The Mountain Lifestyle Blog

  • Calm Before the Storm

    Calm Before the Storm

    I’ve been following the Mawddach river over the past few days with a team of students, heading west from Dolgellau on the old railway… The weather was perfect – dry, bright and without a breath of wind – to begin with at least! Plenty of small stuff to look at along the way as well… Read more

  • Stormy Surf

    Stormy Surf

    Wet and windy has been the theme of the past few days up in the mountains. The low cloud made it feel like it’s barely got light at times! We did find a brief bit of brightness down by the straits after a morning at Indy Climbing Wall. Nice to see our old house again Read more

  • Red Sky in the Morning…

    Red Sky in the Morning…

    There was a fantastic sunrise this morning. Soft light on some big clouds, made for quite a hypnotic view and an ominous feel…. I was in Llandudno before the sun was up to meet the group of students that I was due to be taking up Tryfan. We were checking kit and equipment as the Read more

  • Leadership in the Lake District

    Leadership in the Lake District

    A few days ‘away’ in the Lake District on a course in ‘Strategic Leadership’. After leaving Wales, I’d got as far as this fine (and very cheap!) hotel, where I spent the night before carrying on to join the course on Friday morning. As back home, there are some super colours on display! Although the Read more

  • Autumn Paddleboarding

    Autumn Paddleboarding

    After such a wild stretch of stormy weather, I was super lucky today to spend a whole day peacefully floating around the lake on a paddleboard! In between weather fronts, my day with a student group hit the jackpot with barely a breath of wind. It was full autumn colours on the banks and the Read more

  • Full Moon & Fireworks

    Full Moon & Fireworks

    A wild day of warm, wet and windy weather sent us indoors for the morning climbing session at started off what was always going to be the first part of a jam packed day. We just about fitted it all in – even if I didn’t have time for lunch! The afternoon was an exciting Read more

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