Although it’s been a bit chilly, I was keen to get up into the mountains for a ‘not too strenuous’ bit of climbing. John and I met at 10 and were soon setting off up Idwal Slabs and the continuation walls.  I was still a bit zonked from yesterday, and as John had done a… Read more

After the chaos and noise of hiking on Snowdon, it was a nice antidote to be camped with two nice teams of students down by the Ogwen River. After a few wrong turns, but with some good lessons learnt about stopping, thinking and re-planning, my Duke of Edinburgh’s Award group made good time as they… Read more

I don’t normally venture up Snowdon in the summer, especially not on a sunny Saturday, but for various reason, I got to experience the madness first hand today! I managed to take a few photos of the views without the hoards of people which make it look all rather tranquil, but the photos don’t give… Read more

A few gentle days of rest and planning have seen a strange mix of hail, rain and sunshine around here. I’ve got so many expeditions, trips and visits going on over the next few months, it’s been tricky get get planned for any one thing! Next week I’ll be on a trekking expedition, so it… Read more

Back home again after a lovely ‘Coronation’ expedition with a few teams of Duke of Edinburgh’s Award groups. We had to structure the weekend slightly differently so we could catch a few moments of history as the king got given his crown, then set off along the North Wales path to the campsite in time… Read more

At last! My ‘Van Bivi Logbook‘ is available to download on Kindle! It’s taken a little while longer than I’d anticipated for me to sort out this, but thanks to Clare’s tech skills and patience, I’m finally online! The book can now be read on any e-reader or Kindle type device, or purchased in good… Read more