Catfish and the Bottlemen & Stereophonics played live in Wales today and thanks to some huge amounts of  kindness and generosity, Clare and I were on the guest list! I’ve been big fans of both bands since each first started out – I first saw the Stereophonics with a few hundred people in a club Read more

An early flight to somewhere exciting or an early ascent of a mountain are probably the only two good reasons to be crawling into the back of the van and setting an alarm like this before going to sleep… Thankfully, it was well worth it – when the sun rose at 5am, we were treated Read more

There has been a bit of a lack of summer conditions these last few days, which have kept me out of the hills for a bit. Probably a good job too as there has been much to organise and prepare for our next, forthcoming adventure and time is rapidly running short… Meanwhile, it turns out Read more

What a crazy, cool weekend celebrating Barney and Sinead’s wedding ‘under the big top’, somewhere in the countryside just outside of Dublin. Having made it across the water we disembarked the Irish Ferry and drove off in search of somewhere to park up for a quick snooze, to recharge, before the party began. After an Read more

I managed less than 12 hours at The Cottage last night, before moving on!… After a long, slow and traffic-full drive home from the Lake District, it was good to see the hills of Snowdonia, with the sunset lighting up the clouds beautifully. I had just enough time to shower and eat before some friends Read more

After just over a full day at home, the nomadic mountain lifestyle of Ian has had me on the move again… And this week, I’ve been mostly travelling across the beautiful Lake District….  And what a stunning week it has been! A few days before I arrived, the forecast was looking dire, but thanks to Read more