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

Even after a splendid sleep, I was in still in need of a bit of a chilled day. Ideally, something without much walking involved – a few mellow routes in the Llanberis Slate Quarry seemed like a good idea as I still felt like a bit of a zombie… By the time we’d strolled in,… Read more

It was all looking a bit gloomy outside this morning! The pristine alpine panorama around the village of Bourg-St-Pierre was nowhere to be seen and the rain was coming down steadily by the time we left the Gite. I’d spent a lot of time last night working through our options for the day – mixing… Read more

To journey on foot from Champex to the small mountain village of Bourg-St-Pierre, is a decent sized walk by anyone’s standards. From the start, it was un-clear if we would make it to our final destination, which added an extra element of excitement/trepidation to the day. There’s something quite alluring about setting out with an… Read more