Decided to try somewhere new today. Well, kind of new. I have climbed there before a few times, but well over ten years ago, so it felt pretty new. The climbing is on a quarried face, so the holds are slopey, angular and tricky to use to begin with. I was happy to left John Read more

Given the recent damp conditions, I’d decided to assign most of the day to computer-based projects. However, Aled and I decided that there could be a ‘weather window’ just after lunch, so nipped out to Dinorwic to try our luck. The slate is famous for being quick-drying, so we were able to climb two good Read more

We’ve done a bit of everything this weekend, with some little people from London. It’s been a blustery few days with some mega downpours here and there, but overall, we managed to pack a lot in, starting with a hike down to the river. Then a bit of time rock climbing near Llanberis…. An afternoon Read more

With a long day ahead and no sign of the temperatures getting any cooler, we rolled out onto the trail as the sun was still coming up. An hour or so later we enjoyed a lovely breakfast in Spakenburg, on a bench by the old boats. Great excitement came later on, when we discovered that Read more

If we had more time, today would have been the kind of day where we would have changed our plans and had a day relaxing by exerting no energy and staying close to the sea side. The heatwave is in full effect but we had a schedule to keep to. We’d just have to sweat! Read more

It’s been a frazzling day to be outside. The heat has been doing its best to try and zap our energy levels at every peddle turn. The sea however has been delightfully invitingly, cool and calm.  The day has been roughly broken into sections of cycling along an almost deserted coastal path, interspersed with stops Read more