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0:00:03 > 0:00:07- Ioan Doyle is - a very talented climber.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10- He reached the top - when still at school.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15- But instead of going on - to be a professional climber...
0:00:15 > 0:00:18- ..he chose a different route.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21- He dedicated his energy - to sheep farming.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25- I feel that I'm following - a particular path.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28- And that I'm in charge - of this path in my life.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33- But the climbing suffered - because of this work.
0:00:33 > 0:00:34- I have a lot to lose.
0:00:36 > 0:00:41- He has no land or farming equipment, - and started with only one pet lamb.
0:00:41 > 0:00:42- This is Florence.
0:00:43 > 0:00:48- Now, Ioan and girlfriend Helen have - a flock and plans for the future.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52- We're thinking - of starting a company...
0:00:52 > 0:00:55- ..to sell our lambs in boxes.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57- Ioan isn't used to failing.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59- I don't like this. Stop!
0:01:00 > 0:01:01- This is too much.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- Is this enterprise - a step too far for him?
0:01:05 > 0:01:09- I'm trying to help, - and he's so cross!
0:01:09 > 0:01:12- Will he succeed at sheep farming...
0:01:12 > 0:01:15- ..and at resuming his climbing too?
0:01:16 > 0:01:17- Oh!
0:01:17 > 0:01:22- If I didn't do what I'm doing now, - I could still be one of the best.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24- Can he reach the top again?
0:01:24 > 0:01:27- Can he reach the top again?- - He's still got it.
0:01:43 > 0:01:44- It's early spring.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47- It's an important day - for Ioan and Helen.
0:01:47 > 0:01:52- The sheep are scanned to see - how many lambs will be born.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54- It gives us an idea...
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- ..of how much nutrient - to give the ones with twins.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01- We get an idea - of the size of the flock.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03- But it's only a rough guide.
0:02:08 > 0:02:09- Nice weather.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12- The flock has increased.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17- But Ioan and Helen still have - to borrow fields and equipment...
0:02:17 > 0:02:19- ..and ask friends for favours.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23- Like today, when Eilir - is scanning their sheep.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26- This is a better pen - than the last time.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31- We're starting to get - a better hurdles set-up.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- We're both a bit more clued-up now.
0:02:35 > 0:02:36- One.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- We've got two paint colours.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- It's a purple dot - if there's only one lamb...
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- ..and an orange dot for two.
0:02:47 > 0:02:48- Two!
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- Last year, we had - two lambing sheep with two lambs.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- This year, we've got sixteen.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02- We're hoping for not - many twins, just singlets.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04- It's a lottery, really.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06- It's a lottery, really.- - Helen is very attached to the sheep.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10- She knows them all - since they were born.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14- Florence is the favourite, - the first pet lamb.
0:03:14 > 0:03:15- She's a ewe now.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18- She began the whole enterprise.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- I'm not allowed to name these!
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- Florence is being scanned now.
0:03:26 > 0:03:27- Two.
0:03:27 > 0:03:28- Two!
0:03:31 > 0:03:32- Oh-oh!
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- Florence has got two!
0:03:37 > 0:03:39- Twins!
0:03:40 > 0:03:44- We've scanned them. - There are six sets of twins.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49- All the rest have one lamb.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52- None of them are empty.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54- That's a big plus for us...
0:03:55 > 0:03:57- ..especially since - we don't have many.
0:03:58 > 0:03:59- Every lamb counts.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- We'll have six more lambs.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- That's buy one, get one free, - in a way.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- Exciting! It's good.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- We've got a few more twins - than we'd hoped for.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16- It's OK, we'll just have to - put in a bit more work. Exciting!
0:04:17 > 0:04:19- Florence, Helen's sheep...
0:04:19 > 0:04:24- ..the lamb we had in the house - and followed us everywhere...
0:04:24 > 0:04:26- ..is having twins.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31- Yes, that's something.
0:04:31 > 0:04:32- Isn't it, Helen?
0:04:33 > 0:04:34- Yes!
0:04:35 > 0:04:36- Twins!
0:04:36 > 0:04:37- Twins!- - Two!
0:04:40 > 0:04:45- In the last year, Ioan and Helen - have become more ambitious...
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- ..after starting by chance.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- They have firm plans for the future.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- Hopefully, this summer...
0:04:54 > 0:04:59- ..we're going to try and set up our - little business, called Loved Lamb.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- We'll sell our lambs - in boxes to customers.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08- Our sheep are loved. We try - to do everything we can for them.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- We'll play on that a little bit.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15- Helen thinks that providing - a bit of the background...
0:05:15 > 0:05:21- ..to every sheep and their lambs - will add interest to the business.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- Pom, move!
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- We'll have our own labels...
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- ..and we'll privately sell lambs, - so we'll cut out the middleman.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- I think there'll be a demand there.
0:05:33 > 0:05:38- But we're not going to have enough - sheep to cover it in the first year.
