The Mountain Lifestyle Blog

  • Saturation Point

    The ground is now so wet around here that today’s rain just had nowhere else to go! Fields are turning into lakes and even the most enthusiastic rock climbing instructors are struggling to find places to teach that aren’t indoor climbing walls! I chose to go with my group to the indoor wall at Plas Read more

  • View from the summit

    Finally managed to extract this short video from the camera. It’s from a couple of weeks ago on the windy summit of Y Garn at sunset… Was a nice moment… Read more

  • Navigating the weather

    We only just managed to get outside today. Roads were flooded and those that weren’t were being buffeted by strong winds. After much consideration, we managed to get out and get a bit of orienteering done. At least racing around looking for markers keeps you warm, even if you are soaking wet! After a bit Read more

  • Indoor Climbing

    Another day and another weather warning! All those glorious bright autumn days back at the start of the month seem like a distant memory given the last few weeks. On the plus side, we have many fantastic indoor climbing walls around here to keep the climbing psych high and the fingers strong. I had hoped Read more

  • Village Funk

    Another Met Office weather warning for gale force winds ended my high ropes course session before it had even started today. Instead I’ve been doing some kit maintanace and given the grimness of the weather, it’s probably been best to be tucked up inside. Things picked up in the evening though, when we found out Read more

  • Expedition Planning

    Today started with a morning run from The Cottage along the track and into the Ogwen valley. There was a bit of drizzle in the air which gave a fabulous rainbow over Anglesey on my way back. By lunch, the main weather event had arrived; 25mm of rain in just a few hours!  The roads Read more

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