First thing this morning, I ran up and over the hills above Llandudno to set out an Orienteering Competition course. Fresh snow had fallen in the mountains and there was a bitter wind chill and I jogged along in my shorts and wooly hat. At least the sun was out though. Between 11:00 and 15:00, teams… Read more

Climbers don’t know who luck we are these days! After a day of kayak coaching, I dashed over to the Beacon Climbing Wall, to hear a series of presentations about the development of climbing gear. There was a fascinating collection of all kinds of handmade, homemade and manufactured climbing kit, dating back over many years and… Read more

An unprecedented third day in a kayak today! This time it was actually scheduled as I had a small group of students that we were running an ‘intro to white water’ kayaking day. On the way to the river, we stopped to have a look at the more advanced section of the Llugwy – something to build… Read more

With the rain showing no sign of stopping anytime soon, we enjoyed a second day on the Ogwen after a morning of meetings. This time the water levels were a little higher, but not at the crazy ‘over the banks’ level of last night. Lucy joined us too and we’d soon repeated the village section… Read more

No action shots today, just a quick view of the river before we set off this morning. It’s been pouring down for the last 24 hour or more, so perfect for a quick blast down the Ogwen first thing. Even though it’s grim outside, it’s still great to be able to make us of the… Read more

I’ve been back in the Welsh mountains today. I was running a course called Mountain Skills for a group of students around Cwm Idwal and Idwal Slabs in the Ogwen Valley.  The tops had a dusting of snow on them, but we stayed at lower altitudes to avoid it, and so we could climb on (mostly)… Read more