Seeing the colours of the dawn light in the mountains is one of my favorite things. Getting out of a warm bed in the dark, early enough to witness it, scores much lower down on my list. However, watching the snowy peaks glowing pink and seeing the reflections in Llyn Ogwen this morning was simply Read more

Took a walk along the Menai Straits today. Very peaceful. Was overcast, but warm enough for a little picnic down by Mandwyn, with the Shell Ducks, Oyster Catchers and a couple of Herons… Read more

For the third time this week, I was back up in the snowy mountains of the Ogwen Valley, enjoying some winter mountaineering. It’s been incredibly busy in the valley over the weekend, with cars lining the roads and some questionable parking skills by some! Luckily, we got a spot in the car park at Ogwen Read more

I am a member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI), which is the representative body for professionally qualified Mountaineering Instructors in the UK and Ireland. AMI is committed to promoting good practice in all mountaineering instruction and the qualification that I hold – The Mountaineering Instructor Certificate (MIC), represents the highest level of UK Read more

I entered a climbing competition today and my arms and fingers are so tired I can barely write! The ‘Boulder Jam’ was held at The Beacon Climbing Wall and was great fun, well attended and not too serious. Thirty different ‘problems’ had been set in the bouldering areas and each entrant had a maximum of Read more

Back up into the mountains today, but this time without any static weirdness or lightning bolts! There has been more fresh snow put down last night, so we headed up into Cwm Llugwy to get up into the deep stuff! The service road from the A5 gives a quick and easy (albit rather steep at Read more