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Snowdon via the South Ridge
Another absolute belter of a mountain day, but nowhere near as warm as the blue skies might suggest. With our Norwegian Ski Tour only a month away, we’ve been getting some ‘uphill training’ in over the past few weeks. Neither of us had been up the South Ridge of Snowdon in years, so we travelled Read more
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Climbing on Tryfan Bach
Between a bit of work at The Cottage, I found time to nip out for a very quick climb on the rocky slabs of Tryfan Bach. The cliff sees no direct sunlight during the winter, but around this time of year it starts to catch the sun for a few hours a day. It was Read more
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A Double Climb Day
The settled weather continues with more fine sunsets and cold crisp days! We’ve had a few visitors around The Cottage recently. The Bullfinches have returned from their winter vacation, some rouge sheep have been in and cut the grass for us overnight and there’s a big gang of goats loitering on the track outside eating Read more
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Aberglaslyn Gorge
I had to change plans at the last minute today after waking up to find the weather not quite as expected. Looking for a bit of shelter from the icy rain and hail, I opted for the Aberglaslyn Gorge near Beddgelert. I was working with a trekking group who were developing their team skills and Read more
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Navigation Training
Despite the cold northerly wind, it was a bright day again in north Wales. Although the views were great, I took my group away from the exposed shores and up into the coastal hills. My group were doing some navigation training in preparation of going on a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition later in the Read more
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Evening Light
A super blast of sunlight lit up the hills this evening. The photos don’t really do it justice, but it was quite a special moment to be out in. The light was reflecting off the fresh mountain top snow and the clouds above. Magic. Read more
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