Long, but actually pretty smooth drive south today with a group of students on a rock climbing expedition. Amazing conditions to arrive in. Blue skies and long views.  Managed to squeeze in a quick walk/boulder on Sharpitor just as the sun went down after chips in Horrabridge.. Read more

What day for a birthday swim with Clare and Josie!   Thought it would be a quick ‘in and out’ but we actually stayed in for quite a bit, until we got shiveringly cold. Went direct to the Caban for a second breakfast of Birthday cake! From there, we headed over to Chester… And scored an… Read more

A different kind of day today – working with a film crew to get some Outdoor Education action shots for a promotional film.  Sadly, the glorious blue skies views we were after did not quite turn up, but it was still a good fun day. Really interesting to see how the ‘storyboard’ is film and… Read more

The long drive south from Scotland provided some excellent early morning views of Ben Nevis and Glen Coe… Back at The Cottage in time for a shower, shave and some dinner.. Read more

Seem to have packed a lot into the last three days. The group having going well, so we set them off in accompanied through a remote Glen. Meanwhile, John had dropped me off so that I could hike in via a different route and meet them at an isolated mountain Bothy.  It was wonderful walking… Read more

The day started brightly and although everyone was exhausted from the previous day, knowing that a storm was inbound for the afternoon provided the motivation to get up and moving. Judging by the lack of track or path, I’d say that we were the first humans to travel this way in quite a while. The… Read more