I seem to have spent quite a bit of time on Tryfan over the last few weeks, but there are so many good ways to the summit, I was extremely pleased to get a text late last night suggesting that we should make an ascent of the North Ridge today in the company of some visiting Read more

The last few days have passed in a blur of festive days and late nights. One evening I was part of the winning team at the Beacon Quiz after a very social and tiring bouldering session, another I was at a party at the Great Orme Brewery in Llandudno and in between all that I’ve Read more

There was such an incredibly colourful sunrise this morning, that I had to stop the car so that I could take a minute to appreciate it properly! The mountains were silhouetted black and the clouds were on fire. I couldn’t stop where the best views were, but even down in the hollow, I could still see Read more

There was an eery, still calm feel down at the beach today. For a while you could barely make out the distinction between sea and sky. I was down at the promenade by Colwyn Bay. Behind is a slightly less tranquil duel carriage way, railway line and busy town, but standing at the waters edge, Read more

  Today’s mountain walking team were looking for something a bit more adventurous than just the hike that I’d planned, so we made a quick ‘Plan B’, and decided to go up Tryfan via one of the classic East Face scrambles. Even though the forecast wasn’t looking too promising, there was no way a bit of Read more

Had a brilliant day out at a different climbing wall today. I’d told the students I was coaching that they could have a ‘Christmas Treat’, so we went over the border to England and to it’s highest climbing wall in Stockport. It’s a pretty cool place, with loads to go at. Everyone was keen to Read more