Finally got the chance to check out the new climbing wall at Plas y Brenin today. It’s been a long time coming, but on a torrentially wet day, accompanied by gale-force winds, it seemed reasonable to head there during daylight hours. Everything is super fresh inside, including all the holds, which are grippy as corse… Read more

A slow start in The Cottage this morning, followed by a lot of washing, unpacking, sorting, money counting, report writing and general expedition clear-up. In the afternoon, we went down to Menai Bridge, as it was a bit snowy, windy and cold in the hills at home. We took a walk over Menai Bridge, strolled… Read more

Before leaving Kiruna, we had just enough time for a quick look around the town. To be honest, there’s not a lot there. The church seemed to be a good feature to head to, so we walked across town to check it out.  It was worth the walk – it’s made complelty of wood. Very… Read more

We really were lucky to see the Northern Lights last night. This morning, although dawning with a beautiful sunrise, was overcast and snowing before we’d started sledding. By now were had a little routine going, so it didn’t take as long to get the the cabin sorted and things tidied up ready for departure. It… Read more

Delighted to peer through the frosty window out to cold clear blue skies! A perfect, nostril freezing blue bird arctic morning. The fire had kept the hut really warm and it must be really well insulated as it was -15°C outside. It certainly made getting out of my sleeping back much easier than some Arctic… Read more

Into the wilds! Stripped down our belongings further today as we had to share one hold-all between two from now on.  Due to difficult snow conditions, we are not going to be able to do our planned journey as the river system we need to cross is not properly frozen. We can still get to… Read more