Spent a lot of time over the last few days expedition planning. There’s so much time that goes into the research and there’s certainly been a lot of googling and note-taking by the fireside recently. Somewhat frustratingly, we still didn’t get anything confirmed, but it’s all just part of the process. During daylight hours, I’ve Read more

Ah, the best-laid plans can sometimes go awry… This morning was a fine example. Funny now to look back on. It all started the night before – seeing the five-star surf forecast, which is a very rare thing indeed in Wales. After checking the tides and times, we decided that we had just enough time Read more

Had a forced rest day on Monday, having picked up a streaming cold from a student. Not impressed! Got some fresh air in my lungs by accompanying Clare down to Bangor to do a few errands. (I got to ride the ebike though as I ‘was poorly’!). Amazingly easy with a bit of extra electrical Read more

A fine weekend for the first Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition of this term. I was working with John and we’d cunningly placed his van at the camp area, pre-expedition so that we’d have some major camp comforts. As such, we enjoyed some fine dining outside with camp table and chairs as the sun went Read more

The late summer heatwave continued today. Nice temps and great views.  I spent the day with students, climbing on Conwy mountain. We had the place to ourselves and although the wind had picked up, we were basking in the sunshine from the minute we arrived to the minute we left. Things got so hot in Read more

A very nice day indeed to be leading a group in the mountains. So hot in fact that we didn’t actually get very far! We were down at the far end of the Ogwen valley, in the less frequented end of the Carneddau range. A slow pace, but good chat took us high enough to Read more