Much less hilly walking today, but still a good sized hike! I’ve been out on the western tip of Anglesey at Newbrough Beach. Actually, we spent most of the day hiking trails through the forest as part of a teamwork and adventure day. Amazingly it stayed dry all day; it was raining heavily at both Read more

Red sky in the morning; shepherds warning! The sky was on fire at sunrise today! A beautiful sight to enjoy while breakfasting, but a definite warning that bad weather was on its way. And sure enough, the ‘signs in the sky’ made an accurate prediction. After yesterdays beautiful weather and the colourful sunrise, the skies Read more

We were out on the remote side of the Carneddau today in wonderful hill walking conditions. Due to it’s relatively inaccessible location, the summit of Foel Grach recieves much less visitors than all the other 900m+ peaks in Snowdonia. It’s well worth the extra effort involved and (if approached from the east, as we did) Read more

My climbing group wanted to go outdoors today, rather than into the climbing wall! Good for them! I was happy to oblige, especially as it was dry and (just about) warm enough. A lot of other climbers had also had the same idea, when it came to choosing the most sheltered and sunny crag – Read more

There was a hard frost at The Cottage this morning. The forecasts had been suggesting that there might be good conditions for seeing the sunrise in the mountains. I almost went for a dawn ascent, but in the end enjoyed both a lie-in and seeing the colours from the window! Later in the afternoon I Read more

Fine weather returns to North Wales! Joy! Perfect conditions for enjoying a bit of time hiking another section of the Anglesey Coastal Path. We started off at the estuary by Aberfraw. The tide was high, the sun was shining and all was well, except for the boat that was mored to the bottom of the Read more