May Bank Holiday Monday and it feels like summer has arrived! Had our first breakfast outside this morning at The Cottage, before heading over to the beach to go surfing. Off shore winds and some good sets gave us both good rides, but Clare was getting the best of he action by sneaking onto the… Read more

The streets of Llandudno have been turned into a giant fairground for the bank holiday weekend! John and I went to try our luck this evening on the horse races, where he won a goldfish! Clare has been up in the mountains where strong winds were making some beautiful shapes out of the clouds. I… Read more

Rock climbing safety staff training today at the crags above Colwyn Bay. While looking at good practice for looking after groups of climbers, I couldn’t help noticing a little Orchid in bloom on one of the ledges! As well as the theory stuff and discussion, we also got to climb a few routes too.  … Read more

I’ve been out on the North Wales Path today above Llanfairfechan, in Snowdonia, doing some navigation and expedition training with some students. Actually, they’ve been on the North Wales Path and I’ve mostly been checking up on them at various intervals! One of the best bits as a participant of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award… Read more

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