Bog Snorkelling - UK
August 1998
It's wet, it's wild, it's the weird Welsh sport of Bog Snorkelling.
There are few things the people of Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales, prefer to do on a Sunday afternoon than slip-on a wet-suit and take a dip in a freshly dug peat bog. The rules are simple - the quickest man, woman or child to cycle from one end of the bog to the other is crowned with the dubious honour of 'World Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling Champion.' With only a snorkel protruding from the mire it's a taxing sport. Veteran snorkeller explains the science: "You just keep pedalling for all you're worth." The addition of a Mountain Bike to the bog snorkelling proceedings was a twist dreamed-up by the local Publican. A keen inventor of extreme sports he's currently working on his other favourite: the annual man vs. horse challenge. Confident of his theory that a man can beat a horse over 22 miles, he's not put off by the horses 18 year run of victories. We wait to see if the wacky pastimes of Llanwrtyd Wells succeed in ousting snowboarding as Europe's favourite extreme sport.
Channel: Entertainment
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: journeymanpictures
Length: 06:18
Rating: 4.38
Views: 2897
Tags: bog journeyman pictures snorkelling UK wales
Video Comments
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hooterwing (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Since this was made, mountain bikes were added to the man vs. horse race that Gordon talks about. Tim Gould was the first (only?) cyclist to win back in 1989. Only a few years later MTBs were excluded from racing completely, due to a lame law regarding 'bridalways and cycles' that has yet to be repealed even for a 'raceday'. I think it was 2004 when a runner (Huw Lobb) finally won the massive prize of 25,000 GBP. Beautiful country though, a must see.
xxHarveyMoonxx (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Mad Welshmen lol |
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