It’s so good to have clear evenings, with enough daylight and warmth to get out and enjoy them. This evening was as much about sitting and looking as it was about the climbing as there was not a cloud to be seen from our vantage point at the top of the Llanberis Slate quarries. The Read more

While down in the South West, but without a great deal of time for explorations, we took a brief stop off to climb a few routes at Portishead Quarry. It’s just minutes off the M5, so about as convenient as it gets. We’ve climbed here several times before, but a new parking and access arrangement, Read more

Decided to take a walk along the north Somerset coast to get some fresh air and walk off some of the excesses of the weekend. It was really windy and cold, but not raining as forecast. What happened to summer!? The cliffs are amazing here and although dreadful in terms of rock climbing, provide some fascinating geological Read more

It could have seemed like a long drive down to Somerset, but the majority of the guests at this weekends 70th celebrations had come from much further than North Wales. We broke the journey by having a night with other siblings in Taunton, (and the ‘traditional’ cooked breakfast at Neil’s), before carrying on. It was a Read more

Did you know that there is more than one ‘Tryfan’ mountain in Snowdonia? At the end of the Llanberis Pass, there is a smaller peak with the famous name, that provided us with some great terrain for today’s mountain skills session.  I was working with my expedition group, practicing some of the scrambling and mountaineering techniques that we’ll Read more

Up and out early my first slate route of the year this morning! It was surprisingly nippy as we walked around towards the Never Never Land area, but beautifully peaceful. Monday mornings eh… We’ve probably climbed this route more than any other in the quarry, but still enjoy doing it. I suspect we’ve made an Read more