the Camino del Rey Shawn and I decided to climb up a mountain that was behind our guest house.
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March 2014
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Shawn and I went to Spain and walked/climbed the Camino Del Rey, a 100 year old crumbling footpath on the side of a cliff.
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March 2014
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In September 2013 I went to Canada and rode freight trains for no particular reason. I filmed lots of it. I then edited this video so that you can experience it too. Enjoy!
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September 2013
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In May 2013 I spent 12 days crossing 220 miles of Costa Rica by hiking, mountain biking, rafting and canoeing, organised by the trekking company Adventurous Ewe.
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May 2013
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Top class organisation, stunning route, superb atmosphere and a brilliant crowd all added up to an awesome marathon. Hoorah!
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October 2012
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I went down Gaping Gill, a 105m deep cavern in the Yorkshire Dales, to the South of Inglebrough.
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August 2012
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I set out to run the Yorkshire 3 Peaks on a blazing hot day and ended up puking because of a dodgy water bottle.
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May 2012
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A friend and I climbed over a tall fence and then up a lot of scaffolding to watch the sunrise from the best seats in the house.
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June 2011
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Three mountains in three countries in 24 hours, 1000 miles of driving and virtually no sleep. Not recommended!
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September 2010
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Sam and I ventured off to RAF Bempton, a large abandoned underground radar station, which we read had been used by satanic cults in the past.
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April 2010
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Whilst in Geneva I met a really great group of people and we decided to go and do a bungee jump off the Verzasca Dam, which you might recognise from the James Bond film Goldeneye!
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August 2009
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My original freight hopping video which I made way back in 2005 when YouTube was only just starting up.
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July 2005
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This is a DVD I made (and sold) way back in 2005 which used footage from the three times I'd lived and trained at Lanna Boxing Camp in Chiang Mai, Thailand, the first time being right back in 2001!
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Summer 2001, 2003 and 2005
