No action shots today, just a quick view of the river before we set off this morning. It’s been pouring down for the last 24 hour or more, so perfect for a quick blast down the Ogwen first thing. Even though it’s grim outside, it’s still great to be able to make us of the… Read more

I’ve been back in the Welsh mountains today. I was running a course called Mountain Skills for a group of students around Cwm Idwal and Idwal Slabs in the Ogwen Valley.  The tops had a dusting of snow on them, but we stayed at lower altitudes to avoid it, and so we could climb on (mostly)… Read more

Clare and I did our second ever ‘Park Run’ today at Penrhyn Castle in Bangor. It’s not often that I’m free on a Saturday morning, so we decided to make the most of the amazing free event that is held every weekend. And, luckily for us, the run is in a beautiful setting, around the… Read more

Stepped out into a mountain panorama this morning. A bus ride followed, then a quick flight back from Geneva… This meant that there was still plenty of time for bike ride down to the seaside in the afternoon from The Cottage! Having touched down in a dull, grey Liverpool, I was delighted to find Wales bathed in… Read more

We had planned on doing a day tour today, but instead, I had a day whizzing around the pistes of Les Houche. After the efforts of the previous few days, we had a nice breakfast together before all going our separate ways. The lifts were not busy, so I managed to clock up some good mileage… I… Read more

It’s amazing how scenery can change. Yesterday morning I was enjoying a big breakfast in a country house hotel in Cheshire. This morning, I was setting off up a Swiss mountainside, with skis on my feet, and rope and rucksack on back. Given the extraordinary (very hot!) temperatures, we had decided to aim for the… Read more