At last! After an unseasonably damp and windy start to September, today we woke to the refreshing sight ofblues skies and sunshine! The Cottage garden was returned to it’s suntrap status and by mid-morning we’d had a text from a friend telling us that there was still plenty of good surf at the beach. Once Clare was… Read more

Before rejoining my expedition group, I got out early enough for a quick solo climb up Tryfan Bach, which is only a few minutes from the campsite. It was the first time I’ve been out on the valley rock for ages and it felt great to be enjoying familiar views and moving quickly up easy… Read more

The birthday table tennis set has been seeing a bit of action recently! A nice way to catch up on the days events, while sharpening some reaction speeds! This weekend I’ve been out, assessing two groups of students for their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. There’s not really been much in the way of sunshine, but… Read more

Moody skies after a torrential start to the morning. Things eased off during the day and actually gave some calm conditions for paddling, while I escorted a team across Llyn Padarn today. Finished up with good sunsets by the end of play….  Read more

Very excited to have received the latest of Lowe Alpine’s new rucksack range in the post today! It’s called the ‘Alpine Ascent’ and is an upgraded version of the ‘Alpine Attack’ which I’ve been testing/using for the past twelve months as part of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors ‘Test Team’. So here’s a run through, in… Read more

It’s now been nearly three weeks since we were peddling our way across Denmark and we’ve been missing out on some time in the saddle. We didn’t have time to go back to Denmark today, but we did have time to explore a little of our local area at home here in Wales by bike.… Read more