I had a different kind of rock climbing session today, up at Castle Inn Quarry. Some of my students are heading off this summer on their own rock climbing trip, so asked me to do an informal assessment on their skills to make sure they are ready to be out on their own! They had… Read more

Banana pancakes for breakfast, followed by another stormy surf on the west coast of Anglesey. Then back to The Cottage, for an afternoon session of classic lemon and sugar pancakes with coffee as the Slates started to dry off. Headed to the ‘Australia’ level of the quarries for a climb. The rain had been so… Read more

Wet, windy and wild! All mountain based activities were off the menu today, but a big swell meant that we could still get some exercise at the beach! When the rain is pouring down, the sea is the best place to be – you can’t get any wetter! There were some big, steep waves and we… Read more

‘Fool’s Gold’ – One of my favourite climbs in the Llanberis Slate Quarry. After some heavy showers during the day on Sunday, things had dried up again in the evening and we even got some sunshine to climb in!   This was all on the back of another two-day Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Expedition. This weekend, I’ve… Read more

Well I guess the weather had to break at some point; just a shame that it had to be today. It was the final day of expedition training for my group of student mountaineers and they were fully psyched up for a traverse of Crib Goch. It was raining steadily when we left Pen y… Read more

Had to abandon ‘Plan A’ for today’s rock climbing session today at Craig y Tonnau, as the surrounding forest is closed for tree felling. No sign saying for how long though?…   Went back to Betws and enjoyed a few routes on the far right crags as the clouds started to build. Had our first… Read more