Two more days of classic rock climbing in the Ogwen Valley with some great students have given two more memorable days out. We started up at Llyn Idwal for a team ascent of Idwal Slabs. We climbed as two teams, pretty much side by side, to allow for and enjoyable and social ascent. Some of Read more

Usually at this time of year, I’d be away on a rock climbing expedition somewhere in Europe. Sardinia, Switzerland, Italy, France were pretty regular venues, but this year my students and I are on a rock tour of North Wales! We might not be getting the excitement of the travel and overnight experience, but we Read more

After a wet weekend of Gorge Walking, it was a relief to get back into the sunshine. Over on the coast, Clare had spotted a good surf forecast so we set off early to catch some waves while the tide was right. We had no fixed plan after that, but had a feeling that the Read more

Another wet and wind day where we could have justifiably cancelled all activities, but instead, we got wrapped up and went exploring on the Anglesey coast. There was ‘treasure everywhere’ as someone exclaimed and we were so busy looking for it, that we barley noticed the drizzle. Here’s some of the things we found… A Read more

We were due to be running some staff coasteering training and development on Anglesesy, but wild winds and a big swell, changed the plans to going somewhere more sheltered. A day of exploration and rock climbing rescues ensued with lots of new crags and areas of the Great Orme visited.  Conditions, although we were mostly Read more

Our escape to the Lake District started off at the base of Windemere, where rain forced us inside the Swan Hotel rather than sitting on the lake side terrace. We were their first indoor customers of the year! We continued up past Broomriggs, to Ambleside, where we found more sustenance, before walking around Rydal Lake Read more