Pennod 5 Blwyddyn y Bugail: Ioan Doyle

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-Ioan Doyle from Bethesda is

-one of Wales's best young climbers.

-But after school, rather

-than be a professional climber...

-..he chose sheep farming

-on the Carneddau.

-It feels like a path to me. I'm

-in charge of that path in my life.

-By dedicating his time

-to the sheep, the climbing suffered.

-I have much more to lose.

-Now, Ioan and girlfriend Helen

-have eleven acres of rented land...

-..and 50 sheep.

-We have a farm really, don't we?

-We have a farm really, don't we?

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-Yes.

-The business and work

-take all his time.

-Climbing opportunities are rare.

-Things went from bad to worse.

-Things went from bad to worse.

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-I've broken my hand.

-Can Ioan succeed with his business

-and prepare for a new challenge...

-..climbing one of Ireland's toughest

-walls, before the season ends?

-He's still got it.

-Helen has found work

-in Zip World, Bethesda...

-..in the university summer holiday.

-It's just as well. The lambs

-haven't brought in money yet.

-They have to earn a living.

-They have to earn a living.

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-Three, two!

-Ioan has accepted a job

-commentating on S4C...

-..from the Llanelwedd show.

-It's a challenge for a young man

-used to farming and climbing.

-This is Ioan's favourite part.

-This is Ioan's favourite part.

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-Yes.

-He's at his happiest

-and most comfortable here.

-He will have to commentate

-on wood chopping, shearing...

-..and the feather section,

-to his mother's surprise.

-He knows nothing about hens.

-He knows nothing about hens.

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-I've no idea.

-I only hold hens when they're old,

-to put them out of their misery.

-This is where

-they distribute the prizes.

-There are all kinds of birds here.

-I was nervous at first.

-I wasn't sure what to do.

-I felt I didn't fit in at all.

-But I'm getting there slowly.

-How old are you?

-How old are you?

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-Sixteen this year.

-I've kept them since I was seven.

-This one is supposed to win.

-This one is supposed to win.

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-That's a national champion.

-I have to hold it tight.

-Don't let it go,

-or he won't be happy!

-I can't change the way I am...

-..and put on a face.

-It's working quite well, I think.

-People are happy.

-It's work.

-I saw his first item

-on S4C on Monday morning.

-I was with Mam.

-I could tell he was very nervous.

-But he got better as the items

-went on through the day.

-He was less nervous.

-It's a big thing,

-talking live on TV.

-You record it as live.

-It's exactly the same discipline.

-But there's so much

-going on in the show...

-..the director can choose

-when to use items.

-It's like a jigsaw.

-Our job is to feed the big

-machine constantly with items.

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-Standing in a group

-of people and saying the lines...

-..is what I find most difficult.

-RINGS BELL

-It's acting, in a way.

-It's difficult.

-But talking to shearers...

-..wallers...

-..or a woodcutter

-like Dafydd is easy.

-I do that anyway.

-Mr Cadwaladr, how are you?

-Mr Cadwaladr, how are you?

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-How are you?

-Fine, thanks.

-Enjoying the show?

-Enjoying the show?

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-Great. There's none better.

-We're looking forward.

-I think he's introducing

-the shearing later.

-That's his thing.

-That's his thing.

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-Yes, he's looking forward.

-He is.

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-I shear two months every year,

-going round and sweating.

-This is my favourite

-place in the show.

-Wales is competing against France

-as well as New Zealand this year.

-Sheep and wool will be flying.

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-How are you?

-How are you?

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-Fine thanks, Ioan.

-The shearers are going well.

-The lambs are flying out.

-The lambs are flying out.

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-These are young lads.

-It's good to see so many

-of them coming to the job.

-They're shearing extremely well too.

-They're shearing extremely well too.

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-I regret not competing myself!

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-It's the best part of the show

-for me, watching the lads shear.

-Twenty sheep in thirteen minutes.

-Amazing.

-It's great watching

-the professional lads at work.

-I'm keen to start competing.

