Been a good day for scrambling up waterfalls with students in the Afon Ddu Gorge above the Conwy Valley. Bonkers way to earn a living really… Read more

I’m just back from taking some young students on a three-day ‘mini-expedition’ around the mountain of Snowdon. We’ve traveled by train and bus but mostly on foot around the base of the mountain as well making as a thwarted attempt at the summit. Having set off from Llanberis on Tuesday, we slept at the picturesque Snowdon Ranger… Read more

Another glorious Bank Holiday Weekend day! Having left The Cottage in shorts and sandals plans for sea kayaking around the west coast of Anglesey had to be changed at the last minute. As we approached the sea, we discovered that a thick bank of sea fog was hugging the coast. It was astonishing – inland, there… Read more

The combination of light winds, blue skies and bank holiday weekend all lent themselves nicely to escaping the crowds and setting out to sea in a kayak! Not only that, but we were both very keen to see if we could spot some of the Puffins, that we had been told are starting to return… Read more

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