After a drizzly start, the day turned into a real stunner again. We took our time getting up and set ourselves up with avocado and eggs on toast before things dried up perfectly for some climbing on the quick drying slate up at Bus Stop Quarry.      I was planning to leave on a Read more

Unbelievable conditions again today. Hard to believe that we’re in North Wales and it’s November tomorrow, as we’ve been rock climbing in T-Shirts today! We chose to climb on the cliffs above Betws y Coed (Clogwyn Cyrau) as neither of us had climbed there in over ten years. We were surprised (and delighted) to find that Read more

It’s been a stunning day in the mountains, with a cloud inversion all day as we hiked up Snowdon from Llanbers with my friend Pete and several of his friends. A few years ago, this would have been a breeze for Pete – he is a Mountain Guide afterall. However after a terrible accident, a Read more

Unseasonally warm again today, so made sure we found time to nip out to Capel Curig for a spot of bouldering. I used to take groups there quite a lot, but had not been there in ages. The ground was damp and a few of the faces were a bit green, but this wall gave Read more

The difference in the weather on Anglesey continues to amaze us. It’s been a dull, wet, overcast and almost dark day across Snowdonia. Never actually really raining, just wet in the air. It’s been a day for being indoors, trip sorting and expedition planning. By the afternoon though, we were both keen to get out Read more

We’ve been away in the van on a mini climbing road trip for the last few days around Southern Snowdonia and Mid-Wales. It didn’t take long to throw our climbing bags and a bit of food into the back, and we were all set. After stopping off briefly in Betws to pick up a new Read more