Life on the road! What a whirlwind of a few days, with so many miles travelled and so much to take in. On Wednesday I travelled to Largs on the west coast of Scotland to take part in the Association of Heads of Outdoor Education Centres annual conference. Thankfully, I didn’t have to do the Read more

Went for an explore along the northern edge of the Carneddau today with my grou pof students. We didn’t have long or great weather, so stayed low by the shelter of thre river to start with. If felt a bit wild-west ish when a trail of wild ponies made a river crossing below us. We Read more

A fabulous day running one of Mountain Training’s ‘Hill Skills’ courses with some sixth form students. Although there was a good amount of snow up on the tops, we decided to stay low, so save time and maximise on the time we had. From Racub, we navigated our way up to the frosty summit of Read more

So after a day in the mountains, it was an evening in the city that followed. Picked up by Clare, with the vicar and wife in the back and a drum kit in the boot, we were soon transported to the city of Liverpool for a VIP evening of rock and roll. Rob had once Read more

Another dusting of snow and some clear blue skies meant it was a beautiful day. We had a lot of ‘indoor’ things to sort out, but managed to get some fresh air in between. In the morning we took a stroll from The Cottage above the woods. Later in the afternoon, we went up towards Read more

I’ve been a bit too busy to fit in daily blog updates this last week. Estyn (the Welsh version of Ofsted) have been inspecting the Outdoor Education Department that I’m in charge of at St David’s College. We’ve all been on our best behavior and unlike most kinds of inspections, we enjoyed being able to Read more