-I say that every year.

-Dewi Jenkins!

-And in stand three, Bryn Lloyd Rees!

-After the show,

-back home in the fields...

-..it's time to take his first

-lambs to the Llanrwst abattoir.

-SHEEP BLEATS

-We've had a new trailer.

-It's the first time

-I'm taking lambs to the abattoir...

-..for the business.

-I had to put them

-in this shed overnight.

-The lambs are reluctant

-to get in the trailer.

-Watch the door.

-We have seven to go.

-Six, sorry.

-It's Day One of the business.

-Our produce is going

-to be slaughtered now.

-We'll see how it goes.

-All of these have been ordered.

-We don't have the means

-to store them in a freezer.

-We take orders.

-Everyone will fetch them on Friday,

-when they'll be ready.

-I have to tag these.

-It's a one-way ticket for the lambs.

-Unfortunately.

-But this is the only reason

-we keep lambs.

-They look cute and cuddly.

-But we rear them for the meat.

-It's a rather sad feeling, really.

-You end a creature's life...

-..for your own benefit.

-But I enjoy the fruits of the job.

-Lamb is one of my favourite meats.

-I enjoy rearing the lambs.

-There's nothing enjoyable

-about an animal being killed.

-It's just part of it.

-That's the system.

-I'm looking forward

-to seeing how the lambs turn out.

-They look good, going in.

-They're about 32 kilos.

-Shoo!

-Where do you come from?

-Where do you come from?

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-Bethesda.

-OK, lad? Thank you very much.

-Thanks.

-See you soon.

-See you soon.

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-Yes.

-Lovely.

-Don't hurt them.

-Don't hurt them.

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-We won't.

-We'll only kill them.

-The sheep business is successful.

-There's finally time...

-..to think about his friend John

-McCune's challenge to climb...

-..the Holy Jesus Wall in Donegal.

-But he has to prepare

-here in Wales first.

-Ioan has sheared for two months.

-But he has done very little

-climbing since injuring his hand.

-Climbing in North Wales slate

-quarries is special, if not unique.

-It's very local to me.

-Do you go on the left?

-No, straight.

-To test my hand,

-I chose an E5 in the quarry.

-It's a classic climb.

-A lot of people talk about it.

-The climb is in two parts.

-The first part isn't dangerous...

-..but it makes you think a bit.

-It's quite technical.

-The gear isn't fantastic, really.

-It's alright.

-Then above that...

-..the second pitch is technical

-and quite powerful in parts.

-But the gear is very good.

-You can just go for it,

-and you're fairly safe.

-At the top,

-the crack is quite pumpy.

-There are a lot of small,

-different kinds of places to climb.

-I chose it because of the variety

-of climbing styles you use on it.

-There isn't much pulling on slate.

-A lot is on the feet.

-You don't pull very hard.

-You're on your toes and fingertips.

-There's nothing too physical.

-My hand felt quite good.

-When I did the last pitch,

-where it was quite powerful...

-..I felt very confident.

-I could put the gear in easily.

-Everything just fell together.

-The fact I sheared

-for three months says the lot.

-The climb was a test for my hand,

-to see how it would be in Ireland.

-I think I'll be alright.

-I think I'm ready.

-OK, Helen?

-He's still got it.

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-A local farmer does exactly

-what Ioan and Helen want to do.

-Gwyn Thomas of Blaen-y-Nant...

-..is a pioneer of home reared

-Snowdonia organic meat.

-The farm is in the shadow

-of Tryfan and the Glyderau.

-Tryfan Organics is food with a view.

-I've been selling red meat...

-..for 45 years.

-I sell to family, friends...

-..and to visitors

-who used to stay in Mam's B&B.

-We've expanded even further.

-We sell red meat.

-Ioan plans to sell boxed lamb

-to friends and neighbours.

-Nowadays...

-..people are more keen to trace

-the source of the meat...

-..to discover how the animal

-was kept, where it was fattened...

-..and how it was treated

-when it was alive.

-They know exactly

-what they're getting.

