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

Back up to Carnedd y Filiast for a second time again today! But this time via the extended version over Elidir Fawr and Mynydd Perfedd and in much better weather. Yesterday’s low clouds had cleared and the remaining snow was frozen hard. I’ve been running a Mountain Skills course, which is one of ‘Mountain Training’s’… Read more

A night of heavy, cold rain at The Cottage, meant that there was a new cover of snow in the mountains! Good timing for my student mountaineering group. From 600m up, there was a lot of fresh wet snow – perfect for snowballs and snowmen. I had to change plan several times as the conditions… Read more

Set out from Abergryngan on the north coast and headed west. No navigation issues as long as the sea is on your right had side… The sea was a hypnotic milky smooth with tiny waves lapping at the high tide mark as we walked and talked, with the Great Orme shrinking in the distance. Loads… Read more