Could this have been one of the final bike tours that I’ll do on the ’94 classic ‘Halfords Apollo’. With the misaligned back wheel rubbing on the frame for the entire journey, gears slipping on every other turn and having the brake-power stopping distance of a motorway lorry, I suspect that it’s touring days may soon Read more

Today’s plans of going winter climbing were put on hold after waking up to discover that, somewhat out of the blue, North Wales had been buried in snow overnight! Right down to sea level there was about 5cm of fresh snow. Further up the valley, Tryfan and Bristly Ridge (behind), looked magnificent. Seeing how such days Read more

As part of the assessment process of becoming a Mountain Leader in the UK, all candidates have to show a high level of proficiency in mountain navigation. This is assessed during both daylight and night-time conditions, in all weathers. With Lukes’ assessment booked for a few weeks time, he was keen to get out and Read more

Clouds lifted this evening on my way back to The Cottage to reveal a stunning scene of fresh snow all glowing pink in the evening light. Views like this are good for the soul and just one of the reasons we live here.  Read more

A thaw has begun at lower levels, but up high in the mountains, winter still reigns. To stay out of the worst of the weather, we opted to make an ascent of Elidr Fawr. The upper Machlyn Reservoir had no ice it at all, but the lower, smaller one was partially frozen and even had a few icebergs Read more

Back up at Aberfalls this morning, the thaw was starting to set in, so any ambitions of climbing ‘the big one’ were put on hold for another twenty years! It was still amazing to watch, especially when some huge chunks of ice crashed down! As a consolation prize, I took my small team of students to Read more