More days spent online at the computer… Not my natural habitat by any stretch, but it’s at least need both productive and informative, as I’ve been teaching, learning, listening, connecting and creating. Every now and then, I was able to escape down the track to get a glimpse of the views. There’s fresh snow on Read more

I’ve been doing a bit of writing and reminiscing over the past few days after ‘rediscovering’ our old ‘Van Bivi Log Book’. This little hardback journal used to live in the back of our Escort van and an entry was made, any time that we camped (bivied) in the back of it. It’s got some Read more

I’ll let the photos do the talking today. It’s been an utterly life-affirming journey over the mountains for us today. Starting out on a murky morning, we climbed up into the mist, with little hope of any summit views, but nearing the top of the northeast ridge of Mynydd Perfedd, we sensed the arrival of Read more

The mountainside above 400m has been transformed over the last two days into a frozen arctic tundra. The boggy grass has set like concrete thanks to a ferocious easterly tactic wind. The benefit of this is that it’s now possible to access some of the local hills that usually involve wading through deep mud and Read more

The cycle of warm air followed by cold has continued through this week. This time, the wind is blowing strongly from the east, and has brought with it more snow. We tried to hike up into the valley this afternoon but turned back at the lake as it was becoming unpleasant having snow hitting us Read more

Another brief ‘outing’ while the weather and timing were coinciding. The peak of Moel y Ci had been an almost daily wander in the summer lockdown, but neither of us had seen the view from the summit so far this year, so we set off early in an effort to be back while it was Read more