Logistics, planning and general equipment organisation today, made all the trickier due to the frozen stores! I caught the sunrise though….  And Clare was out in the mountains as the sun set! We both met up at the Beacon climbing wall after dark and were glad to find that our arms were still operating at… Read more

Despite some tired legs and a general level of fatigue, the snowy winter mountains tempted us out again. After a short and slightly spicy drive up an un-gritted back road, we abandoned the van and set out to climb Mynydd Perfedd from the Nant Ffrancon valley. Although we saw no one all day, the snow… Read more

At last, the weather, conditions and time all combined to make for a super day in the local mountains! A very excitable start to the day had us assembling ski kit from the stores in anticipation of some good times. It was minus 5 degrees Celsius at The Cottage and has stayed below freezing all… Read more

Super winter conditions in the mountains, but I’ve been on a first aid course all weekend! Typical! Still, it was good refresh the knowledge and with a great group of instructors. But I did get a new drysuit in the post ready for when all this snow melts and the rivers come up?! But for… Read more

More snow has fallen down to some quite low levels and every now and then a mega sleet/hail shower gets dropped by the passing clouds. After watching a car slide off the road on the way to work, we decided that any outdoor education activities were going to have to set out on foot from… Read more

The day started with a promising glow on the horizon. One of the bonuses of this time of year is that you don’t have to get up early to enjoy a good sunrise!   I was teaching a navigation class, when our lesson got slightly interrupted by a visit from the (enormous!), international rugby player, Scott… Read more