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0:00:06 > 0:00:10- Ioan Doyle from Bethesda is one - of Wales's best young climbers.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13- But after leaving school...
0:00:13 > 0:00:17- ..instead of becoming - a professional climber...
0:00:17 > 0:00:21- ..he chose a different path, - farming sheep on the Carneddau.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25- It feels like a path.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28- And I'm in charge - of this path in my life.
0:00:28 > 0:00:33- By dedicating his time to sheep, - the climbing suffered.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35- I've got a lot more to lose.
0:00:36 > 0:00:41- Ioan had no land or equipment - and only had one pet lamb at first.
0:00:41 > 0:00:42- This is Florence.
0:00:43 > 0:00:48- Ioan and girlfriend Helen have more - sheep now and plans for growth.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52- We're thinking - of starting a company...
0:00:52 > 0:00:54- ..to sell our lamb in boxes.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57- Ioan isn't used to failure.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59- I don't like this. Stop!
0:00:59 > 0:01:01- This is too much.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08- I'm trying to help him - and he's so cross.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12- Will Ioan succeed - at sheep farming...
0:01:12 > 0:01:16- ..and return to the heights - in his climbing career?
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.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44- The lambing season is over. - They have twice as many sheep now.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49- Helen and Ioan have rented - eleven acres of nearby land.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53- We have our own place - for the first time.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- There are buildings here...
0:01:57 > 0:01:59- ..and space for a pen.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05- All our sheep are - in the same patch.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11- We have land - on both sides of the road...
0:02:12 > 0:02:17- ..almost as far - as we can see, to the forest.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- We have a farm, really, don't we?
0:02:21 > 0:02:22- Yes, pretty much.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- There's quite a lot - of fencing work now.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- Lots of grass cutting - and fertilizing.
0:02:33 > 0:02:34- There's a lot to do.
0:02:34 > 0:02:35- There's a lot to do.- - Yes.
0:02:35 > 0:02:35- It's good.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- It's good.- - If we can get it done by the summer.
0:02:38 > 0:02:39- Every night, so far.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- Every night, so far.- - We're a bit sad at the moment.
0:02:41 > 0:02:46- We don't do many young things, - we're just in a field every night.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54- With help from friends...
0:02:54 > 0:02:59- ..there is activity again in fields - that have been unused for decades.
0:03:02 > 0:03:03- There's a lot of work.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- You can't see the stones, - because it's overgrown.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- Everything is happening today.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- Mills is coming to take photos.
0:03:14 > 0:03:19- People are doing a website for us, - for the lamb selling business.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- Can you come a bit closer, please?
0:03:22 > 0:03:24- We have to take photos...
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- ..for the pamphlets and meat labels.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33- But amid the enthusiasm - of starting a business...
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- ..they have to do - the unavoidable paperwork.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- We have a pile of paperwork.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- We had to go to the Welsh - Government office in Caernarfon.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- We spent a whole day - just registering the land.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- These days, paperwork is important.
0:03:55 > 0:03:56- What do we have?
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- An application form - for a single farm payment.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01- That's kind of proper farming.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- That's kind of proper farming.- - It's very complicated.
0:04:04 > 0:04:05- What else is there?
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- We have to keep - a sheep and goat record.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12- All these are movement forms. - I understand these.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15- Annual stock take figures.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- Birth identification.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20- I don't know what that is.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23- Soil assessment record.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- When the inspector calls.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28- When the inspector calls.- - When the inspector calls.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31- There's a lot, all in small print.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36- All the stuff you have to do - when an inspection comes up.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- I'm not looking at these. - Helen does them.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- I've got to fill this, - ready for next year.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45- I'm not too sure what those are.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- Maybe after the exams.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56- In two months, the lambs will be - taken to the slaughterhouse...
0:04:56 > 0:05:01- ..including the two orphan lambs - brought up in the house and garden.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10- But there's always a risk when they - are weaned and moved to the field.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- One of them, - the next morning, was dead.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20- Its eyes and bum were pecked out.
0:05:23 > 0:05:24- A bit sad about that.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29- I want to give - the one that's left the bottle.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32- SHEEP AND LAMBS BLEAT
0:05:37 > 0:05:41- You can come to terms - that he's going from me anyway.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45- With the other one, - I can come to terms with that...
0:05:45 > 0:05:49- ..if they're in the field - and you're seeing them grow...
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- ..to their full life expectancy.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54- But it was just so sudden.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00- There's no way you can't get - attached when you're with them...
0:06:00 > 0:06:04- ..feeding them four times - a day for two months.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- We're going up this rock.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- I'm not sure what it's called.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23- The route is called Heart Of Stone.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- It has been established - for some time now.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31- It's one of the best - difficult routes in the area.
0:06:40 > 0:06:40- Squad of dogs.
0:06:40 > 0:06:41- Squad of dogs.- - Eh?
0:06:42 > 0:06:43- Squad of dogs.
0:06:46 > 0:06:51- Heart Of Stone is above - Craig Yr Ogof, Nant Y Benglog...
