Even the most optimistic climbers were indoors today! Total wash out, but lots to teach and learn in the Beacon Climbing Wall… Read more

Plenty of rain down in the valley, but we found out first bit of winter up on the hill tops today. Set out from Ogwen Cottage towards the south col of Tryfan, past the ‘crocodile rock’ at a good pace. The group I was leading were up for a bit of a challenge, so instead… Read more

Only one degree Celsius at The Cottage this morning! Plans for a day in the surf were looking questionable. Decided to start slow with a leisurely and sizeable cooked breakfast. By 11am temps had risen to 2.4 and the choice of Anglesey surf was made. Plan B was to ride a trail to Malltraeth, but… Read more

I don’t often think this, but thankfully, I’ve been working indoors today, planning expeditions. The weather has been incredible. Over the last 24 hours, 100mm of rain has fallen at The Cottage and the needle on our barometer dropped off the scale earlier! I was due to be at the AGM of the British Mountaineering… Read more

Something a bit different today. I’m helping a group work towards getting their John Muir Award. We are going to be doing a series of conservation sessions over the winter at Nant y Glyn Forest School, which is hidden up on the hillside above Colwyn Heights. To achieve the award, we have to ‘Discover, Explore,… Read more

With the weather having turned bad in Snowdonia, I was lucky to be leading a group over east in brighter conditions on the Denbigh Moors around the Alwen Reservoir.  We started off by crossing the big dam and set off in the hopes of making a complete circuit. Another team had set off in an… Read more