The strawberries are ripening up along the tracks in the slate quarries now. There’s a lovely warm feel in the air and even though I’ve had to spend most of the day planning, there is at least excitement on the horizon! In the evening, Clare and I took a short walk down by the lake… Read more

The temperatures have finally dropped again here in Snowdonia. (with windchill on the summits forecast at minus two!). We nipped out first thing this morning to climb on the Atlantic Slabs, up the valley near The Cottage. Great route, great friction, but you have to hunt for gear a bit. After climbing the lovely ‘Central… Read more

Stopped to appreciate some incredible cloud formations on the way to Llanberis last night… Read more

Not a cloud in the sky this morning! Having enjoyed the amazing sunset from the mountain top, I had to pay for my exposed position by enduring a night of flapping canvas as a strong wind had picked up. By the time I got up, the wind was so strong that I almost lost the… Read more

On my final Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition for a while – and it’s a good one! There is a heatwave across most of Europe and we set off late so we wouldn’t be out in the hottest part of the day. The good news is that, once I’d checked on the team, I got… Read more

Twenty-four hours later, relaxing in the sun-soaked Cottage gardens, Morocco seems like another planet away. Lots to process, sort out, clean, pack away, file and reminisce about. I took the time lapse video from the summit of Jebel Toubkal – Morocco’s highest mountain. Thankfully the weather here in Wales has been delightful. We’ve been making… Read more