Back up into Cwm Idwal for the first time in a month or so, for an introduction to scrambling with a small group of 6th form students. Luck was on our side with the weather and although it wasn’t warm, it was pleasantly dry, with good views of the surrounding mountains as we hiked up. Read more

Loads of climbing today! Brillant! Started off with a group of students doing back to back, high energy bouldering sessions, which involved having to give advice, instruction and plenty of demonstrations. It’s fun when the students are setting each other (and me!) plenty of challenges to go out.  After lunch, I joined Leo for a Read more

It’s been a crazy busy few days, fitting in all sorts of fun. Days have been starting well before sun rise, but at least I did get to enjoy some sunrise views.  At the start of 2019 I was due to see a band called Turin Brakes. The show has been rescheduled over and over Read more

After what’s felt like an eternity, of illness and injury at The Cottage, we’ve both been back out into the big wide world again. Storm Arwen passed us by pretty much un-noticed and the snow that has followed didn’t make it here either. Up in the woods above Betws y Coed, there were plenty of Read more

Finally after a pretty dull and showery week, we woke today to find the skies clear. Standing in the sunlight, feeling the warmth on my cheeks felt like a real treat,  even though there was a frost on the ground. A cheeky squirrel seems to have chewed through some important cables under the van, so Read more

A new activity for me today! While I’ve done plenty of traditional canoeing, I’ve never tried the assistance of a mast and sail. I’ve only the scantiest experience when it comes to sailing, so was leaning heavily on John’s experience and enthusiasm as we put together the new rigs on the empty, wind swept beach Read more