Sub zero temperatures continued today, so outside climbing was off the menu. Took the team down to the north coast at Llanfairfechan to watch some of the high tide waves exploding over the sea wall! Then continued onto the Beacon Climbing Wall for a very enjoyable day with the guys. Teaching lead climbing and getting… Read more

Possibly one of the coldest ever days work – without having been on a snowy mountain. Killer winds from the east. Never made it above zero all day and windchill was way lower. Balaclava and hat on all day! The fun part of the day was felling some small (dead) trees as part of a forest… Read more

Bitingly cold today. A double down jacket day. Coastal walk on Anglesey’s west coast with my group should have been a warm(ish) option, but without shelter from the wind, it felt below freezing all day. Had a good hunt around during a short stop to find some good seashells – there is one little, hidden… Read more

First crocus made its appearance in The Cottage garden this morning! No need for crampons and ice axes for today’s mountain walk – lots of the snow had gone during the rain last night and the freezing level has crept back above the summits. Pen yr Ole Wen was our objective today, which involved a… Read more

Eager as always to get out while the snow is in the mountains, I set off this morning to climb ‘Col Gully on the side of Glyder Fach. I’ve fancied climbing this long snowy ramp for a while, but always been put off by the long walk up. As there was no snow in the… Read more

It’s been a day of false starts and plan B’s but it all came good in the end, even if we were on about plan ‘f’ or ‘g’ by the time we started hiking! I set off early with a strong group, for a winter ascent of the Glyders, but broke down on the A55.… Read more