Back up to Carnedd y Filiast for a second time again today! But this time via the extended version over Elidir Fawr and Mynydd Perfedd and in much better weather. Yesterday’s low clouds had cleared and the remaining snow was frozen hard. I’ve been running a Mountain Skills course, which is one of ‘Mountain Training’s’… Read more

A night of heavy, cold rain at The Cottage, meant that there was a new cover of snow in the mountains! Good timing for my student mountaineering group. From 600m up, there was a lot of fresh wet snow – perfect for snowballs and snowmen. I had to change plan several times as the conditions… Read more

Set out from Abergryngan on the north coast and headed west. No navigation issues as long as the sea is on your right had side… The sea was a hypnotic milky smooth with tiny waves lapping at the high tide mark as we walked and talked, with the Great Orme shrinking in the distance. Loads… Read more

Today was somewhere near the limits of what counts as acceptable conditions for leading a team of students on Tryfan. The near constant drizzle and strong, gusting winds would normally be enough to choose a different objective, but I had a strong, experienced team with me, so we decided to go and have a look…… Read more

Well, it wasn’t exactly Spanish temperatures, but there was blue sky! We made the most of the spring like weather for my first outdoor climbing session of the year, combining some staff training and student climbing opportunities. There was a nippy breeze on the top of the crag, but it actually got quite warm at… Read more