It’s been a rather wild week of weather around here, with the needle dropping off the barometer as the latest storm passed by. Not great for leading groups in the mountains! Although, once the rain had passed, I did take one small group up a hill to experience first hand what a 70mph wind feels Read more

The good weather lasted through the weekend and while I wasn’t able to get up into the mountains, I was at least able to give the views some appreciation from the lake shore. The snow has been stripped from the peaks, but there has been some good red skies and clear views from The Cottage. Read more

A late afternoon race to see if we could catch the sunset from the top of Carnedd y Filiast! Although it looked very tranquil under the cloudless skies, a strong, cold wind was blowing as we walked as quickly as we could up our local peak. Having unexpectedly had the last couple of hours of Read more

I’ve spent the start of the week in mid-wales, attending the two day national conference of the Association of Heads of Outdoor Education Centres. It’s involved a lot of indoor time, with a range of discussions, lectures and workshops with various MPs, professors and other outdoor education advocates. As well as keeping up to date Read more