There was a taste of spring in the air today; bright and sunny but with a nippy wind keeping things feeling cool still. A nice day to be out on the lake doing a spot of canoeing. The mountains looked fabulous and it felt finally like summer might be on its way?  It’s also staying Read more

Back up into the Carneddau Range again for my fourth ascent of Carnedd Llewellyn in the last two weeks! Poor old Llewellyn is only 21 meters lower than Snowdon, but Snowdon takes all the fame and glory! It’s ranking as the second highest mountain in Wales holds so much less of an allure to hill Read more

Just had a great bouldering session at the Beacon Climbing Centre. I was with a great group of students and everyone was in the zone for encouraging each other and working out the sequences of moves. It’s both energetic and creative, working the problems. This route took us a few goes and required a certain Read more

Swapped ski boots for rock boots today! A friend had called yesterday to see if I fancied going climbing on Tryfan Bach – I couldn’t make it, but his video inspired us to go for an ascent today! The blistering blue skies of yesterday had gone, but there was a spring feel in the air Read more

Wow. Conditions and timings all came together at the last minute to give one of the greatest days out in winter that I’ve ever had at home, here in North Wales. I’ve always fancied skiing right across the top of the Carneddau range and today I got my chance to do it. Not only that Read more

Seemed a shame at first to be indoor climbing today as it was dry outside; but on arrival we found out that a climbing competition had just finished at the wall. This meant that we could enjoy a great afternoon trying out the competition circuit! As always at Indy Wall, the boulder problems are excellent, Read more