After a very long and busy day organising expedition logistics for several teams of students, I dashed out to the Slate Quarry to climb in the last of the light. Nick and Rich were waiting for me in the sun at Bus Stop and we walked into the Australia area. According to my guide book,… Read more

Summer temperatures have arrived in North Wales; nicely timed for a day of rock climbing in the Slate Quarry above Llanberis. This time I managed to arrive with the correct kit and even a nice picnic too.  It felt great to be hanging out, nattering and pulling on small holds.  After some routes in the… Read more

Blue skies prevail! A fine weekend for some Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition training. Saturday proved to be a very enjoyable day, assisting a few teams of students as they completed their training hike. Good navigation, good tent pitching, but further work required with camp cooking. Who knew that pasta needs water to cook in?!… Read more

Another non-stop three days, that began by exploring down a deep river gorge in south Snowdonia. I’ve been meaning to go for years, but finally, timings and team coincided. Armed with some scant knowledge, a wetsuit, helmet, harness, and some rope, we descended by abseil down the biggest waterfalls, while jumping the smaller ones. It… Read more

With a couple of hours free this afternoon, we dashed over to the quarries to get a climb in. A hurried exit from our kit store meant that on arrival at the base of the cliff, it soon transpired that we hadn’t brought all the correct kit with us! It’s been a month or so… Read more

First Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition for me this weekend – which started with a lesson about which food is likely to travel best in a well-packed rucsack. After some debate, the eggs were returned to the shelves! We were loosely following the coastal path on Anglesey and enjoyed some beautiful sunshine, but a cold… Read more