It’s been a good day to be taking some students into the gorge, back in Snowdonia, for some mucking about in the river (and imparting some lessons on geography and teamwork). It’s cold outside, but at least the skies are blue. I had a great team who were super keen to get stuck in. So Read more

Yesterday the mountains were all clear…. But this morning there was fresh snow back on the tops!   Which didn’t exactly give the perfect conditions for rock climbing in the Slate Quarries.   Between the snow and hail showers, we still climbed one route up at the Skyline level. There was snow on the ledges Read more

Our Hostel was literally at the end of the runway, so it was easy to find our way in the morning. Once through the ques and security, we were off and away before 9am.   We were lucky to be by the window on a beautifully clear morning.   And flew right over the ice Read more

I got up in the night twice again to check the skies for the Northern Lights, but still to no avail… I don’t think that it helps that we are staying in a very ‘well lit’ town though. Today we are heading back west towards Reykjavik. After a little farewell walk though Akyerui, we set Read more

Today we have skied more pristine powder snow than most people will ski in their lifetime! It’s been a truly epic day of skiing. In between the tunnels from Olafsfjördur to Siglufjördur there is a small section of road in the valley of Hédinfjardara, were the tunnel emerges from the hillsides. There is space to Read more

We had a bit of everything today, weather wise. There were some tricky conditions to take into account to stay safe today. After lots of time spent looking at forecasts and maps, we decided to head up above the ski fields at Dalvik, with the intention of making an ascent of a peak called Böggvisstadafjall. Read more