There was a 40mph wind blowing across the beach today, so not really optimum conditions for most coastal activities. However, the direction suggested that there might be a little sheltered spot where the incoming waves might be breaking in a more rideable way, so we went off to investigate. It was a bit of a… Read more

I’ve had another fine day teaching on a ‘Mountain Skills’ Course and seem to have managed to combine this with another good weather day! While ticking off the syllabus, I took the students on a journey into the less-traveled area of the Carneddau mountains. Setting out from Bethesda, and after negotiating the steep lanes, we… Read more

We’ve had a very wild few days this week, with winds strong enough to cancel my planned lessons. Driving over to Llandudno on Thursday morning, the sea looks incredible, with water up in the air and being blown across the road. John and I went searching for some sheltered surf in the evening, after a… Read more

There’s a feel that Spring is in the air around here now. The Cottage was right on the divide of the weather today, with dark clouds and to the south, blowing a fine drizzle across the garden, but to the north, the skies stayed bright and blue. Buds are appearing on the trees, and as… Read more

My students and I made an early start to try and get the ‘best of the weather’ for an ascent of Cader Idris. While the weather wasn’t terrible, there wasn’t much to see for our efforts! This was as much as we could see of the lake! As we were a strong team, we decided… Read more