I took a team of visiting African students into the hills today to get some classic Welsh mountain views. After stepping out of the minibus into a windchill of about minus 7 though, we all got back into the van and drove to a lower elevation and a more sheltered objective! Plan B was required.… Read more

Between the continuous arrival of new storms, I made the most of a combination of recent snowfall, a respectable weather forecast, and available friends to make a very sociable winter ascent of a classic Snowdonia winter climb. I got a lift with Rusty, Tarquin and Lou and we met Dewi at Ogwen Cottage and walked… Read more

I’ve just finished going through the photos of the recent Husky Sledding Expedition that we led to Kiruna in Sweden. Such a great adventure, on so many levels. Sometimes, it’s better to look at a photo rather than try and explain every little detail, so here a little visual taste of what we got up… Read more

I was scheduled to be taking some students on a Gorge Walk today, but given that we had another 33mm of rain overnight, I decided that such an activity might be a bit spicier than required. On the way to ‘Plan B’, we found that the Conwy River had burst it’s banks and the bridge… Read more

We’ve been meaning to check out this bothy for a while now, so it was good to make a little holiday trip of it after a leisurely start at The Cottage. It felt like spring had already arrived in the valley, with daffodils, crocus, snowdrops, gorse and heather all in fine colour. The footpaths didn’t… Read more

Finally got the chance to check out the new climbing wall at Plas y Brenin today. It’s been a long time coming, but on a torrentially wet day, accompanied by gale-force winds, it seemed reasonable to head there during daylight hours. Everything is super fresh inside, including all the holds, which are grippy as corse… Read more