Apparently it’s good luck to have a bit of rain on your wedding day, but ‘Storm Brian’ really took things to the extremes today. 45mm of rain fell during the day and a windspeed of 112mph was recorded nearby! We literally left The Cottage wearing full gore-tex suits over our suits! Over on Anglesey, where Read more

When the weathers bad, at least there’s the job of route setting in the indoor climbing wall to be done.  Read more

You can see Moel Winion (580m) from The Cottage, so it was nice to be working so close to home today. Heading up from Bryn Hall made for a great circuit, with three nice little peaks to bag along the way. It was windy all day, which made things feel quite cold (cold enough to Read more

First evening indoor bouldering session in ages! Possibly the first since last winter!? Had a hour free to race in and get a workout. Really enjoyed it. Always good route setting at Indy Wall. All this after a windy day in a canoe… Read more

The storm has passed and The Cottage survived unscathed. With blue skies on the Island and the chance of a wave, we set out with surf boards feeling optimistic. It was quite a wild sea, but the wind was gradually dropping. We found a sheltered(ish) bay and had a great time. It was hard to Read more

Freakishly warm temperatures hit me as I walked out of The Cottage this morning. By 9am it was overcast with strange coloured clouds an 20°C! As I was waiting down by the river for my expedition students to arrive from their campsite, the sun suddenly appeared through the clouds, in a bright red way, a Read more