Snowdon summit was pretty much as busy as I’d ever seen it today. It’s been a blisteringly hot sunny Sunday, so there was no chance of parking the mini bus at Pen y Pass by the time we got there. I dropped off the group I was working with, then went back down the pass Read more

Llanberis Slate Quarries – like a scene from Dr Eveils lair in a James Bond film… ‘Bella Legusi is Dead’ (E1, 5b) is a classic climb of the Lanberis slate quarries and well worth the walk down to find it! It’s been a while since I was last down at Rainbow Walls, but we followed Read more

I met Clare this afternoon in the little village of Dyserth, near Prestatyn for a little area of North Wales climbing that I’ve never visited. I’m currently reading the climbing autobiography of Andy Pollitt, who grew up in the area. An area called ‘Castle Quarry Crag’ was mentioned in one of the early chapters; I’d Read more

So, for the last few days, I’ve been helping out on a mini-expedition that has travelled around the base of Snowdon, using various methods of transport. The team of students had started from Llanberis on Tuesday and travelled on foot to the Ranger Youth Hostel in the valley by Rhyd Ddu. I’ve been out of phone Read more

Started off the day back in hospital with a consultant, looking at x-rays of my foot. It turns out, on closer inspection, that my foot was broken! Well, one (of the many) bones has a small chip on it. On the plus side, by taking things easy these last few weeks, it’s managed to start Read more

Feel like I made the most of an enforced weekend stay at The Cottage. There’s been lots of computer based work/planning going on and having just received our new climbing guidebook, a good excuse to give the fireside some appreciation. The ‘four seasons in one day’ theme continued throughout the bank holiday.  The Monday started Read more