It was back on the road again early this morning!… After some seriously slow moving traffic, we made it, many hours later, to Fort Martin in time for lunch with the London crew. It felt good to be back under some blue skies, even if it wasn’t very warm. Had a bit of pre-Christmas, Christmas… Read more

It dried up a bit today in Snowdonia. But not for long! After a bit of sorting, we went for a final indoor climbing session of the year at the beacon along with a whole bunch of friends. So many in fact, that It was one of those afternoons where I probably ended up chatting… Read more

The effects of travelling, climbing, working and socialising across the United Kingdom over the last few weeks has started to take its toll! From mountaineering in the Scottish Highlands to trekking in the Wicklow mountains of Ireland and quite a few places in between, it’s been an excellently crazy time.  Today, it was time to… Read more

The Dublin experience! It’s hard to sum up what we’ve done today! It’s been diverse, sociable, mountainous, urban, relaxing, energetic and a whole lot of fun with some brilliant people. We started off with a brisk hike in Glendalough, which is a beautiful area just south of the city. Daragh and Katrina, having (literally) just… Read more

You’d think I done enough travelling recently, but today we were up well before the sun and off to catch the slow ferry to Ireland! It was a rough crossing, but thankfully we  felt no ill effects. In fact I slept for most of the journey. From Dublin Port, we got a bus then a… Read more

Drove out of Glencoe this morning through the pouring rain. The brief spell of winter all but washed away. A fantastic week with ‘The Mountain Club’ – a great bunch to work with. All in all a successful trip with some good ‘ticks’ achieved!…. And as a bonus, made it back in time to meet… Read more