Started off the day back in Hospital getting another x-ray done on my foot. It’s been six months now since it got trodden on and it’s still not mended. Thankfully, the docs seem to think that it is healing well and probably still hurts because it’s not been given the kind of rest that a… Read more

We’ve taken a holiday from the mountains and nipped down to the bright    lights of the big city to spend a few days with the family and be urban tourists! We left behind the vast open spaces, the peace and quiet of the hills, the open roads, and got stuck straight into the popular… Read more

Another day, another blue sky stunner in the mountains of Snowdonia! Today, Callum and I headed up to make a link-up ascent of some classic climbs on nearby Idwal Slabs. Given the weather and the popularity of the climbs, we went with an open mind, but amazingly had the routes we wanted all to ourselves!… Read more

For those looking for some beta, the usually dark and shady cliffs of Glyder Fach Main Cliff begin to catch the sun at 16:00 at this time of year and remain basking in sunshine until dusk. And this is exactly where we spent our Bank Holiday afternoon. It’s been crazy busy in Snowdonia, with cars lining… Read more

Back home at The Cottage and time for a rest this weekend. After all the recent busy travels, The Cottage has been a little haven of quiet chilled-ness. And the weather in North Wales right now is perfect. Not a cloud to be seen and just light winds. Ideal conditions to be taking advantage of… Read more

We had a bit of a false start today, hunting for a crag, up in the hills that we couldn’t find. We were certainly close, but the walk in didn’t look very appealing and neither did the crag (if indeed it was the right one!) In the end, we cut our losses and moved onto… Read more