Did our best to seek out a sheltered bay where we could catch some waves, but today it wasn’t to be. Instead, we embraced the gales and went for a ‘blustery’ beach walk along the deserted sands of Aberfraw. The sand blew around our feet in a mesmerising way. The sun fought hard to break out, but… Read more

One of the great things about going rock climbing is that it takes you to some beautiful places that you probably would never go to otherwise. Quite often, the journey to the cliffs and the things that you bump into along the way are as memorable or exciting as the climbing itself. Today was a… Read more

Checking the weather forecast is something that I seem to spent quite a lot of my time doing, but it’s all for good reason. The mountains were wet. cold and windy today, but I still managed to take my students scrambling under blue skies! In glorious sunshine, we got dropped out near Penmaenmawr, where we made… Read more

Got to do a different kind of climbing today in the woods above Colwyn Bay… I’ve been working with some students to plant a small willow plantation. After our hard work was done and we’d avoided the inquisitive pigs that live up there, we helped to clear an area of overgrown woodland. And to help this… Read more

Ahhhhh! Blue skies, light winds, a few patches of snow and a great group of students to take scrambling. Was in my element today! We actually started out with a brief bit of mountain skills theory in the climber’s cafe, over a pot of tea before setting out in earnest up Tryfan. From the A5… Read more

We had to adapt plans for this evenings night paddle down the Menai Straits, to accommodate a stronger than ideal wind. We opted for a close to the shore through trip from Menai Bridge and Britannia Bridge as the conditions were too rough for a crossing to Y Felininheli. There was a waxing moon, but the… Read more