Today was very much a day for not being in the mountains, however, sometimes it’s worth just dipping into the eye of the storm just for the experience!  Heavy, driving rain and a 50mph wind were all we had to contend with! There were a few gaps in the weather and we even saw a… Read more

I had my longest swim in the lake before the weekend, with Clare and Bex. It was really interesting to see what happened to my body as the cold got colder. When we got out I was shivering almost uncontrollably. It was an odd sensation, but the walk back to the car got me warmed.… Read more

Even though I was still feeling like a late start and a leisurely day, my friends convinced me last night that I should come surfing on the waves that form on the Menai Straits. The snag was, that in order to catch the tide at the right moment, we’d have to be on the water… Read more

It’s been a full on September and after the last week of cycle touring, birthday celebrations, big work events, a wedding and yesterday’s mountain day we called for a day of rest today! After a solid sleep of just over eleven hours and a leisurely breakfast out in the sunshine, we drove over to Anglesey… Read more

It was nice to be back down at Cader Idris, where I spent the day with a lovely group of students who wanted to make an ascent of the peak from the north side of the mountain. Bex and I were leading the group and thought we might be in for an unexpectedly hard day… Read more

Two events at two separate lakes on one busy Saturday! An early start sorting logistics and kit soon had me, a collection of barrels and planks, plenty of helmets and buoyancy aids, minibuses and surprisingly large crowd of spectators and competitors gathering on the banks of Llyn Padarn, where I was hosting a raft race.… Read more