On the rocks today…  Not quite the blue sky stunner of yesterday, but nice to be high above the lake. Lots of practice placing rock protection and a little bit of actual climbing too! Got a few soakings as small showers passed by, but otherwise a very fine day of instructing… Read more

Perfect conditions and a strong group made a great combination today for a nice long canoe journey. Pulling up at the waters edge, there was barely even a ripple on the water. A light breeze made us work a bit as we made our way south towards the peaks of the Snowdon range, but nothing… Read more

The dry weather continued today and somewhat off the cuff, we decided to head out from home on the bikes in search of a mini adventure and a good lunch somewhere!  Handily, The Cottage is situated very close to a cycle track, so we were able to stay pretty much car free for the entire… Read more

The plans of spending the morning white water kayaking were abruptly ended before I’d even got out of bed as the river gauge was showing that last nights rain, although very heavy, had not been enough to swell the nearby Ogwen river to a level sufficient for good kayaking. A day of doing chores and… Read more

Earlier in the year, I noticed that a crag that I’ve explored had been marked up with little red dots of paint, which looked very much like where a bolt might be placed. After having to abandon our Plan A of a nice long ridge scramble, due to winds that were much stronger than anticipated,… Read more

We’ve been ducking some heavy weather this week and have retreated a few times from the planned days in the mountains in search of more sheltered areas.  We saw all weathers at Llyn Crafant, but happily not as bad a forecast as my students and I hiked the shores and neighbouring mountain side. We did… Read more