Things are starting to turn cold around here in Snowdonia. Had a nice ebike over the tops from Llanberis – The lake was calm, but things looked dark up in the Llanberis Pass. Today I’ve been up in Cwm Idwal and managed to time our trip in between most of the sleet and snow showers… Read more

Brrrrr! It was a cold day to be scrambling on the east face of Tryfan, but we decided to go for it anyway. Splitting into three small teams, we all hiked up onto the Heather Terrance with plenty of options in mind. John’s team carried on to the Pinnacle Rib Routes, but Aled and I… Read more

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