Mountain Lifestyle

The Mountain Lifestyle Blog

  • First Surf of the Year

    First Surf of the Year

    With air temperatures only reaching 5 degrees and an overcast day forecast, I wasn’t really expecting to get in today. But without the chill of wind it actually felt a bit warmer than expected. It looked like the sun might also make a surprise appearance, so I got togged up in a few layers of Read more

  • Holy Island Scenes

    Holy Island Scenes

    This week, I’ve been exploring the footpaths of Holy Island, Anglesey. An east to west traverse, can easily be done in a day, but my students and I took two, so that we could stop and look at some of the many points of interest along the way. Starting with the splendid ‘Parliament House Cave’ Read more

  • Winter Art on Carnedd Llewellyn

    Winter Art on Carnedd Llewellyn

    I was rather hoping for some better weather today and stood in the valley, you’d easily think that I was being a bit ambitious as I set off upwards with ice axes strapped to my rucsack. However, sometimes available time and perfect forecasts don’t always align. I was pretty sure I’d find some winter up Read more

  • Hidden Winter on Tryfan

    Hidden Winter on Tryfan

    A few days of clear skies and cold nights have produced some cold temperatures, but not much in the way of snow around here. Tryfan is not usually a great choice in such conditions as the rocky terrain becomes icy and slippery, but I was with a particularly motivated small group of students today, who’d Read more

  • Signs of Spring

    Signs of Spring

    After an interesting but time consuming week of various lessons in campcraft, cooking and climbing (not at the same time), I’ve had a blissful day to myself at The Cottage. It’s been a splendidly slow one, with plenty of time to take stock and explore the colours of the garden. Although the weather was pretty Read more

  • The Secret Bothy

    The Secret Bothy

    A cold and showery day up in the mountains today. A bothy trip was perfect for doing some expedition training with a group of students – rather than aiming for a cold and frosty summit, we set our sights on navigating to a nice warm bothy instead. While it was cloudy on the tops, we Read more

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