A busy few days have just been spent on various things including lots of fixing things in the stores, a trip down a gorge with some students and a good helping of general admin. The weather has finally broken and I was about to have a chilled day in at The Cottage, when I noticed… Read more

It’s been a hectic day of many parts and venues across North Wales, but did at least start off in a relaxed way (well, as relaxed as you can be with the potentially grey hair inducing cocktail of a group of students with knives and fire). In actual fact, the potential nightmare morning all went… Read more

Yippee! The clocks have changed and the evenings are getting lighter (although we didn’t realise until it didn’t start getting dark at 8pm!). Perfect for climbing on the Rippled Slab at Bus Stop Quarry while the sun goes down. Gnat Attack is a classic (scary!) slate climb – tiny holds on a blank slab and not… Read more

I don’t think I’ve ever seen the Ogwen Valley so busy. Solid blue skies and light winds, snow-capped peaks and double figure temperatures had brought the masses to the mountains! There were cars lining the valley as we drove through at the end of the day. In anticipation of a busy Saturday, I’d chosen to… Read more

What a stunning day to be out climbing in the mountains. I’ve out today with Rusty – a fellow MIC with the good fortune to also live within striking distance of Cwm Idwal – and with some free time this morning. It was quite nippy when we met up (there is still a bit of… Read more

All calm up at the Llyn Brenig Sailing Club. I hiked a section of the footpath that runs around the lake. I’ve never walked the trail before, so it was nice to be somewhere new. It’s a wide open place that is exposed to the wind, but today was just right for the conditions. I… Read more