First day of sport climbing above the village of Cala Gonone today. Blue skies and hot!  Despite the desire for a lie-in, we opted for an early start so that we could climb on a particular crag while it was still in the shade. While we breakfasted it was already super hot and promising to… Read more

Oh, the life of a rock climbing instructor! Over the past couple of days I’ve travelled down to London and then overseas to the Island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean! I’m going to be working here with a group of student rock climbers for a bit. The flight here was fantastic! Amazing views of the… Read more

What a royal day to remember! As a way of thanks for my work with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award over the years, I was invited to a 60th anniversary garden party celebration at Buckingham Palace today! With a freshly pressed shirt and suit on, and not a thermal or fleece product on sight, I… Read more

It’s a long drive to mid-wales and back for the day, but well worth the effort when the weather is like this. I was working with a group of sixth form students today, who wanted to climb the peak of Cader Idris.  We ascended from the northern side up what is know as the ‘pony… Read more

Despite the crystal clear blue skies, the temperatures have halved over night and today, despite appearances, it was only just into double figures when I picked up my group of students for some sport climbing.  There is a whole guidebook dedicated to the crags along the A55, which runs along the north coast of Wales. We… Read more

What a glorious day to be climbing in North Wales! Not a cloud to be seen! Between various other things, I managed to fit in two classic ‘hard severe’ grade multi-pitch climbs in two different valleys! My foot is still aching, so kept the walking to a minimum and kept the grades at a respectable ‘Hard Severe’.… Read more