With the last remnants of snow still clinging to the ridgelines in the mountains, we hadn’t expected to be rock climbing outside this week, but with a sunny aspect and not much in the way of a breeze, Craig y Tonnau, provided the venue for my first trad climb of the year. John and I… Read more

I’ve been over in Llangollen for the past couple of days with some young students on a journey to and through the town. We started off up in the Berwyn mountains, where we started our hike high on the Horse Shoe Pass. This meant we had good views from the start and the walking was… Read more

Having had a night safe at The Cottage, I was back on the road today to take some students to the incredible Liverpool Cathederal. Well worth a visit! An amazing building and with a very tranquil vibe, given the bustling city outside it’s quiet confines… Thanks to our tour guides!… Made it back in time… Read more

Having started the year off with only a handful of days at home, we saw January out with yet another trip away! This time down at Fort Martin for a belated birthday celebration as well as a bit of apple tree pruning thrown in for good measure!  Clare met me there on Sunday evening and… Read more

 Got some different views today on a short hike around the base area of Moel Siabod. There’s a nice big track that leads from Capel around the lower flanks to Dolwdellyn. Having dropped a team of students at the far side, I drove around to Capel the walked up to meet them on the tops.… Read more

A super day to be out in the mountains. Most of the snow has now melted away, but the air is still cold and the views good. In the pools in the way up Carnedd y Filiast, there was still ice of varying thicknesses. Some of my group did some ‘experiential learning’ in discovering how… Read more