0:06:51 > 0:06:52- ..near Capel Curig.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56- It's a very steep - and smooth rock face.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01- It has been graded an E7 climb.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- If Ioan wants to tackle - the hardest grade climbs...
0:07:05 > 0:07:07- ..he must succeed here.
0:07:09 > 0:07:10- You get cold suddenly.
0:07:10 > 0:07:11- You get cold suddenly.- - Yes.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17- I'll go up, clip the gear, - and come back.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- Have the jacket - for five minutes to warm up.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- I'll keep it warm for you.
0:07:25 > 0:07:26- Jacket warmer!
0:08:01 > 0:08:05- Ioan's friend Gareth - holds the rope for him again.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22- The rock face juts out. - The holds are very small.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- They must be used - in the right order.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- At this level, - it's the only way to succeed.
0:09:14 > 0:09:15- Ideal.
0:09:17 > 0:09:18- Oh!
0:09:20 > 0:09:21- Scary Mary!
0:09:23 > 0:09:24- I was a bit...
0:09:25 > 0:09:29- ..I felt a bit worried at the end.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33- But after that, - it was just foot down and pull.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- Ioan is delighted...
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- ..after doing an E7 climb - for the first time this year.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- One man and his dogs!
0:09:54 > 0:09:58- Everything is going well. - What could go wrong?
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0:10:16 > 0:10:18- A craftsman at work.
0:10:20 > 0:10:21- Well...
0:10:22 > 0:10:24- ..I've broken my hand.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27- A week ago...
0:10:27 > 0:10:29- ..a week today, actually...
0:10:29 > 0:10:33- ..we were drilling a gate post, - with a petrol drill.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- The drill bit jammed.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39- Maybe I wasn't holding - the drill firmly enough.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41- My hand went round with it.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45- It was painful - and quite badly swollen.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49- I went to Ysbyty Gwynedd.
0:10:49 > 0:10:50- They X-rayed it.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- I've broken the metacarpal, - or something.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- I can't drive. - I'm rather useless, actually.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05- Dafydd is doing everything for me, - and driving for me.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10- Yes, he's handy to wipe off sweat - and make cuppas.
0:11:10 > 0:11:11- Otherwise, no.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15- He's managing, fair play, - with one hand.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- I can still do the walling - with one hand.
0:11:19 > 0:11:24- It didn't happen at the best time, - with the shearing and climbing.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- I can't climb like this.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31- We'll see tomorrow - what they say in the hospital.
0:11:31 > 0:11:36- It's almost shearing time, - the busiest time of the year...
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- ..and a chance for Ioan - to earn good money.
0:11:42 > 0:11:47- But will Ioan's hand heal - to enable him to shear at all?
0:11:51 > 0:11:52- Trauma Crash Orthopaedic.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54- Trauma Crash Orthopaedic.- - Fracture Clinic.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- Main Outpatients Department. OK.
0:12:02 > 0:12:07- What would you do without Helen - to tell you these things?
0:12:08 > 0:12:10- Nice one. Thank you.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- Good luck in the exam. - See you later.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17- Wish me luck.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23- And two hours later...
0:12:24 > 0:12:26- Another fortnight.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35- Another fortnight.
0:12:35 > 0:12:36- Yes.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- Yes.- - That's the minimum.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- He'll have another X-ray - in a fortnight.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- We were straight with the doctor.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- We told him - you wanted to climb and shear.
0:12:50 > 0:12:55- He said if the plaster came off - and Ioan sheared now...
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- ..it would cause permanent damage.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02- The tendons and finger would shrink.
0:13:02 > 0:13:07- His grip isn't strong enough - for him to climb.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- He could lose the use - of this finger.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16- I hope I don't lose - a shearing round.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- No shearing, no climbing.
0:13:22 > 0:13:23- Isn't that good?!
0:13:25 > 0:13:27- He's almost in tears.
0:13:28 > 0:13:29- No driving.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52- I think the idea is...
0:13:53 > 0:13:58- ..to go over the grass - with the harrow...
0:13:59 > 0:14:05- ..to break down the grass...
0:14:05 > 0:14:10- ..and encourages new growth.
0:14:11 > 0:14:16- I phoned Dave earlier. Kevin - was doing it, so I'll do the same.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- It keeps me busy. - Dafydd Em is hurt, too.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28- Neither of us can work.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31- We're mucking about in the fields.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35- While the lads are so busy...
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- ..Helen's second year in university - comes to an end.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- Hello, hello! I'm knackered now.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48- It's over with! It's finished. - I'm super chuffed.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52- She has finished her exams.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57- I'm hoping for a first. Aim high!
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- I'm just absolutely drained.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- I want to relax...
0:15:03 > 0:15:07- ..and have a late night and - watch some telly, be a bit extreme!
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- But the farm takes up - all her spare time.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- Very posh!
0:15:14 > 0:15:15- That's good, innit?
