The rock on the west face of Tryfan was radiating heat this evening! Not a cloud to be seen and temperatures still in the twenties. I didn’t have much time, but thanks to the close proximity of The Cottage, I was able to get some time both in the sun and on the rock. It took… Read more

Having spent years climbing all over the cliffs of Ogwen and Idwal, I can barely remember a time with such idyllic conditions. We hiked up late in the afternoon and had the whole mountain to ourselves. The temperature was so warm that I climbed without a shirt and we didn’t see or feel a single midge!… Read more

Well, it’s been a busy week with some distance traveled, new sights seen and experiences had but in a different kind of location than normal. I’ve been well out of the mountains and wilderness and deep in the heart of some urban environments. So many different parts. In a somewhat random turn of events, Clare and I… Read more

What a treat it was to wake up to such a view! In an alpine style, we were forced out of the tent before 8:00am as the heat from the sun was intense inside. Sitting in the warm morning air, looking out to sea, we ate breakfast and speculated how hot it might get. We… Read more

Back on ‘the tour’ today after a brief ‘rest’ from the weather. Having initially planned to do a three or four-day continuous trip, we made a good decision to return to base and then drive back out to restart in the sunshine. This time with camping kit and my new solar panel on the back.… Read more

No sooner had I arrived back at The Cottage and got unpacked from rock climbing, then it was time to re-pack into cycle mode and head to the Lleyn Peninsular for a cycle tour with Clare. Our original plan had been to spend four days touring around the coast, but with tomorrow’s weather forecast almost guarantying thunderstorms and… Read more