After a day in the drizzle, canoeing across a very windy Llyn Padarn, it seemed to be brightening up enough to go climbing in the slate quarry. We met a friend in the evening and walked in feeling optimistic, but once we got to the base of the climb in the Australia Area, a pulse Read more

Just out of the mountains the weather was scorching! T-Shirts and suncream, while inland the hailstones kept falling. Conwy slab provided good shelter, good climbing and a grand day out with some students. Later in the evening, the slopes of Carnedd y Filiast remained in the sunshine, so we took a walk up for the Read more

Not ideal May conditions to be cycling and exploring mountain gorges in! All weather has arrived at once!  Even at The Cottage we had few mornings of frost and hail storms. On the bike road to Llandudno in the morning, to my surprise, the road was white with snow and hail! And great patches of Read more

With fresh snow on the mountain tops, strong winds, dark clouds and frequent showers, we drove out of the mountains in search of better things!  And found them at Rhoscolyn! We’ve been climbing here plenty of times, just north of the bay, but never walked the coastal path to the south. Today seemed a good Read more

Wow, we really had all the weather today! 30mm of rain fell during the morning along with gale force winds. We had to nip along the valley, which made for an exciting afternoon out! Water was pouring off the mountainsides as the ground must be quite hard after a month with no precipitation. When not Read more

The threat of rain was in the air all day, but never really materialised. We’d been staying in Llandudno, so instead of retuning to the mountains (which had very ominous dark clouds above them), we went climbing near Colwyn Bay. We worked our way along the cliff, climbing nine routes, before decided to head home, Read more