With the heat in the valley being well above average, climbing on the shady western side seemed like the best choice today. We could probably do with a few more days of resting, but decided to get up and out before the weekend when the cliffs are likely to be busier. It actually felt a… Read more

A fine alpine day, getting into the groove of the new location, pace of life and some time scoping the place out a bit. Great news is that there is a five minute walk along a beautiful river to the local bakers from the house. We had ourselves a relaxing morning to try and get… Read more

Fuelled by coffee, croissants and a good audiobook, we zipped smoothly south through the plains of central France and up into the alpine regions after a very brief sleep at the town of Troyes. As temperatures peaked at an outrageous 38°C we were glad to be in the car with air-con rather than an oven… Read more

Once again, I seem to have packed a few weeks work of stuff, activities and socials into a matter of days! Not particularly to be recommended to be honest, but all rather necessary this time around. To catch up briefly on the week – a super day was had on Wednesday, doing safety cover on… Read more

Well it had to end sometime, but unfortunately, some cooler and damper weather arrived just in time for a sunrise ascent of Tryfan that I’d got planned with some students. It was a 03:20 wake up call in the back of the van, where I’d had a few hours sleep, then after collecting the team,… Read more

I’ve continued my tour around Snowdonia over the past few days, checking in on my expedition group with endless re-filling their waterbottles, as they’ve marched on in the heat! Got to see some new places, which made for some additional interest, including this old bridge over the Afon Lledr. John and I took a dip… Read more