{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"The Climbers of Eryri | A Story of Ice and Flowers","description":"The rock faces of Cwm Idwal are cold, dark and uninhabitable; unless what you love is to dangle off the frozen cliffs. Ice climbing takes you into a winter playground, but as the climate crisis thins the ice, how can climbers and conservationists work together to save one of the UK’s rarest flowers?\n\nJoin ecologist and botanist Barbara Jones and ice climber Tom Carrick to scale one of Wales' most dramatic mountains and discover how the precious Lili'r Wyddfa (Snowdon Lily) can survive in this isolated location.\n\nFor the Welsh transcript of this episode please click here (https://audioboom.com/posts/8820822-dringwyr-eryri-stori-am-ia-a-blodau/transcript)\n\nOr copy this link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8820822-dringwyr-eryri-stori-am-ia-a-blodau/transcript\n\n[Ad] Wild Tales is sponsored by Cotswold Outdoor, your outside retailer and epic guides to adventure.\nQuick breathers, calming walks or heart-pounding hikes. We feel better when we get out more.\nFind quality kit and 50 years of outdoor wisdom. Plus, supporters save 15% in-store and online. Feel in your element, in the elements, at Cotswold Outdoor.\nhttps://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/\n\nProduction\nPresenter: Rosie Holdsworth\nProducer: Marnie Woodmeade\nSound Designer: Jesus Gomez\n\nContributors\nBarbara Jones\nTom Carrick\n\nImage credit: ©National Trust Images/John Millar\n\nDiscover more\nIf you want to visit Cwm Idwal you can find out more at the National Trusts website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wales/carneddau-and-glyderau/cwm-idwal-walk\n\nTo see the temperature sensors, you can find them at the BMC website https://www.thebmc.co.uk/en/cwm-idwal-welsh-winter-monitoring-system-live-and-upgraded\n\nYou can also find the white guide and more winter mountaineering information here: https://www.thebmc.co.uk/en/mountaineering-resources\n\nFor more on arctic alpines, here are some resources:\n Plants on the Edge: Arctic Alpines in Wales / Ar y dibyn: Planhigion Arctig Alpaidd yng Ngymru (https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DeBY_B8n5zLo&data=05%7C02%7CMarnie.Woodmeade1%40nationaltrust.org.uk%7C0df0440e45624f168fa808de3737186d%7C0fba79b96423460d88eff9c3d4ca2e9f%7C0%7C0%7C639008906948525787%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=w%2B0On5TgFJbPcweuJZ%2F3J53nF4HN3lgOdT19bpsj0Uw%3D&reserved=0)\n https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/mountain_plants_in_the_uk__undervalued_and_under_threat-13605\n (https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ukclimbing.com%2Farticles%2Ffeatures%2Fmountain_plants_in_the_uk__undervalued_and_under_threat-13605&data=05%7C02%7CMarnie.Woodmeade1%40nationaltrust.org.uk%7C0df0440e45624f168fa808de3737186d%7C0fba79b96423460d88eff9c3d4ca2e9f%7C0%7C0%7C639008906948573028%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=a1uxrSjmChj5yXrfhRuUsBpQjp%2BYQBhPDqVrpa81PGU%3D&reserved=0)\n\nFollow us @wildtalesnt Instagram account\n\nIf you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk (mailto:podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk)","author_name":"Wild Tales | Nature Podcast","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4957126-wild-tales-nature-podcast","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43234508/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}