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

Overnight rain has cleared the garden (and most of the mountain) of snow. A still, calm and green morning presented itself as the daylight took hold. Outside, our first flowers of Spring have ventured up above ground level. Probably a bit prematurely, but it was nice to see that flashes of colour and the sensation… Read more

Setting off late morning, up towards the summits, we were both willing the thick coating of clouds to move on. It was pleasantly warm in the direct sunlight, but up ahead things were looking very cold. After a brief stint inside the freezing interior of the clouds, a bit of wind got things moving and… Read more