0:05:38 > 0:05:43- It's going to take a bit to get it - up to the amount that we need.
0:05:43 > 0:05:44- No, let me pour it out!
0:05:45 > 0:05:50- We chose the Scotch sheep. - They're Scottish Blackface.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- They come from very tough places.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57- It was natural to think...
0:05:57 > 0:06:03- "..What about having sheep - that live in that kind of place?"
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- I have a Blackface ram - who fathered half of them.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11- The rest are Welsh ram, - the ones we reared on a bottle.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- The ones we reared - in the house with us...
0:06:15 > 0:06:17- ..are having lambs this year.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- It's happening on a small scale, - but it means a lot to Helen and me.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- They're all here, - all present and correct.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38- But until the sheep begin to - pay their way...
0:06:38 > 0:06:42- ..he has to earn a living - with contract work.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- Today, Ioan has - to repair gaps in a wall...
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- ..at Ffridd Fedw, - above Abergwyngregyn.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- The stones aren't great.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55- They're small and fiddly.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00- We'll have to use what we've got.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04- It feels like spring today.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08- The wind is gusting, - but it isn't cold.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13- A lot of people say...
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- .."It must be - a great, therapeutic job.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- "It's good to be in the fresh air."
0:07:20 > 0:07:26- It is. It gives you time to think. - I'm thinking about climbing.
0:07:26 > 0:07:31- It's been three years or more - since I've been out of it.
0:07:34 > 0:07:39- It's a process of relearning - and getting back there again.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- Ioan attained the E8 grade - in traditional climbing.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50- It placed him amongst - the best climbers in Britain.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53- That was some time ago.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- But now he feels he wants - to reach the top again.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01- The E grade...
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- ..goes from one to ten.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- I think the E5 grade...
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- ..is where the hard climbing begins.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- At the E9 standard...
0:08:17 > 0:08:22- ..if you make a mistake, there's - a likelihood you'll get hurt.
0:08:24 > 0:08:29- I've chosen an E9 route, - which is called Rare Lichen.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35- That's on Craig Clogwyn Y Tarw - in Cwm Idwal.
0:08:35 > 0:08:41- It seemed the obvious place - to do my first E9.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46- I think I made the right decision - to make that my first one.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- I'm confident I can do it. - Very confident.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54- That's it.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- It's back to the way it should be.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- The aim is that - you can't see where the gap was.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- This is the Ogwen Valley, - where Ioan began climbing.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25- It's close to his heart.
0:09:25 > 0:09:30- It's an ideal place to try and - reach the highest standards again.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- BACKGROUND CHAT
0:09:35 > 0:09:36- It's blowing!
0:09:38 > 0:09:42- With Ioan are old friends - Gareth and Mills.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46- It's good to have the lads here...
0:09:46 > 0:09:50- ..when you try something - at the top of your ability.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55- It pays to be with people who make - the situation feel familiar.
0:09:55 > 0:09:56- Bring your rope too.
0:09:56 > 0:09:57- Bring your rope too.- - I was going to.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- I've climbed with them - from the start.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- It's very natural.
0:10:10 > 0:10:11- Leading a climb...
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- ..rather then doing a climb - with a top rope like this...
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- ..are two very different things.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22- Only four climbers - have ever led here...
0:10:22 > 0:10:24- ..three men and one woman.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31- Today, the aim is to learn - all the moves thoroughly...
0:10:31 > 0:10:33- ..in total safety.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- On the most difficult climbs...
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- ..it is now acceptable to do this.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- It's a very interesting situation.
0:11:03 > 0:11:09- Iows is taking the climbing - to the next level in his career.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13- E8 is the most difficult - he has done. This is E9.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- He's doing it - quite easily on the rope.
0:11:20 > 0:11:25- But what makes it an E9 grade - is that you're risking your life.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30- I don't want to scare his mother, - but if you fall, you could die.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- I'm confident in Ioan's ability.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- It's within - his capability to climb this.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58- I know I can do it.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00- I know I can.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- That isn't the question.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08- I don't want to make a mistake.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13- I can't afford to do that, - or I'd get hurt.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- I can't take the risk - of falling off.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23- I've only just seen - the gear for the first time.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33- I'll try one more time - with the rope.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35- Let's try again, Mills.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39- When Ioan leads...
0:12:39 > 0:12:45- ..these wires support - his weight on the rope...
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- ..in the event of a fall.
0:12:47 > 0:12:53- But the natural cracks in the rock - are very small and unsound here.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- Furthermore, - Ioan can't affix them beforehand.
0:12:58 > 0:13:03- He does that as he leads in order - to claim he's completed the climb.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- That's the way it's done.
0:13:09 > 0:13:14- After trying again, he must decide - whether to lead today or not.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16- Oh! It's a dilemma!
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- It's a dilemma!
0:13:28 > 0:13:30- I just scrambled there.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- I don't think I'll fall.
0:13:35 > 0:13:36- What?
