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Parking problems in Snowdonia

What's the solution to Eryri's parking chaos?

Footage shows parking problems in Eryri national park over recent years.

Yr Wyddfa seen from a distance, with a lake at the foot of the picture and sunshine on the upper part of the mountain

Why the switch from Snowdonia to Eryri matters

For many Welsh speakers, Eryri and Yr Wyddfa are the names they have used all along.

Megan Davies with road sign saying Yr Wyddfa

Learn how to say Wales' tallest mountain in Welsh

How to say the Welsh names for the mountain formerly known as Snowdon - and the park where it sits.

An aerial view from Snowdon

National park says dropping Snowdon name a success

Snowdonia National Park Authority will continue to refer to Wales' tallest mountain as Yr Wyddfa.

A climber shows rubbish along a path

Hundreds of bottles and cans removed from Yr Wyddfa

Over 800 bottles and cans were removed from Wales' highest peak over the weekend.

A smiling Jonathan Bradley wearing a black jacket and trousers at the top of a mountain. He is standing next to a barber chair, which a man is sitting in with a white towel around his shoulders and with his back to the camera.

'I cut hair at the top of Snowdon'

Jonathan Bradley took on the challenge after an aborted first attempt because of bad weather.

Katie Piper smiling at the camera, a blue background and she is wearing blue tweed. She has long brown hair.

Katie Piper hikes mountain with burns survivors

Katie Piper hiked Wales' tallest peak with other burns survivors on Saturday.

James Norbury. He is wearing a grey hat and a green waterproof jacket. He is smiling at the camera.

Ultra-endurance athlete scales 30 peaks in three days

James Norbury encourages others to "get outside, have some fun and tell a story".

A woman in sports clothes and shoes holding a cat. It's a sunny day. Other climbers could be seen behind them, sitting or standing on a rocky peak.

The cat that conquered the Three Peaks Challenge

Louis the Persian has climbed Scafell Pike, Ben Nevis and Snowdon with his owners in 29 hours.