Mountain Lifestyle

The Mountain Lifestyle Blog

  • Rock Skills (and a dawn surf!)

    Rock Skills (and a dawn surf!)

    A super weekend of work, fun and fun work! I’ve been delivering a Mountain Training ‘Rock Skills’ course, which is a two day intermediate level course aimed at aspiring rock climbers. It was a bit of a gamble running this kind of course in early March, but the weather has been good to us (and… Read more

  • Skies and Seals

    Skies and Seals

    I’ve been a bit behind with recording events this past week, but there has been plenty going on! The spell of high pressure has given us some super settled conditions and fantastic skies. This was pre-sun rise at The Cottage earlier last week… And many days have looked like this! Last Friday I had a… Read more

  • Moel Siabod

    Moel Siabod

    Another fine day with the clouds (mostly) off the summits, but with a very cold wind. No good for rock climbing, but okay for another blast up a mountain in the afternoon. We left home after lunch and began walking through the forest at around 2pm. Once out on the open mountainside, we were walking… Read more

  • First Slates of the Season

    First Slates of the Season

    More hazy sunshine and light winds meant that we got to climb our first slate routes of the year today. It was nice to walk back in along the path and enjoy the familiar views. It seems to be a bit of a tradition to climb this route at least a handful of times a… Read more

  • New Cliffs and New Climbs

    New Cliffs and New Climbs

    It’s not often that I get to climb on a cliff that I’ve not already visited around here, but today John and I visited two new (new to us – the cliffs have been there for years!) venues and climbed climbs that we’d not done before. All very satisfying. We thought the first venue in… Read more

  • Nantlle Ridge Circuit

    Nantlle Ridge Circuit

    It’s been another cold and clear day across Snowdonia. We fancied a hike with some new views so headed over to the west side of the national park for a trip up the Nantlle Ridge. It’s often done as a one way trip, but this requires a shuttle back to the start, so we went… Read more

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