The Mountain Lifestyle Blog

  • Little & North Gully scrambles on Tryfan

    Little & North Gully scrambles on Tryfan

    Early start to catch the best of the weather this morning… Didn’t take too long to get up from the A5 and around onto Heather Terrace and the warmth of the morning sun. The Heather Terrace leads up to loads of great climbs and scrambles on the East Face of Tryfan… I followed my way… Read more

  • April Showers & Climbing at Oak Tree Crag

    April Showers & Climbing at Oak Tree Crag

    April Showers have been out in full effect this week, often accompanied by some very strong winds – but in between, there have been some lovely moments of calm as well. The mountains above The Cottage have gone through various cycles of clear tops and warm blue skies, to being snow covered again! On the… Read more

  • Multi-venue, Multi-pitch Climbing

    Multi-venue, Multi-pitch Climbing

    I met Dan just after 9am at the Llanberis Slate quarries and before the full force of the heat was hitting the rock. We were delighted to find the ‘Australia’ area deserted and the ambience of the quiet morning felt calming. The rock was warm to touch from the outset. Rather than climb on one… Read more

  • Home to a Mini Heatwave

    Home to a Mini Heatwave

    Good timing. We’ve arrived back at The Cottage just in time for a North Wales heatwave! As usual, we arrived home feeing like we needed a holiday to recover from the holiday. Happily, conditions were perfect for some Easter bank holiday Cottage garden appreciation. Temperatures have been warm right from sunrise, with the outside temperature… Read more

  • All in Ibiza

    All in Ibiza

    To make the most of our final day on the island, we were up with the sun and down on the beach before anyone in Cala Llonga had stirred. Well, after a quick stop in the hotel lounge for an early ‘light breakfast’. The beach was deserted and the water flat calm as we waded… Read more

  • Ibiza Living

    Ibiza Living

    It’s been a fun, if somewhat unfamiliar, experience to have nothing to do, organise or even really think about during our day to day living here in Ibiza. All food and drink has been on tap pretty much 24hours a day and the beach is a matter of metres away. After a few days of… Read more

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