New shapes and volumes have arrived at the wall, so spent a creative day with some students drilling, screwing and moving holds on the bouldering wall to create some new challenges and problems. I probably did more ascents of the ladder than the wall, going up and down for the drill or different holds to Read more

Ed and I had a great time last night that involved a bit of time traveling back to the music scene of somewhere around 1996. Shed Seven’s national tour somehow found themselves in the theatre in Llandudno – one of the lesser-known/frequented rock and roll venues of the live music circuit. The singer was a Read more

A very productive staff training evening looking at some of the latest innovations and inventions in the climbing world. Between us, we had a highly skilled and experienced body of knowledge to share ideas between and I’d also invited a fellow MIC, who talked us through the pros and cons of Edlrid’s new product called Read more

I think today was likely to be my last day on the water in canoes of 2019. The weather has been superb, with fantastic clarity, but cold temperatures. The wind was due to pick up during the day, but we made the most of the calm morning and set off on a mini journey, with Read more

In conjunction with the local Chaplin and our Outdoor Education department, we held a student day called ‘Spirituality in the Outdoors’. One of the themes of the day was looking at times when the students had experienced a sense of awe and wonder in the outdoors. The day finished with a short hike up a Read more

Lucked out again today with the perfect combinations of weather, course, and group. I’ve been running part two of Mountain Training’s ‘Hill Skills’ course, which is their introductory award aimed at giving students a taster of some of the skills that are required to travel safely in the hills. As well as technical skills and Read more