There have been some big, dark and blue-tinged clouds about over the weekend and in the gaps between them, we could see that the first snows of winter have fallen on the mountain tops. We had a heavy hail shower here at The Cottage and a slight frost, but this morning’s sunrise was the best natural Read more

There was a long pause, followed eventually by ‘well it’s certainly rather breezy; a 50/50 kind of day’. That was the response from local climbing legend, George Smith in answer to our questioning about the conditions at Rhoscolyn this afternoon. We had just arrived and he and his partner were about the leave. A tiny Read more

Emma and I were lucky enough to have the flexibility of time today to delay our start time in the mountains. It was a grim start to the day, with low cloud and heavy drizzle – not ideal conditions for the proposed mountain scrambling that we had in mind. We were both happy to postpone the Read more

Today’s mountain walking plans had been in doubt ever since the rain woke me up at 4am. The constant drumming on the skylights and subsequent 40mm of rain didn’t seem to be lending itself to an enjoyable day of hill walking in the great outdoors. As always, planning is everything and after some detailed checking and rechecking Read more

I’ve been back on the water today for a bit of open canoeing. The beautiful start to the day tricked me into only taking a few lightweight clothes. The forecast wasn’t exactly accurate and soon after arriving at the lake, the drizzle and winds arrived. I tucked into the back of my hood as we Read more

I’ve been hidden away for the last few days in the depths of the Elwy Valley, running an Outdoor Education weekend expedition. There wasn’t a glimmer of phone or internet reception, but between the heavy rain and hail showers there were some bright bursts of sunshine.  One of my tasks was to set up a Read more