“An essential, if somewhat polished, classic”, begins the guidebook description of todays climb. ‘Flying Buttress’ in the Llanberis Pass is indeed a well known low grade classic, where a head for heights is well recommended! With the sun hanging ever lower in the sky, Dinas Cromlech was going to be catching the sun for the Read more

Out of the mountains and into the City! We’ve had a jam packed long weekend of fun with family and friends down in the big smoke. Which is amazingly close by thanks to a non-stop train service from Bangor to Euston. Hospitality was up to it’s usual high standards – as was the ‘De Martin’ Read more

Been in the city partying with JT and his little buddies this weekend. Documented here in rhyming nonsense… Happy 1st Birthday! You probably won’t remember this,  So I’m writing down, so you won’t miss. The fun we’ve had so far with you,  To watch you grin, and crawl and poo. You’re one year old and Read more

Up on ‘The Slabs’, above Conwy, the crag was proving much less shelter (and sunshine) from the cold northerly than I had hoped for. We were well wrapped up, but could still enjoy the views of the castle and estuary from the cliff.  And also got to watch a low flying hurcules do a fly Read more

What a perfect day to be exploring the Lake at Llanberis (Llyn Padarn). Blue skies and virtually no wind meant that the water was like a mirror. The air was crisp and cold; there may even have been a few patches of frost about this morning – the first of the year.  Loaded up with Read more

There are some great bolted routes at Penamaenbach Quarry, but beware as on closer inspection, the rock has some alarmingly sharp edges in places.  We went out this evening to do a few field tests and experiments on how easily a rope might cut on some of the rock edges in the quarry. But not Read more