A late start from base meant that ‘Plan A’ – an ascent of Tryfan’s east face had to be changed. As the time ticked on waiting for students to get ready, we moved through Plans B,C,D and E. On arrival in the valley, we changed plans again and finally opted for a team ascent of Read more

Wonderful to be out multi-pitch climbing with students again! Seems like ages since I’ve been using this skill set. It was a bit nippy and overcast, but I was surprised to find that we pretty much had the whole cliff and valley to ourselves.  I had three keen students with me, so neat rope work Read more

After a day spent orienteering with some students, conditions were looking too good to pass up the chance of a moonlight canoe trip. It didn’t take too long to sort some kit out and head over to the lake. We had initially hoped to travel through the Menai Strait, but tides and times made that Read more

Utterly stunning conditions on the lake today. Not a breath of wind and barely a ripple. I got my students onto the water as quickly as possible in case a breeze picked up, but we need not have rushed. We had the place to ourselves and enjoyed a long, dreamy journey watching the ripples crease Read more

Incredible strength winds at the coast necessitated a walk with our backs to the breeze. We headed over to Anglesey as the weather was looking brighter and there was the chance of a sneaky surf if we could only find a sheltered enough spot.  We took a nice walk along another empty beach. The winds Read more

I had a really interesting start to the day with my first 1:1 coaching session to help develop the Outdoor Education program that I run. It was a great experience to have someone listen to ideas and ask challenging questions. I finished feeling super motivated. So motivated in fact that we decided to head around Read more