Our failed hiking expedition and the fascinating urban exploration in Birmingham that resulted

After accidentally choosing two of the worst days on record for our last two adventures together, me and Ben Cook were determined to make amends with a nice relaxing 3 day hike through mystical Snowdonia, picking the 25th of August as our departure date. Unbelievably though the forecast for day 1 and 2 was lots of rain and 50mph winds. Being the soldiers we are we decided to give it a go anyway, but being the Idiot I am, I rushed the plotting of the route. The combined result was a comically premature ending that even Marcus the Chess teacher would be ashamed of.

We were determined to make amends however, so we headed into some of the grizzliest corners of the second city for what turned out to be some fascinating urban exploration. In just 5 hours we stumbled across an old abandoned factory used for illegal raves and containing groceries older than me, abandoned Victorian railway tunnels, an abandoned underground football pitch and an old forgotten Jewish cemetery.
We're gutted the hike failed but we're hoping that what followed compensated in some way. And do not fear, the hike will happen soon.

The link to the urbex blog: https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/sandhar-and-kang-sk-buildings-nee-george-j-mason-ltd-grocers-birmingham-2020-to-2022.137799/

**No subtitles so use good headphones/speakers + watch in 4K**