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

A gloriously full day of activities and antics in the mountains! The forest floor is starting to come to life with the colour of spring flowers. I spent the day with a group of students who are taking part in a conservation project. A river survey was completed and I was tasked with keeping the… Read more

Sheltered conditions in the slate quarry led us down to the Rainbow Walls area of the quarry to do a bolted climb that we’d not done in ages. The route felt a little bold as from the ground, the bolts seemed a little spaced out, but they are actually pretty well placed for there to… Read more