A cold day, but the presence of some blue skies had drawn out the crowds to the Ogwen Valley. I took a group of students to climb Tryfan, but could find no free parking spaces in the entire valley! We were about to change our plans and find a less popular area, when some kind climbers… Read more

After a few false starts, my afternoon climbing session, eventually arrived at Parisella’s Cave on the Great Orme above Llandudno (for future reference, you need to pash cash at the toll road booth and although the lads tried hard, they don’t negotiate!). Anyway, some of the students I was coaching had seen some pictures and… Read more

In the woods along the A5, as you drive into Bethesda, a sculptor recently carved a freshly fallen tree into a dragon. You can just about get a glimpse of it as you drive past, but this morning we decided to take a closer look. With rain forecast later in the morning, we jumped on our… Read more

Today’s objective was uncertain until I’d actually got a look at the mountains, as all the different weather forecasts were predicting slightly different conditions today! The west of the National Park was held under a big bank of clouds, but further east, there was blue sky and sunshine. We chose east.  The boundary of the cloudy… Read more

Good to see a bit of sunshine today! Had a quick walk along the North Wales Coastal path with some students this afternoon, from Llanfairfechan to Penmeanmawr.  The main aim was to teach some navigation skills in preparation for a forthcoming Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition, but there was a lot of geography chat along the way… Read more

I’ve visited Yorkshire twice in the last two years, with the intention of completing some of the classic walks, but on both occasions, I’ve been shut down by the weather! We did get out and about, but got pretty wet in the process! Access to the Broadrake Bunkhouse (which is a very nice place), involves crossing… Read more