On a bit of a spur of the moment kind of thing, I took myself off to Wrexham for the evening where I’d found out that one of my favorite bands were playing a gig. Although the sound quality is usually not as good in small clubs, it does mean that you get an intimate Read more

Hard to believe that I was out on skis this time last week! Given the sudden warm temperatures, I idly took a look at the surf forecast, and would you believe it there were waves forecast! I made it out to the beach with about an hour of daylight left. Perfect for catching the last Read more

In May next year, I’m going to be leading an overseas mountaineering expedition for a group of students. The exact destination is still undecided, but today was the first of a series of training days to get the team prepared. The weather forecast was suitably dreadful; wet and windy – but after weeks of cold Read more

There’s nothing like getting into a bit of damp canoeing kit on a frosty morning. It felt like I’d barely taken off my buoyancy aid from last night’s nocturnal adventures before I was I was back at the lake in Llanberis today. No freaky lights in the water this time, but the views above were pretty Read more

So after spending the day hiking in the mountains, I spent the evening canoeing on the Menai Straits. After the gales this morning, I was concerned that it would be too windy for my group to safely navigate the straits in the dark, but as it turned out, conditions were perfect and there was not Read more

There was a real arctic feel in the mountains today. After over a week of having not a breath of wind in the hills, today we were greeted with a bitterly cold Easterly gale as we set off above The Cottage, up Carnedd y Filiast. The glorious blue skies were deceptive. The wind not only Read more