Spent a very nice evening bouldering with members of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors as part of a CPD workshop. All rather informative and some good banter too.  Read more

With only a matter of weeks to go until we depart on our next cycle touring expedition, we thought that we ought get back into the saddle and check we could still ride! The bikes were both back from a fresh service and never felt so smooth. No clunking of gears of squeaky brakes! From Read more

A lovely day at our local mountain crag. It’s been a while since we’ve been up on the slabs, so were delighted to find that, with a late start, we had the place pretty much to ourselves. We set off up the route called ‘Hope’, which is getting extremely polished, but the holds are all Read more

Between a few office days, I’ve able to get out and about in the local area, especially during the long evenings after ‘office hours’.  I’ve also had a day in my kayak – the first in ages! It was great to be out on the lake on such a warm sunny day and also to Read more

A real summers day feel in the air today. After a few weeks of travelling up and down the country, we were happy to hang out and enjoy a slow pace day in Snowdonia.   Prime climbing conditions at Bus Stop Quarry on quiet, smooth warm rock. Lovely. Then down the hill to the lake, for Read more

After a splendid party at Poppy’s, we snuck out of Wales early to avoid any traffic. Overcast skies and an open road took us to Loddington, with Clare driving, while I slept the party off… As past of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the village was full of bunting, flags and the rec was hosting Read more