Mountain Lifestyle

The Mountain Lifestyle Blog

  • Expedition Assessing

    Expedition Assessing

    It’s been a rather strange existence over the past three days as I’ve been working solo, shadowing and assessing a team of hikers on their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition. Things started off in fine weather over near Betws y Coed, but have since changed for the worse! Being off the beaten track has lead… Read more

  • Up in the Mountains

    Up in the Mountains

    The rain has passed and high pressure weather is returning to North Wales – a good time to get reacquainted with our local mountains. Clare and I went up Y Garn above the Ogwen Valley to ‘stretch the legs’ and get some hill fitness. The passing of the rain meant that the air clarity and… Read more

  • On and In the water

    On and In the water

    It’s been a rather damp week here in North Wales, with our rain gauge collecting almost 100mm in 24hrs on Saturday! I changed my planned mountain walk to take shelter in the forests, where there are all sort of mushrooms and fungi popping up. And plenty of interesting things to see along the way… Views… Read more

  • Fading Light – Evening Rock Climbing.

    Fading Light – Evening Rock Climbing.

    It’s the time of year when having a head torch in your rucksack becomes essential. Tim and I nipped out last night for a quick climb in the slate quarry and discovered that it’s starting to get much darker much earlier than anticipated! After a damp start, things dried up during the day, so we… Read more

  • Birthday Surf Day

    Birthday Surf Day

    Another year older! I was lucky enough to have the day off, and maintain my tradition of a ‘birthday swim’ and even a birthday surf this year! While Clare was coaching in the morning, I took a walk from The Cottage. The rain and wind of the night had ceased and there were some good… Read more

  • Holyhead Mountain

    Holyhead Mountain

    Gales and heavy showers in the mountains, meant that our planned day scrambling in Cwm Idwal might be a nicer experience over on Anglesey. Although the wind was still just as strong, everyone was grateful that we found some sunshine! On the way over to Holyhead Mountain, we stopped off at the beach to have… Read more

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