Had a really great day hosting a climbing competition in the Jerry Moffatt Bouldering Wall today! Great to see everyone giving it beans and cheering each other on. I was exhausted as anyone by the time it was over and I barely left the ground!  Made it back west in time to enjoy the sunset… Read more

The perfect weather conditions contiuned again today, so it was too good a day to pass up a trip to the coastal cliffs of Anglesey. Flat calm seas and great rock were just what we needed for some climbing training for a team that I will be taking on a climbing expedition to Cornwall in… Read more

A top quality sunrise greeted us back at The Cottage and set the scene for a fine day of rock climbing with a fine group of students.  After a few changes of plans, we reverted back to the original plan of climbing in the Ogwen Valley! We did three routes – with the first two… Read more

Made it to The Fort last night in time for dinner and some good laughs. Took a ‘tour of the estate’ in the morning to see how Spring is springing along and soak up the sunshine on the terrace, where temperatures were twenty degrees! Even a few fresh lambs in the Glebe Field too. Back… Read more

Fitted in a climb in the slate quarry after a morning of work and a before a dash down to Fort Martin for dinner! Read more

The skies have been cloud free for a few days now, but the wind arrived on Saturday. After the tranquil moonlit vibe the night before, Saturday felt like a hurricane was blowing through the valley. The planned sea kayaking trip was aborted and we attempted a down wind sail on the lake instead. It turned… Read more