The Mountain Lifestyle Blog

  • Climbing at Pen y Corddyn Mawr

    Climbing at Pen y Corddyn Mawr

    A beautiful day out east, even though there were showers all day at The Cottage. Pen y Corddyn Mawr was sheltered from the strong westerlies and proved to be a nice little sun trap. Lovely to be still climbing new routes around here. I was feeling pretty knocked out, so we called it a day… Read more

  • Climbing at Penmaen Head

    Climbing at Penmaen Head

    Before an evening of cragging at Penmaen Head near Colwyn Bay, I’d spent a very pleasant day hiking in the Carneddau with some students. A breezy but warm day with super views in every direction. The temperature got down to 4°C last night so I was pleased to see it get back up to high… Read more

  • Climbing at Craig Dinas

    Climbing at Craig Dinas

    Another super weather day across Snowdonia, with the high peaks staying up above the clouds. I wasn’t feeling up for another big day, so Dave and I chose an easy access crag, that we could get to (and off again, thanks to a handy abseil station), quickly and without too much effort. We climbed two… Read more

  • Y Foel Goch (805m)

    Y Foel Goch (805m)

    I can’t remeber the last time I went up Y Foel Goch, on the end of the Glyders range. It’s bit ‘out of the way’ so dosen’t get many ascents compared to the rest of the Ogwen Valley, so I was pleased to get back up there after about ten years of abscence! I’ve been… Read more

  • Canoes & Climbs

    For the first time in absolutely ages, I’ve been out on the lake with a group in canoes. Such a lovely mode of transport to explore in. Things started off pretty reasonably, with a few little patches of sunshine, but this was soon followed by some squalls of heavy rain. We made a mini expedition… Read more

  • The Birthday Weekender

    The Birthday Weekender

    Made an early start to the birthday weekend, so that I could open a few cards and pressies unhurriedly before heading out into the day. Daniel had made me a super key ring, which was perfect for our new store room! It was an overcast day, but warm enough to enjoy spending most of it… Read more

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