Getting up early can have its advantages. The morning sunlight was stunning. I had an early start from The Cottage to meet a group of walkers on the west side of Snowdonia. Pink and purple clouds were hanging over the hills and all the crags on in the Llanberis pass were glowing. It was quite Read more

It’s rare that we venture round into the remote little valley of Cwm Pennant. Although geographically quite close, the long drive around the mountains is usually enough for us not to bother. Today, for a nice change I was leading a walk for a group of students there. The intention had been for an ascent Read more

A fabulous firework finish to what was mostly a very wet and windy day, spent reading by the fireside! It’s been a very chilled and pleasant day. Eventually the rain eased off and we were able to get some fresh air with a stroll down to the Ogwen River, past some new funky looking sheep. Read more

Our closest peak for a quick get out of the house and blow the cobwebs away kind of walk. Just the required amount of excersie, views and fresh air. All managed between some pretty heavy downpours!  Read more

All psyched up, with no where to go this morning! Was up early, kayak in the van, dry suit on and met Aled at the top of the Ogwen River, only to find that all the water had gone! Yesterday’s big water had all flowed out to sea and amazingly, the classic white water run Read more

Heavy rain and strong winds marked the start of the autumn leaves falling from the trees last night!  All plans of heading into the mountains were put on hold, as the damp weather persisted throughout the day. We headed instead for a climb indoor at Indy Climbing Wall on Anglesey, which was actually quite novel, Read more