The skies gradually cleared during the day, but plans for going climbing got put back and back until eventually, I’d run out of daylight. About an hour after sunset, the moon began to rise. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky and there was not a breath of wind. By the time I’d finished what… Read more

Ah, it’s that time of year again. Time for a bit of Duke of Edinburgh’s Award assessing. This time I was working with my friend Emma and we had a great weekend shadowing a few teams as they made their way through the mountains of Snowdonia, having started from the calm water of Llyn Gerionydd. There was… Read more

I had hoped to be rock climbing outdoors today, but the weather had other ideas. I’d not been to the Boardroom Climbing Wall since they’d made the upstairs bouldering section, so was keen to check it out. The place is amazing. As an instructor, it’s one of the best laid out facilities that I’ve been to. Loads… Read more

Sub-optimal conditions in the mountains of Snowdonia today. ‘Heavy and persistent’ was the forecast for today’s rainfall – a description that was pretty much spot on. The first drops started falling as soon as my group and I climbed out of the minibus and I think it’s only just stopped now. This was one of the better… Read more

Local knowledge, a detailed weather forecast and a bit of luck mean that we can really make the most of living in North Wales. Heavy rain and low clouds greeted us when we woke and were forecast to remain for the entire day. However, there did seem to be a two-hour weather window, around midday,… Read more

Things have continued to be busy over the last few days. I’ve had an interesting time and varied time, with some good days out with students around the north coast of Wales. On Friday the weather forced my rock climbing group and I inside, where we had a great session in the Beacon Climbing Wall.… Read more