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

Well, something is still not right in my foot, so I’ve been told to sit tight for the Bank Holiday Weekend and let it mend some more. No late season winter mountaineering for me this year then. I did however, manage to get a ride out to the pier at Bangor to get a breath… Read more

Woke to find snow in the garden this morning! Unbelievable!  I was due to be taking a group of students gorge walking, but given the unseasonably low temperatures today, (and the fact that my foot still hurts), we decided to change the plan and try to seek some shelter by the Menai Straits to do… Read more

A day of route setting and judging in the climbing wall. Luckily, an activity that doesn’t require much walking: my foot is still looking too big, but the swelling has reduced a lot.  The hard part was creating routes without being able to climb them myself! Luckily, Callum was able to come and lend a… Read more