It’s been a varied week that’s seen me working at the beach, in the forest and on the hill. Newbrough Warren proved to be a great place for some hash running, which was adapted into a forest faith trail. The usually enchanting Newbrough Beach was a little gloomy when we visited this time. But we Read more

Got the chance to stop off briefly at the new bouldering wall at Ellesmere Port today. It’s been open a little while now, but I’d not yet had the opportunity to check it out. It’s been worth the wait! It’s a really big area, so plenty of problems to go and has a really fresh, Read more

Snuck away from the mountains and nipped down for Fort Martin for a quick visit. Spent a very peaceful frosty morning, watching the birds from the warmth of the kitchen, then had a lovely day working outside in the sunshine (even an al fresco lunch on the terrace!). Pre-birthday roast dinner and some good fireside Read more

Perfect conditions across Snowdonia for my first winter mountain day of 2020. I was with a small group of students doing some navigation practice in preparation for a Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Expedition late this summer. The initial plan had been for a low-level hike, but the weather was so good, we decided to Read more

I’ve been away for the last few days on the Isle of Anglesey with a group of students who were taking part in a mini-expedition. More specifically, I’ve been on Holy Island, where we made a two day, east coast to west coast crossing, via the highest point – Holyhead Mountain. At only a meager Read more

Thankfully, the main storm has passed and we were able to get some dry shelter in the dense woods near Llyn Crafnant for a bit of forest fun with some of my younger students. At least with a good campfire on the go, it gave a good excuse to brew up some tea and keep Read more