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Another wet weekend in Wales

I was going to give you a full review of the Muvi Camcorder today however due to poor weather conditions at the weekend I’m unable to. I was hoping to get some great footage scrambling over the Gribin Ridge and descending via the Devils Kitchen (also known as Twll Du) but yet again we were subjected to some of the worst weather Wales has to offer. Rain, rain and yes you guessed it more rain, visibility was so awful that I hardly got to use my normal camera. Although we were very cold and extremely wet the weather didn’t dampen our spirits and we all still had an awesome day on the mountain even if we didn’t get any footage.

One disadvantage to the camcorder is that it isn’t waterproof, it comes with a great little weather proof case however this wouldn’t have protected it from the torrential rain we experienced. Had it of been waterproof I would have liked to use it when we went gorge walking (also know as canyoning). It’s the first time I’ve been gorge walking and I must say I loved it, messing about in the water, abseiling and not to mention a 30ft jump into a plunge pool, what’s not to love!?! Now that all seems like a distant memory as I sit here at my desk with a pile of samples to my right and new products to my left. Although having just seen the Wind up Walkie Talkies I’m already planning my next trip, I mean somebody got to test them out properly haven’t they?