An arctic blast of air has really chilled things down around here, so we put our climbing plans on hold. It was a gloves on kind of day, with a windchill of below freezing. We decided to stay wrapped up and head over to Conwy where there was a food festival on.  We took the bikes Read more

Over the last two days, I’ve been on a ‘Providers Training’ course at Plas y Brenin, so that I can deliver some of the newer Mountain Training accredited courses – namely the Hill and Mountain Skills. Day one was an indoor event, with lectures, workshops and discussions about our role and how to facilitate the courses. There Read more

After a fun and busy morning at Fort Martin, I raced back to Wales just in time for an evening meeting of the British Association of International Mountain Leaders, of which I am a member. As part of our accreditation, we have to complete a certain amount of CPD (Continuous Professional Development) in order to stay Read more

With an early start from The Cottage, I left the mountains behind and made it to the blue skies and green lands of Fort Martin in time for brunch. Had a couple of lovely days catching up with the team, strolling in the estate, visiting the village and generally tinkering around with the guys. Interspersed Read more

In between some more Cottage DIY, we snuck back into Ogwen to try another climb. We met a visiting friend at Ogwen Cottage and walked in along the same path as the other day. Our ridge was brilliantly silhouetted on the skyline. However, on reaching the crags, I discovered that I’d left the guidebook in the Read more

Very social day. A lively morning in Llanberis, with the hopes of a climb in the slate quarries turned to an afternoon at the coast when the rain moved in. No surf, just a lovely a breezy day out by the sea on Anglesey. A good place to natter and walk with our visiting guest Read more