0:13:36 > 0:13:38- What?- - I don't think I'll fall.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43- When you've reached E9, you - start to think, is it worth it?
0:13:43 > 0:13:47- Is it worth getting hurt? - Something could go wrong.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- But that's the risk with climbing.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16- Mills, - something tells me not to, today.
0:14:16 > 0:14:17- What?
0:14:17 > 0:14:19- What?- - Something tells me not to.
0:14:19 > 0:14:24- I want to get it out of the way, - but it's not the right attitude.
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0:14:38 > 0:14:40- Sometimes, I think to myself...
0:14:41 > 0:14:45- ..why didn't I - become a full-time climber?
0:14:48 > 0:14:52- Perhaps I'd be a better climber - than I am.
0:14:54 > 0:14:59- I like being here with friends...
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- ..and with the sheep...
0:15:02 > 0:15:05- ..and the sheep are my friends!
0:15:05 > 0:15:10- There's something special - about looking after animals.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- I think so, anyway.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- I don't think many will come.
0:15:29 > 0:15:35- It's been a good winter - for the sheep.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- I've hardly had to feed them at all.
0:15:39 > 0:15:45- I've only brought out the dry feed - and the bales these past few weeks.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09- The poor thing.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- She was carrying twins, too.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16- That's what killed her.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19- It was too much for her.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- Yeah, well. That's how it goes.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31- I have to be prepared - for the two ends of the spectrum.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34- Birth and death.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38- I'll have to take her...
0:16:38 > 0:16:42- ..to the fallen stock place, - Cymru-Lan, in Gaerwen.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46- That's how it goes.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- You win some, you lose some.
0:16:58 > 0:17:03- There are many threats to sheep - during the lambing season.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07- Ioan's family help out, - including Catrin, Ioan's mother.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- We're taking the sheep elsewhere.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14- There are foxes round here.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23- Dad has advised Ioan - to move the sheep.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- Losing two or three lambs...
0:17:29 > 0:17:33- ..would be a big loss - for Ioan and Helen.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37- They work so hard - to look after them.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43- Once the fox has a taste - for blood, he'll return.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- Come on, guys!
0:17:57 > 0:18:01- The sheep are taken to Cae Hafoty - to lamb in safety.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05- It's a waiting game now.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19- It's half past six.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- It's sunrise, - and I've come to check them.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- The first lamb is over there.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- I'm glad it's a Blackface.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- That means - it's a Scotch Blackface sheep.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- Cross fingers it's female.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41- They're heavily pregnant.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45- The Scotch Blackface - should come first...
0:18:45 > 0:18:50- ..then the other - three different breeds...
0:18:50 > 0:18:53- ..and finally the Welsh sheep.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57- I try not to disturb them too much.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00- What they say is...
0:19:01 > 0:19:05- "..maximum observation - and minimal intervention."
0:19:05 > 0:19:06- It's true, I think.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13- It's an exciting time for us.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17- Our flock will double overnight.
0:19:17 > 0:19:22- The sheep are happy, and I'm happy. - I can go out climbing!
0:19:25 > 0:19:29- After deciding not to lead - the E9 in the Ogwen Valley...
0:19:30 > 0:19:34- ..Ioan is taking a few steps back - to rebuild his confidence.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39- He's attempting to lead - an E6 climb without practice...
0:19:40 > 0:19:42- ..to do it on-sight.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46- It's considered the highest feat - in traditional climbing.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- This is Rhenborth Rock by Cilan, - Abersoch.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53- It's mid-summer on - the Lleyn Peninsula!
0:19:54 > 0:19:55- It's March.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00- It's great to have time - to come here with Gareth.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13- E6 is the first step into hard, - traditional climbing.
0:20:17 > 0:20:23- The last time I did this - climb on-sight...
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- ..was two or three years ago.
0:20:28 > 0:20:33- I had only just left school, - and I was footloose and carefree.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40- This is the grade - where they start to get difficult.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- You can climb indoors...
0:21:32 > 0:21:36- ..and transfer the skills - to outdoor sports climbing.
0:21:37 > 0:21:43- Bouldering is fairly easy and is - nothing like traditional climbing...
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- ..especially in a place like this.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- You can't practise climbing here.
0:21:52 > 0:21:57- I'm not familiar with the rock. I - have to be cautious with every move.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00- I can't just go for it.
0:22:18 > 0:22:23- It's a positive step into - difficult traditional climbing.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29- It's the sort of - traditional climbing...
0:22:30 > 0:22:34- ..where you need - to do a lot of it...
0:22:34 > 0:22:37- ..to get into it properly.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49- Take it easy, and develop slowly.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52- I think it will work well.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57- Last year, I pushed and pushed - and did one summit.
0:22:57 > 0:23:03- This year, I hope to achieve - a handful. It's early days.
0:23:03 > 0:23:08- I'll keep going with the momentum. - We'll be OK, I think.
0:23:11 > 0:23:12- Great.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14- I feel OK.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17- It's in the mind, nothing else.
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