A long day of travel… Flew over over the snowy alps in search of warmer climes (and climbs!). Had a beautiful sunset from 37,000ft. Arrived in Athens a bit later than scheduled, but the car hire place was still open and a short drive led us to a hotel for the night. Read more

As the Welsh ski slopes melted away, we took one last walk down to the river, which was rapidly rising up and over the banks! Heavy rain and an overnight rise temperatures to some 15°C warmer have seen off the early winter. No time for kayaking this time though! All was calm for the winter… Read more

What an incredible week it’s been. With temperatures held well below freezing, generally blue sky days and not a breath of wind for days, we’ve had some magical days (and nights) out in the mountains of Snowdonia. A sudden rise in temperatures looks to end all that now, and I’ve just woken up to find… Read more

Another beautiful calm day in Snowdonia, with temperatures below zero all day!  Although the mountains were looking glorious, I was doing some kayak rescue training – thankfully in an indoor heated pool! The Ogwen valley was looking fabulous as the sun made it’s way over the horizon. I was getting a lift to Plas y… Read more

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