In the woods along the A5, as you drive into Bethesda, a sculptor recently carved a freshly fallen tree into a dragon. You can just about get a glimpse of it as you drive past, but this morning we decided to take a closer look. With rain forecast later in the morning, we jumped on our Read more

Today’s objective was uncertain until I’d actually got a look at the mountains, as all the different weather forecasts were predicting slightly different conditions today! The west of the National Park was held under a big bank of clouds, but further east, there was blue sky and sunshine. We chose east.  The boundary of the cloudy Read more

Good to see a bit of sunshine today! Had a quick walk along the North Wales Coastal path with some students this afternoon, from Llanfairfechan to Penmeanmawr.  The main aim was to teach some navigation skills in preparation for a forthcoming Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition, but there was a lot of geography chat along the way Read more

I’ve visited Yorkshire twice in the last two years, with the intention of completing some of the classic walks, but on both occasions, I’ve been shut down by the weather! We did get out and about, but got pretty wet in the process! Access to the Broadrake Bunkhouse (which is a very nice place), involves crossing Read more

It’s been a varied few days where I’ve been involved with presentations and assessments of students at Bangor University, meetings and scheduling as well as kit store logistics and staff observations. It’s been interesting work and been good to be using my brain in different ways. Early on Wednesday I traveled down to Fort Martin and had Read more

First thing this morning, I ran up and over the hills above Llandudno to set out an Orienteering Competition course. Fresh snow had fallen in the mountains and there was a bitter wind chill and I jogged along in my shorts and wooly hat. At least the sun was out though. Between 11:00 and 15:00, teams Read more