A few days of teaching climbing and a residential activity weekend here in Wales and suddenly a week has flown by! The highlight has been a quick visit to the Fort for some birthday antics and a meet up with the whole family team – a rare event indeed these days to all sit down… Read more

There was another stunning sunrise this morning, but this time, I enjoyed it from the warmth of The Cottage kitchen. The colours of the clouds were stunning, but unlike yesterday, there was  a wind blowing now. After a morning of working online, we set out for a hike up nearby Moel Faban. I was pretty… Read more

Wow. What a day. I was up in the mountains before the sun had risen to enjoy a cloudless and windless start to the day wandering around watching the colours change. It was magic. Here are a few of the scenes as I scrambled up the Minus East butress of Y Garn.  It was about… Read more

With frost in the shade and t-shirt weather in the direct sunlight, it was important to be in the right place today! Conditions for our planned activities at Newbrough Beach couldn’t have been better. Not a breath of wind or cloud in the sky.  I was laying a ‘hash trail’ through the woods, that was… Read more

Made an early start to get to the beach for a morning surf. Amazing cloud inversion crossing Britannia Bridge above a sea of cloud and milky water conditions, but sadly hardly any surf! Still, it was a wonderful time to be bobbing about in the sea. After calling back to The Cottage to grab a… Read more

Was down at the Menai Straits first thing this morning for a spot of kayaking. Perfect conditions for a little skills refresher and play about on the chutes and waves. We paddled up to Swellie Rock, where a good flow was making a nice little wave to surf on. I’ve paddled past the marker post… Read more