After a busy social day (and evening!) in North Wales, I made an alpine start on Wednesday in order to spend a few days down at Fort Martin. After a mega sunrise on the M6, I had a quality morning with one of my oldest friends, sipping coffee in the sunshine near Kettering and catching… Read more

“Rab” – The outdoor clothing company and all round ‘Mountain People’ have just released a mini-film about Winter Mountaineering in Scotland. As part of their test team, the AMI have helped with the safety aspect of the filming. It’s a really great, fun, film, which shows the harsh realities and beauty of working and climbing… Read more

After yesterday’s impromptu sudden dusting off of my kayak, Aled texted me first thing to see if I fancied another river trip – this time on the Conwy. I got together my wet gear and pulled my thermals back out of the washing machine and set off for the get-in.  Some friends were just setting… Read more

Given the level of energetic partying at yesterday’s wedding, a slow start was necessary today. The tail end of the storm had just cleared when we surfaced and took a walk along the track to get some fresh air (before going back to bed!). Clare produced an amazing lunch of Holumi burgers and sweet potato… Read more

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