Over a period of about 48 hours, we’ve had more rain than has fallen all summer accompanied by high winds that have brought down several big trees in the area. The dark clouds have blocked out all the sunlight making it feel dark all day! Just nipping outside to the woodshed was an expedition that Read more

The threat of incoming heavy rain from the west, prompted a rapid start to the day for my group! Despite all the odds, we climbed a couple of good pitches before it arrived. We picked the crag of Penameanbach as it was sheltered from the wind and even though there were some raindrops in the Read more

Well, I certainly packed the day full today. After painting the Chalet at The Cottage, I moved straight into some office work before Stu arrived and we set off for Tremadog. It’s really windy here at the moment, so we hoped we’d find a combination of shelter and dry rock. We found both. Stu shot Read more

A quiet Sunday spent exploring the valley by canoe. I was with a strong team of students, so we managed to do a full tour of the lake at Llanberis. I was the only person padding solo, so the lads took pity on me every now and then and gave me a tow to help Read more

Thick wet drizzle. ‘Let’s accept that we’re going to get wet today and that the views are likely to be sub-par’ was the opening speech to my team of hill walkers today! In actual fact, once we got around the fact that the weather wasn’t going to be getting any better, we all got stuck Read more

With a weather forecast of ‘damp and murky’ across the National Park, I thought I might be climbing indoors today. However, on closer inspection, it looked like there might be a few small areas of brightness. We took a short walk up to a great viewpoint find out. It was a gamble worth taking! It was Read more