Without much time for mountain based antics today, we took a quick trip along Ogwen’s miniature alpine ridge on the west side of Pen yr Ole Wen. The road up to Ogwen Cottage was really busy with cars parked all along the side of the road for hundreds of metres. We found a sneaky space, then Read more

Had a little adventure down in the forest today, amongst the trees and boulders. I was teaching a group of young students and taking them on their first rock climbing experience. We started off by exploring the boulders in the woods near Llanberis. The classic boulder problems are too hard for most mortals here, but Read more

I got to try my hand a sailing today, through the Menai Straits, which has been a wonderful experience on such a calm day. I was with a group of my students and we set off from the docks at the Conway Centre, next door to Plas Newydd. Just walking down through the gardens to the Read more

I’ve been busy at The Cottage all day, with no time to get out and about. Clare sent these pictures from up the hill above Mynydd Llandegai so I didn’t feel like I was missing out! Wow! Read more

After the recent days of dark skies and dampness, it was a welcome change to awake to the warmth of some blazing sunshine. The wetsuits that we’d hung up last night were steaming with evaporation on the washing line and we hoped that they’d dry quickly as there was the chance of more surf later. No Read more

The calm after the storm finally arrived this afternoon and with it, some glassy green waves. We made it to the beach just before sunset and surfed some fantastic waves into the darkness. It felt very calming sitting out to sea, waiting for the next set of waves and soaking up the views. The sunset Read more