0:15:15 > 0:15:18- That's good, innit?- - It looks alright, doesn't it?
0:15:18 > 0:15:23- With Ioan's hand in plaster, - his family muck in...
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- ..to keep on top of the work.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- We try to help him - to dose the lambs.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- He's bad-tempered.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- He has no control.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46- He was standing in a small pen - in Llanrug...
0:15:47 > 0:15:51- ..and he lost his balance, - and fell on his face.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55- The sheep ran back into the field.
0:15:56 > 0:15:57- Oh!
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- It's chaos here. - The gates don't work.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14- Jess up, Jess up! Good girl!
0:16:14 > 0:16:19- It's a Saturday night, but Ioan - and Helen are out in the fields...
0:16:20 > 0:16:24- ..treating Bernie, Tommy and Gordon, - the rams' feet.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28- Pull him down.
0:16:28 > 0:16:33- You've got to have him on his arse - as if you're expecting to shear him.
0:16:34 > 0:16:35- Hello, Gordon.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40- Put your hips on him.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- Let his head rest.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49- If he starts jolting, - grab that and push it down.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52- Just get him relaxed.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57- When the grass grows - their feet can get sore.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- Their feet get very soft - in this wet weather.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07- See that bit there? - Can you just cut it off?
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- This is cruel, but draw blood.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17- You draw blood...
0:17:18 > 0:17:20- ..and then spray.
0:17:32 > 0:17:37- Ioan returns to Ysbyty Gwynedd, - hoping for better news this time.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42- I hope the plaster comes off today.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- He didn't promise anything.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48- He didn't promise anything.- - I've had enough now.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52- The boys want to start shearing.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- I've been like this for three weeks.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02- Gung-ho.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- It's a month since - his first hospital visit.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- Ioan is adamant - that his hand has healed...
0:18:12 > 0:18:14- ..and that he will be able to shear.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19- They told him to forget - the shearing until next year.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23- He can't climb - until the end of August.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28- We argued and I had to leave.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- He says he's going to shear.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- Oh, god.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45- Ugh.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47- He will shear.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52- He'll be back in a minute, - and the plaster will be off...
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- ..and he'll have his own way - about shearing.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03- What has he got now?
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- He looks happy.
0:19:08 > 0:19:09- Alright?
0:19:12 > 0:19:14- What did they give you?
0:19:14 > 0:19:19- A splint. The doctor said there - was no point having the splint.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23- But the doctor said, - "I'm referring you to..."
0:19:23 > 0:19:28- They've just put something on it - to stop the hand rotating.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42- He has to finish the work - on his own farm...
0:19:43 > 0:19:47- ..before joining - the shearing contractors.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50- Once again, the family rally round.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59- It's really nice to see them - all together, definitely.
0:19:59 > 0:20:04- I can't believe they're all ours. - It's a nice sense of achievement.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- We had one, - two and a half years ago.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11- Yeah. Built up from nothing. - There'll be twice as many next year.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- Watch the horns. Don't fill it.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23- Tonight, they're marking the lambs.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27- Helen is going to shear - for the first time.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- Happy doing that one?
0:20:30 > 0:20:31- Happy doing that one?- - Yes.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- They're quite yellow.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- This is the way to learn.
0:20:42 > 0:20:47- I was in the same boat - this time last year.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52- This is the only way to learn.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55- She has to make her own mistakes...
0:20:56 > 0:20:58- ..and struggle through them.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02- Do you want to stamp it?
0:21:03 > 0:21:05- Oh, yes. A mark on it.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08- It's a bad job!
0:21:08 > 0:21:11- Helen, the other side. - Oh, no, this side.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- No, no!
0:21:21 > 0:21:23- That's awful!
0:21:24 > 0:21:24- That's good.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- That's good.- - It's a bit messy, but not too bad.
0:21:27 > 0:21:33- It's best if you shear, because - they're doing the blood stuff.
0:21:38 > 0:21:43- The biggest influence - I had when it came to farming...
0:21:43 > 0:21:45- ..and throughout my life...
0:21:46 > 0:21:48- ..is my grandfather, obviously.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54- I grew up in Tyddyn Du, where Taid - farmed and trained sheepdogs.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57- I used to go round - with him as a child.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02- In allowing Ioan to use - the family mark...
0:22:03 > 0:22:08- ..his grandfather ensures that - an old local tradition continues.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12- It's the family mark.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- It dates back over 100 years.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- I've given it to Ioan - so he can use it.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- A split in the left and a notch.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32- The mark hasn't been used - in many years.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35- I've learnt a lot from Taid.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38- I have a lot of time for him.
0:22:39 > 0:22:44- I have an adult relationship - with him.
0:22:46 > 0:22:51- He's proud of the fact - I'm farming.
0:22:51 > 0:22:56- He appreciates my passion - for farming and keeping sheep.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- With his own flock in order...
0:23:03 > 0:23:07- ..Ioan is ready - for the busiest time of the year.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11- He is going to spend two months - with shearing contractors.
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