-Meat in supermarkets can

-come from New Zealand, Australia...

-..or Scotland.

-You can never tell where

-the meat comes from. Alright, mate.

-I was just discussing

-the new venture.

-We're trying.

-We're trying.

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-This is the perfect time.

-Visitors are arriving.

-They are health conscious. The

-zip wire is a tourist attraction.

-There's surfing in Trefriw,

-and mountain biking.

-It's a popular destination...

-..for people who care

-about their diets.

-They see what's here...

-..and can't understand

-why they can't get the stuff.

-Three days after taking

-the lambs to slaughter...

-..the meat is ready to collect.

-They can see

-the quality of their produce.

-What do you do here, then?

-You're the man in charge.

-Are they ours?

-That's the nicest lamb

-out of them all.

-They are all round the R3L.

-We're looking at the percentage

-of fat to meat.

-That's the requirement

-of the commercial market.

-I didn't expect this.

-They're brilliant.

-I'm very pleased.

-It gives us an idea for breeding

-next year...

-..and what to look for.

-It's great news.

-Fantastic.

-I wasn't expecting this.

-I bought Bernie the Southdown ram

-for Helen on her birthday.

-It's quite unlike Welsh sheep.

-He was the runt.

-He turned out to be a good ram.

-We put him to the Welsh sheep.

-They are the best lambs.

-We'll use him again next year

-on most of the flock.

-Well done, Bernie.

-Well done, Bernie.

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-I feel really proud.

-It's been quite an experience

-for Helen.

-From loving the lambs

-born in the fields...

-..to seeing them in the box.

-I can cope

-with knowing they're going...

-..so long as

-they've had a good life.

-But like this, it's just meat.

-High fives.

-Off Bernie!

-With the meat in boxes...

-..they're in a hurry to get them

-home to their customers.

-That's the full lamb, 15.8 kilos.

-The Food Standards Agency...

-..requires they keep the meat

-for the shortest possible time.

-It has to be stored

-under five degrees Celsius.

-Don't touch anything once you've

-cleaned your hands. Do it again.

-Use that.

-His little paw is sticking out.

-When we get our lamb,

-we quarter and halve it.

-People tend to neglect

-the breast of lamb.

-I remove the bone...

-..stuff it with herbs...

-..and season it.

-Once it's rolled and tied,

-it's ready for the oven.

-It's just as tasty

-as the other cuts.

-I make the most of a cut

-that tends to get neglected.

-We have to bag them...

-..and get a rough idea

-of how much they weigh.

-We've taken orders for

-a half, quarter and a whole lamb.

-We need to work out how much

-to charge, which is important.

-They are heavier than I thought.

-Sadly,

-I remember which lamb this is.

-I pulled it.

-The lambs are heavier than expected.

-The customer can expect to pay more.

-We'll just say

-it's eleven pounds a kilo.

-Do you want to make it

-ten pounds a kilo?

-OK.

-Hi!

-The first four lambs

-have earned them over 600.

-It's the perfect start for

-their Llandygai mountain lamb.

-The Loved Lamb venture is a success.

-With the Ireland trip approaching...

-..Ioan is worried

-about his climbing.

-He's tackling one of the area's

-most difficult climbs...

-..The Quarryman.

-He's rehearsing complex moves

-with an overhead rope.

-Ioan's hero, Johnny Dawes,

-climbed it in the eighties.

-It's still difficult today,

-as Ioan will find out.

-That hurt!

-I feel quite good.

-I was strong

-when it came to pulling...

-..but it takes a lot of energy.

-It's so complicated.

-It's important

-to set myself challenges.

-Climbing can be too easy

-when everything falls into place.

-Everything has fallen

-into place recently.

-I'm starting to get into it.

-Everything is working.

-It was cocky of me to attempt

-that climb, to think I could do it.

-Ioan can't link the moves

-with the overhead rope...

-..not to mention

-thinking about leading.

-The Quarryman was a reality check.

-It doesn't augur well for Ireland.

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