There are lambs in the valley! A sure sign of Spring making it’s presence know. We took a short ride around the hill to get a different view today. It looks warm in the photos, but there was still ice on the puddles and even though there was barely any wind, you certainly felt the… Read more

Baltic but beautiful conditions in the valley. Just right for a late afternoon cycle and climb combo.  Having had to nip to Bangor in the morning, I’ve clocked up over 30km of biking today. The cycle track was mostly clear of walkers so was able to get down to the sea in twenty-five minutes. Possibly… Read more

Hard to believe really, but today marks exactly one year since I last worked in the mountains leading a group under ‘normal’ conditions. After getting home, Clare and I both came down with all ‘the symptoms’, so had to isolate for a couple of weeks and by the time I felt better, everything had closed… Read more

If you’ve got to commute to and from work, it might as well be a good one. Felt super lucky this evening as we trundled around the Conwy Estuary and along the north coastal bike path of Wales, heading towards the sunset. Not a breath of wind. What a view. Not seen a single cloud… Read more

On a sunny still day like this, it was worth making the effort to get over to the nearby Slate quarries for our first rock routes of the year. It felt like we were in a completely different county as today as well as being sunny, it was actually warm too – up to sixteen… Read more

I think everyone in North Wales has been heaving a huge sigh of  relief over the last few days. There have been no gales, no floods and not even a drop of rain. Instead all the chaos has been replaced with calm, settled weather and cloudless skies. It’s been like medicine for the soul. After… Read more