It’s that time of year in North Wales, where more than ever, you’ve got to pick your place to climb based on the weather. This photo is of us walking in to climb on the cliffs of Penmaenbach Quarry. And this photo is from a few hours earlier, looking out of The Cottage skylight as… Read more

It’s been a very long time since we walked the cliff tops of Morfa Nefyn on the Lleyn Peninsula and today was the perfect day for a reacquaintance. With strong winds and snow still forecast in the mountains, we chose to have one more day ‘out west’ in the warmer weather. The famous pub on… Read more

While the main mountains of Snowdonia are feeling the wrath of winter’s last gasp, we’ve decided to stay put at the coast, where the temperatures are much barmier for a rest day of sorts. From our pad, it’s only a few minutes walk down to Nefyn beach, so after a bit of laptop work, we… Read more

We said our farewells to the beach at Barmouth this morning and began to meander our way back north along the west coast of Wales. After an accidental turn up a very steep hill, so wheel spins and high revs landed us outside Harlech Castle.  And then, after a bright and breezy start, the first… Read more

With only a two minute walk to the beach, we decided that we should take a stroll before breakfast on the deserted expanse of sand and sky. A magic way to start the day, even if the wind was icy cold. After getting our stuff together, we set off up to the slabs above the… Read more

The weather, conditions and our location all came together today for us to be able to climb a route that I’ve wanted to do for many years. I have nearly climbed all the routes that I am able to in my original ‘Rock Climbs in Snowdonia’  Guidebook by Paul Williams, but this one had eluded… Read more